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    Vida Ugochukwu Introduction To European Civilization- Midterm-Essay In his book Confessions Saint Augustine uses the theme of stoicism and Platonism throughout the different chapters (or in these case books) in throughout the entire book. He shows us his struggle with evil and the nature of God and how he overcame and found a solution for both issues. Saint Augustine uses stoicism in abundance throughout Confessions. Stoicism is when you show no strong emotion toward something that would usually

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    Plato Summary

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    Plato- The Theory of Forms Plato (ca.428-ca.347 B.C.E) Socrates Pupil‚ born during the Peloponnesian wars he reaped the benefits of Golden Age and insecurities of the post-war era. Established the first Philosophy school‚ the Academy Wrote dozens of treatises using Socrates dialogue and many of them were actual conversations and others fiction. It’s hard to distinguish his from Socrates since the later wrote nothing. Plato most famous treatise “the Republic”. It asks two questions: “What is

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    Seif Ramy Kodsy ID: 900071874 Philosophy 220 – Philosophical Thinking Spring 2010 Take-home Paper On Free Choice of the Will Question 2 This book by St Augustine contains many philosophical arguments. St Augustine was a Latin speaking philosopher born in what is now modern day Algeria. He was one of the most prolific philosophers with hundreds of surviving works attributed to him (having survived the passage of time). The book On Free choice of the will contains may divine references with

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    Plato: Knowledge

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    must acquire it) through observation and reasoning through faith. Different views exhibit on how knowledge is achieved. One may say through common sense and observation‚ while another may say through teachers and peers. According to the philosopher Plato in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ “Certain professors of education must be wrong when they say that they can put knowledge into the soul which was not there before‚ like sight into blindness. The power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already;

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    Euthyphro – Plato

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    Socrates is shocked to learn that Euthyphro is prosecuting his own father. Euthyphro defends his actions‚ believing that it is just to do so even though his acquaintances maintain that “it is impious for a son to prosecute his father for murder” (Plato‚ 8). Quickly‚ Socrates gets to the heart of the matter. Euthyphro is positive in his belief‚ therefore Socrates asks him directly: “what is the pious‚ and what the impious?” (9). Euthyphro’s first definition of piety is simple: “the pious is to do

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    Second Assignment - Pols 201 Dear Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis‚ Your last letter has arrived just two days ago‚ since then I have been thinking about your words. I am aware of the importance of your works on the Christian theology and I do respect you by my heart. Yet I write you this letter‚ because I have some doubts about your statements concerning your doctrine of two cities‚ namely civitas dei and civitas terrena. As far as I understand civitas dei is the eternal‚ immutable and transcendental

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    Plato and Crito

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    Clay Chastain PHIL 3320 Dr. Combs 24 October 2007 On the Crito In Plato’s Crito‚ Crito attempts to persuade Socrates to flee from his death sentence. However‚ Crito fails because Socrates presents a counter argument which invalidates much of Crito’s original pleas. Despite this‚ a fallacy of justice may have been created. Even so‚ the Republic’s conception of justice seems to have little impact on Socrates’ existing ideas on justice. The first argument presented is the fact that the majority

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    Platos Apology

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    10/29/2013 People are accused all over the world for crimes they are not guilty of. In the text “Platos Apology” Socrates is accused of a crime which is slander. Socrates believes that teaching is not crime and he shouldn’t be prosecuted for such an act.Teaching is not a crime. How can he be accused of something that isn’t wrong in society? Even though Socrates is proven guilty he has no regrets. He believes he did nothing wrong and is happy to share his knowledge with people. Socrates

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    Critical Analysis of The Apology of Socrates by Plato Socrates was an orator and philosopher whose primary interests were logic‚ ethics and epistemology. In Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Plato recounts the speech that Socrates gave shortly before his death‚ during the trial in 399 BC in which he was charged with "corrupting the young‚ and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes‚ also being a busybody and intervene gods business". The name of the work itself is not mean what it is

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    Apology by Plato

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    Analysis of Apology by Plato The Apology is an account by Plato of Socrates’ speech given at his trial in 399 BC. Socrates was an Athenian philosopher accused of two crimes: corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods. In Socrates’ speech‚ he explains to a jury of 501 Athenians why he is not guilty of the crimes he is accused of. He uses a variety of logical arguments to refute his charges yet in the end he is still found guilty and sentenced to death (Grube 21). Socrates’ use of

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