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    Confucius and Plato

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    Confucius and Plato Editor Ken Wolf‚ at the beginning of the essay Confucius and Plato: A Few Really Good People‚ poses the question: “What is the best way to create a strong society?” (Wolf 25) It was surprising to a novice student of philosophy how similar the ideas of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius and famous Greek philosopher Plato were. Although‚ Confucius and Plato both made major contributions to the development of society‚ they showed both similarities and differences in these

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    Irony of Plato

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    great philosopher‚ Plato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence leads one to believe Plato employed the adjective – charming – with a great degree of sarcasm. The philosopher states that democracy brings instability to a state which is governed by the many. Plato is also voicing his

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    Plato and Immigration

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    Plato Module Today‚ we live in a world that has come a long way and is in a constant state of evolution. Every day‚ our nation leaders are constantly battling to come up with or refine policies and regulations that will‚ they hope‚ improve or sustain our current lifestyle. While the amount of polices is vast‚ the one in particular that I will be focusing on will be immigration‚ more specifically‚ the immigration policy that allows for case-by-case decision making in regards to immigrant deportation

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    Aristotle Research Paper

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    Aristotle was born in Greece approximately 384 B.C.‚ to parents Nicomachus and Phaestis. His father Nicomachus was physician to King Amyntas of Macedon‚ and his mother was of a wealthy family from the island of Euboea. When he was 17 he went to study at Plato’s Academy in Athens‚ where he stayed for around 20 years. Aristotle did very well at the Academy‚ but when Plato died he was not chosen to be among the leaders. Soon after Plato’s death he left to tutor Prince Alexander‚ later to be known as

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    Plato and Sidney

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    over the function of poetry are shown in The Republic by Plato and in The Defense of Poesy by Sir Philip Sidney. These two pieces describe the critics’ opinion over what poetry should be. Even though Plato and Sidney had different‚ as well as some similar‚ views concerning the purpose and use of poetry‚ these views were all based on the culture and society in which they were surrounded‚ as well as the time period in which they lived. Plato and Sidney were two very distinct men who each lived in

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    Metaphysics Aristotle considered the most fundamental features of reality in the twelve books of the Μεταφυσικη(Metaphysics). Although experience of what happens is a key to all demonstrative knowledge‚ Aristotle supposed that the abstract study of "being qua being" must delve more deeply‚ in order to understand why things happen the way they do. A quick review of past attempts at achieving this goal reveals that earlier philosophers had created more difficult questions than they had answered: the Milesians over-emphasized

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    Kant Vs Aristotle

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    Aristotle vs. Kant Ethical Teachings Central to modern ethical teachings are the views expressed by Aristotle and Kant‚ whose writings and works have influenced ethical issues over centuries. This essay presents a comparison between the ethical teachings of Aristotle and Immanuel Kant with the use of three concepts presented by Aristotle and Kant which in the context of a contemporary ethical issue such as abortion. Firstly will consider the philosopher’s views and ideas on living the best possible

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    Timaeus By Plato

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    Plato was a great philosopher who helped shape the thinking of his fellow peers. He was able to do so greatly by publishing a soon-to-be famous dialogue. Moreover‚ the Timaeus is one of Plato’s most well-known works. In this dialogue‚ he presents his audience with a very elaborate explanation on how the universe was created and formed. In the Timaeus‚ Plato made sure to include certain contributors who featured: Socrates‚ Timaeus‚ Hemocrates‚ and Critias. Plato created this masterpiece because he

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    Plato the Republic

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    themselves. Plato‚ who helped lay the foundation for western culture‚ saw the problems in art over 2‚000 years ago. Plato’s The Republic is a series of books that discusses the republic that Plato is trying to create. In each book Plato touches on different topics dealing with the art‚ that he feels effect society then. Today‚ some of the points that Plato argue can still be argued. Plato looks only at the negative effects that art can have‚ rather than the positive effects. In Book II‚ Plato focuses

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    Socrates 469 BC–399 BC‚ was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy‚ he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers‚ especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon‚ and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Many would claim that Plato’s dialogues are the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity. Through his portrayal in Plato’s dialogues‚ Socrates has become renowned

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