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    Christian Wollenberg March 7‚ 2014 Mr. Jo Christian Heritage Augustine and the Pear Tree “There was a pear tree near out vineyard‚ full of fruit‚ but it was not tempting because of its taste or appearance. Many of us lewd young me went late one night (having prolonged our street sports as was our custom) to shake and rob that tree. We took huge loads‚ not so we could eat them‚ and after tasting the pears‚ we threw the‚ to the hogs. We did this because we wanted to and because it was prohibited

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    Plato on the Parthenon

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    The philosophical ideas of Plato that relate to the Parthenon include whether the structure is an element of the Visible World or the Intelligible World. In my opinion‚ Plato would view the Parthenon as an object in the Visible World. The Parthenon is a one of a kind monument that is tangible and exists in our real world. The Parthenon is an architectural project and deals with forms of science and mathematics. Plato’s view of science and mathematics are categorized as forms in the Intelligible

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    Timaeus Vs Plato

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    The differing views of the world and motion in Aristotle ’s On the Heavens and Plato ’s Timaeus Word count: 803 I would like to receive feedback on my essay please. Availability: Monday-Friday until 4pm Our fascination with explaining the universe is not a modern concept‚ and historically‚ Aristotle and Plato‚ whilst they differed in their views of the world‚ both assembled compelling arguments to respectively portray

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    Aristotle and Friendship

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    Aristotle and Friendship According to Aristotle‚ there are three kinds of friendship based on three kinds of love that unite people. Aristotle defines friendship through the word‚ philia. Philia is the emotional bond between human beings which provides the basis for all forms of social organizations‚ common effort‚ and personal relationships between people. The three kinds of friendship Aristotle explains are utility‚ pleasure‚ and complete friendship. Friendship based on mutual utility

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    Pi and Plato

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    understanding of. Yet many of those who try to apprehend such knowledge lack the ability to perceive why some things in the world are better off not knowing. The Allegory of the Cave written by Plato and the movie Pi by Darren Aranofsky demonstrate exactly why such goals should not be attainable. In the Allegory of the Cave‚ Plato expresses the idea of different perception of the real reality and the fear of letting go that perceived reality. The prisoners chained in a cave their whole life believe the shadows

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    Plato and the Matrix

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    Cited: Plato. Republic. Trans. C.D.C. Reeve. Dickinson Press‚ Inc. 2004. Print. Matrix. Dir. Watchowski‚ Andy and Watchowski‚ Lana. Warner Bros. Pictures‚ 1999. Film.

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    Augustine‚ although recognized as a saint today‚ was not always a man of great faith. For most of his life‚ he was tempted with sin‚ and he struggled to figure out who God was. In the earlier part of his life‚ he was fascinated by rhetoric. He admired famous rhetoricians‚ and he even wrote some works of his own‚ including The Confessions‚ in which he reveals the struggles he faced. Augustine’s attraction to rhetoricians is not something unfamiliar to a modern audience‚ as today it is something called

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    Centered around a conversation between Augustine and his friend Evodius in during the reign of the Roman Empire‚ “On the Free Choice of the Will” is a philosophical discussion over God and evil with focus onto how evil is defined as well as how humanity’s freedom to make choices gives birth to malice. Augustine claims that God cannot be the cause of evil‚ an all powerful omnipotent and benevolent creator cannot create what is to be defined as evil. He supports his claim by examining how evil is defined

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    A. For Thomas philosophy is ancilla theologiae (handmaiden of theology). Aquinas was first and foremost a theologian‚ though he was quite capable of distinguishing philosophy proper from theology. He held that (1) philosophy can prove by means of reason unaided by revelation some truths proposed by Christian faith; (2) it can clarify truths which cannot be proved; and (3) it can defend the principles of Christian faith against their detractors. True philosophy cannot conflict with Christian faith

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    Antigone by Aristotle

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    between friends‚ foes‚ and even family members develop everyday for people of all walks of life. It is part of human nature to disagree‚ cause conflict and fight for what we believe in even if that means stepping on someone else’s toes along the way. Aristotle had thoughts on complication dating back to 335 B.C when he wrote Poetics- the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory. In it he analyzed tragedies and theorized that every tragedy falls into two parts- complication and unraveling or denouncement

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