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    Cited: Reeve‚ C. D. C. A Plato reader: eight essential dialogues. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett Pub. Co.‚ 2012. Print.

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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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    1 Towards the beginning of this passage‚ Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage. What is it? (5 marks) In the beginning of the passage Socrates gets Laches to agree that wise endurance is the definition of courage “Socrates: so according to your account‚ wise endurance will be courage. Laches: so it seems”. 2 What conclusion do Socrates and Laches reach at the end of the passage? Why might Laches be surprised by this conclusion? (5 marks) By the end of the passage

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    All in One: Knowledge‚ Opinion‚ and Teaching Phil-290-07 February 17‚ 2012 Knowledge and opinion essentially form the entire dialogue of Plato’s Meno. Throughout the dialogue Socrates and Meno are on the search for whether virtue can be taught. From Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue‚ the importance of understanding knowledge and opinion becomes evident. Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue results in three themes. These themes are the relationship of knowledge

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    English 104 10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific

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    Apology‚ in greek‚ means ‘to give defense’ (###). In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates is blamed for numerous acts and elegantly defends himself in front of the court. To start off‚ he was first accused of studying astrology and demonology and passing his knowledge and beliefs to other people. His first response to this was blatantly asking who has heard him speaking of such acts: “…should tell each other if anyone of you has ever heard me discussing such subjects to any extent at all” (19d). He also claims

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    Platos Kallipolis

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    down it blue prints. This is due to the fact that it seems that Plato is more concerned about the happiness of the state as a whole even if it means some individuals must suffer‚ the government is not elected by its citizens and the interests of the ruling class rule over the city. These are but a few of the elements of a totalitarian state. However it can also be argued that even though Plato’s Kallipolis may appear totalitarian‚ Plato has done so as he would want man to reflect on the ideas he has

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    PLATO THE REPUBLIC

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    Sub areas of philosophy Metaphysics – what is? Epistemology – what can I know? Ethics – what ought to be? Logic- what is good reasoning? Plato Student of Socrates There are no recorded teaching of Socrates Plato three different periods- early middle and late Middle- what is ethics and what is morality? Morality- give back to what is due. Is morality the following of a rule or is it something more involved? Do you really achieve obedience by punishing? Thrasymuchas- morality is

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    THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES

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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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