undoubtedly informed Plato’s ideas‚ but by the time Plato brings up the notion of a philosopher-king it’s thirty years after Socrates’ death and what the character Socrates says in the Republic is probably much more Plato than Socrates. This is also two hundred years after Confucius‚ so it may even be that the two are not quite so isolated from each other as they may seem. A couple interesting differences between the two become readily apparent. Plato thought that a true philosopher actually wouldn’t
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moral? Aristotle Aristotle basis of morality centers around what people fundamentally desire. Through his studies he found objects just and wealth and honors to be inadequate to human desires. He said that the ultimate goal for people should be self-sufficient‚ final‚ and attainable. In stating this he goes on to say that happiness is the only goal that meets all three of these requirements. Through this investigation it becomes clear that the whole basis of moral living to Aristotle is to
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Jorge Luis Borges THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK (1970) Translated by Norrnan Thomas di Giovanni in collaboration with the author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986)‚ an outstanding modern writer of Latin America‚ was born in Buenos Aires into a family prominent in Argentine history. Borges grew up bilingual‚ learning English from his English grandmother and receiving his early education from an English tutor. Caught in Europe by the outbreak of World War II‚ Borges lived in Switzerland and later
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Functions of Law In order to determine the functions or role of the law in society and business the word should be defined. Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary gives the following definitions: "1 a: rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the supreme governing authority (as the legislature) of a community or established by custom b: the whole collection of such rules c: the control brought about by enforcing rules d: trial in a court to decide what is just and right according to the laws
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Aristotle on Moral Virtue Phil 103 19 Apr 2006 Aristotle was a Greek philosopher c 384-322 BC. He presented us with an idea of moral virtue that is unique. He believed that each moral virtue was a delicate balance of a certain characteristic. This balance was kept between the two extremes: The vice of deficiency and the vice of excess. This balance was unique to each person‚ and to discover it one must use reason‚ the highest capacity of the soul. For example‚ we can look at the virtue
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What is Nature Tourism? Nature tourism – responsible travel to natural areas‚ which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people. It is tourism based on the natural attractions of an area. Examples include birdwatching‚ photography‚ stargazing‚ camping‚ hiking‚ hunting‚ fishing‚ and visiting parks. These experiential tourists are interested in a diversity of natural and cultural resources. They want what is real‚ and they want to be immersed in a rich natural‚ cultural‚ or
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Metaphysics: Plato and Buddhism Plato used an idea called the cave allegory to show how humans are ignorant. Before I explain a real life example‚ I will explain the Idea. In the cave there are prisoners. These prisoners cannot move because they are restrained by chains. The only thing that they can see is a wall that illuminated by a great light. This light is actually a fire behind them‚ which has a low sitting wall in between itself and the prisoners. As men walk below the wall holding up objects
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The Use of Nature as a Motif Rebecca stands as a perfect example of modern gothic literature. Gothic fiction can be characterized by vivid settings‚ an atmosphere of mystery‚ terror‚ violence and the supernatural. The book encompasses a murder‚ a terrible fire‚ and features a sinister servant; finally‚ the entire story is pervaded by the unrestful ghost of Rebecca herself. The novel also exemplifies the typical gothic novel by the use of weather and nature as a motif. Nature seems to skillfully
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction & non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biography‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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Forum 2: Plato - Holiness and Deities’ Approval My initial view on Plato’s argument that what is holy and what is approved by the gods are not the same‚ is that this argument is convincing. I will also‚ show that Euthyphro would not have given any reasonable response to the argument in response to the second question and final part of the assignment‚ which requires if we can think of any arguments Euthyphro could have made and what his response would have been. However‚ before I delve fully into
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