In his well-known “Allegory of the Cave”‚ the Greek philosopher Plato used the analogy of people lost in a cave to explain his belief that only enlightened philosophers should rule‚ since only they could truly understand the world. When I compared Plato’s ideal government to the workings of a modern democracy‚ I realized how different these two are. The U.S. government relies on the rule of the people‚ and does not limit voting rights or the pursuit of public office to any particular class. If Plato’s
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and greatly respected art‚ and portrait miniature painting flourished in Persia. Calligraphy‚ an essential aspect of written Arabic‚ developed in manuscripts and architectural decoration. This paper will examine the Islamic literature‚ music and philosophers. The most well known work of fiction from the Islamic world was The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights)‚ which was a compilation of many earlier folk tales told by the Persian Queen Scheherazade. The epic took form in the 10th
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analogy. Different philosophers have had varied ideas about the nature of reason. There is also disagreement about the subject matter of philosophy. Some think that philosophy examines the process of inquiry itself. Others‚ that there are essentially philosophical propositions which it is the task of philosophy to answer. Although the word "philosophy" originates in Ancient Greece‚ many figures in the history of other cultures have addressed similar topics in similar ways. The philosophers of East and South
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A GENERAL GUIDE This chapter starts by introducing us to the areas which confuse students concerning philosophy‚ they are; the practical utility of their area of intellectual engagement‚ the usual impression of the philosopher as an intellectual generalist. A philosopher as intellectual generalist is one whose area of knowledge has no specific focus and whose skills of critical thinking and capacity for discernment‚ are nothing more than general intellectual ones. The phrase ‘general intellectual
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What is the purpose of the city-soul analogy and does it help us understand the nature of justice? In his philosophy‚ Plato places a large emphasis on the importance of the idea of justice. This emphasis can be seen especially in his work ‘The Republic’ where‚ through his main character Socrates‚ he attempts to define the nature of justice and to justify this definition. One of the methods used by Socrates to strengthen or rather explain his argument on justice is through his famous city-soul
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Can Knowledge be defined? Explain and defend your answer. Knowledge is Functional Defining knowledge has been an ongoing debate for philosophers in the field of epistemology. To come to a conclusion about if knowledge can be defined or not we need to look at theories of knowledge and the different views philosophers who have studied epistemology have. To define knowledge one must find a definition that states‚ what is necessary for knowledge as well as sufficient and cannot be challenged by counter
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------------------------------------------------- MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY ------------------------------------------------- IN GOD‚ MAN AND THE WORLD ------------------------------------------------- A Project Submitted To The Faculty of Philosophy Department In the College of Arts and Sciences of LPU ------------------------------------------------- Prof. Ms. Violeta G. Tabin ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- In
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In the novel‚ The Tao of Pooh we are introduced to "Bisy Backson" who represents the most misguided of Western Society‚ as well‚ we are shown that Western societal thinkers/philosophers/writers represent‚ in their own way‚ the Tao. "Bisy Backson" confuses exercise with work and activity with creativity. "The Bisy Backson is almost desperately active‚" (p. 93) says Benjamin Hoff. He adds‚ "Let’s put it this way: if you want to be healthy‚ relaxed‚ and contented‚ just watch what a Bisy Backson does
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new theorems that could be proven. These theorems would be used to find solutions of both practical and abstract nature. 2. Thales: Thales of Miletus born in 624 B.C.‚ was the first known Greek philosopher‚ scientist‚ and mathematician. After studying in Egypt‚ Thales was the first philosopher to introduce geometry to the Greeks. Thales discovered how to determine the height of a pyramid through indirect measurement. Thales was also credited with being the first to discover that a circle is
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make a man ignorant and naïve. Philosophers take on the responsibility of sharing their knowledge with others‚ but truly grasping this knowledge requires accepting the wrong that one may have believed to be true and correct his whole life which goes against human nature. All human beings want to gain knowledge‚ but doing so may present the task of admitting personal mistakes and misconceptions. The Allegory of the Cave parallels Socrates’ struggle‚ as a philosopher‚ to enlighten the ignorant people
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