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    Two philosophers‚ have one thing in common‚ philosophy. Plato and Aristotle are two philosophers that have their differences and their similarities. To start off‚ Plato was the student of Socrates. He had a lot of beliefs that has made him the philosopher he is today. As Plato was Socrates’ student‚ Aristotle was Plato’s student‚ so they have a lot in common‚ and a lot of differences. Plato is known for his Theories of Forms‚ which lead to the thought called Platonism. Theories of Forms refer

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    critically evaluate platos justification of rule by philosopher kings. First the essay will try and stress how plato understood the way the state has to be governed in conjunction with philosophy. In Platos most famous work Republic he puts forward the view that only the study of philosophy would allow man to see what was good and just. Therefore to cure the ills of society it would be necessary to either make kings philosophers or make philosophers kings. I intend to show how Plato justifies this view

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    Education in Ancient Greece-Aristotle or Plato Jeopardy Edition Questions Answers This philosopher believed that knowledge is innate. Who is Plato? This philosopher said‚ “Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain” Who is Aristotle? This philosopher wrote The Republic‚ which proposed both a warrior guardian and a philosopher-king education. Who is Plato? This philosopher believed that knowledge is based on perception. Who is Aristotle? This philosopher believed that the

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    Be kind‚ for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. –Plato Justice and the challenge of the Sophists The premise of Plato’s Republic is indeed a question of morality‚ as Zeitlin contends (Zeitlan 1997‚ 3)‚ and a direct challenge to the philosophical ideas proposed by the Sophists who assert that subjective truths‚ individualism and self-interest is the basis of human nature‚ and therefore what is moral is relative to ones’ own perception‚ and justice is what serves the individual’s

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    THE WORLD OF IDEAS Empedocles and Democritus - believes that although in the natural world everything ‘flows’‚ there must be ‘something’ that never changes (the ‘four roots [Empedocles] or the ‘atoms’ [Democritus]) Plato - Believed that everything tangible in nature ‘flows’. - That there are no ‘substance’ that do not dissolve. - Said that‚ “Everything that belongs to the ‘material world’ is made of a material that time can erode‚ but everything is made after a timeless

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    “The Apology” by Plato‚ embodies Plato’s definition of eros will be shown. This embodiment will be based off Plato’s eros as poor being‚ eros as an intermediary between God and men‚ and eros as resemblance of the “god of Plenty”‚ eros’ father (Needleman 15 – 17). According to Plato’s “Symposium”‚ eros has always been in need or poor (Needleman 16). Socrates embodiment of this description of eros can be seen in Plato’s “The Apology”‚ where Socrates “remain in infinite poverty” (Plato 509) as a result

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    The main concerns in the works of Plato and Aristotle was understanding and knowing virtue and justice‚ and deciding who had the best qualities to lead. In both hands‚ the political community at large and how morals and politics intertwined were the concerns of Plato and Aristotle. Nicolo Mchiavelli‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and John Lock challenge this assumption to a certain point‚ and familiarize their concerns about good government‚ order‚ and human nature. While many have argued that Machiavelli‚ Hobbes

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    Question 4: What are Plato thoughts on Education and the State? “The perfect society will occur only when kings become philosophers or philosophers are made kings.”(Plato) “The object of education is to turn the eye which the soul already possesses to the light. The whole function of education is not to put knowledge into the soul‚ but to bring out the best things that are latent in the soul‚ and to do so by directing it to the right objects. The problem of education‚ then‚ is to give it

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    Plato insisted that justice is the superiority of soul‚ in virtue of which men set aside the unreasonable desire to taste every desire and to get a fulfilment out of everything and accommodated themselves to the release of a single purpose for the over-all advantage. Plato was very displeased with the usual worsening conditions in Athens. Human organism according to Plato covers three elements-Reason‚ Spirit‚ and Appetite. An individual is just when each part of his or her soul completes its purposes

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    to do in my life and decide where I wanted to live. Education has given me more freedom to make decisions. Plato said that education should be mandatory for everyone because is the only way to develop a just society (The Republic). The author defended that education is the process that enables man to become aware of the existence of another reality (Allegory of the Cave). I agree with Plato that there is another reality. In my opinion there are many realities as there are many perspectives of the

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