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    It was a great center of cultural and intellectual development‚ and thus home to philosophers. Socrates and Pericles‚ two of these philosophers‚ had polarizing opinions about the city-state and its citizens. While Pericles chooses to praise the Athenian citizen‚ Socrates criticizes Athens’ people. Pericles gave his opinion at a funeral during the first battles of the Peloponnesian War‚ while Socrates gave his during the trial that ultimately led to his death. The Athenian city-state has become

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    Austin Clark Essay #1 Plato‚ The Republic/ You Can’t Take It With You Dr. Vincenzo Philosophy 110 B February 17‚ 2016 1. The Socratic character of Grandpa Vanderhof has similar traits as to Socrates in book 1 of The Republic. In book 1 Socrates questions characters and talks to them about happiness and life. His question is “ Does he mean that justice is doing good to friends and harm to enemies”. Socrates question to Polemarchus‚ they argue about what justice is. So tying it to the movie with

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    alteration; as a foreign seed sown in an alien soil is wont to be overcome and die out into the native growth‚ so this kind does not preserve its own quality but falls away and degenerates into the alien type. - Plato‚ Republic 497 c I. Introduction In the sixth book of the Republic‚ Plato describes a philosophic soul as an exotic seed planted in strange soil. Because the soil is foreign to the seed‚ its growth is stunted‚ if not overwhelmed‚ by the forces alien to its nature. The context of

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    the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in  philosophical cosmology‚  philosophical theology‚  philosophical anthropology‚  ethics‚  aesthetics‚ and  epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚  the best possible political system (state)  will be ruled (governed)  by

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    points The following is a logical fact. Answer Selected Answer:    A sound argument may have a false premise. Correct Answer:    All sound arguments are valid arguments. Question 11 5 out of 5 points How did Aristotle view morality? Answer Selected Answer:    It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Correct Answer:    It’s necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings. Question 12 0 out of

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    Aristotle is a famous Greek philosopher. Given the name “The Philosopher‚” his ideas were of great importance to Greece during his lifetime. Throughout his life in ancient Greece‚ he gained popularity because of his many teachings and brilliant logic. His early childhood influenced his scientific thoughts‚ and his time at the Academy in Athens brought him to the study of philosophy as well. Through many observations‚ he made large amounts of discoveries that are still proven true in modern times

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    The most noticeable comparison between Jesus Christ and Socrates was that the charges against them. They were both seen as an “evil” influence to the townspeople because of their different ways to see life and for their beliefs on religion. Jesus was considered a heretic because he preached monotheism in a polytheistic world. He called himself the messiah‚ a divine being and the son of God and the Jews saw that as a major offence. The Roman Government did not like that Jesus questioned the oppressiveness

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    Assess the contribution and achievement of Plato as a critic. Plato was the first philosopher-scholar who gave a formal and systematic shape to criticism. It is believed that he started his career as a poet but soon after his meeting with Socrates‚ he destroyed his poems and dramas and began to take active interest in philosophy and politics. But he was not a professed critic of literature and his critical observations are not embodied in any single work. His chief ideas are contained in the Dialogues

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    Aristotle Notes Introduction: Aristotle’s Definition of Happiness “Happiness depends on ourselves.” More than anybody else‚ Aristotle enshrines happiness as a central purpose of human life and a goal in itself. As a result he devotes more space to the topic of happiness than any thinker prior to the modern era. Living during the same period as Mencius‚ but on the other side of the world‚ he draws some similar conclusions. That is‚ happiness depends on the cultivation of virtue‚ though his virtues

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    In Socratesview‚ when illustrating a proper good man‚ it is important for a man to stand with his or rather her view against immorality despite the nature of the surrounding. According to him‚ it shall be a foolish idea to stay in a society with injustice and still assume everything is fine. His stance is depicted by how he illustrates the story of a boy who is warned by his mother about avenging the death of his friend. The boy is threaten by his mother that he shall die if he conducts the just

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