belief that the higher powers are bestowed the wisdom to make the decisions. Unfortunately‚ by voter process decisions that are made by a knowledgeable working class are stifled by opposing groups. Plato viewed the character of government and the rule of law in many distinctive and necessary ways. Plato saw democracy as a form of governance as not only the same as the rule of law‚ but also the most efficient in implementing the law itself. Additionally‚ the law is subject to all persons‚ whether part
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analogy and to what extent does the picture of “Platonic justice” that emerges from it differ from conventional justice? Much has been written about the inadequacy of the city-soul analogy in establishing what justice is‚ and further about how Plato fails to adequately connect his vision of justice to the conventional one and so is unable to address the original challenge. I mean to show that the city-soul analogy is in fact compelling‚ or at least that is it sufficiently adequate to allow us
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Knowing Your Audience (Your name) BCOM 275 February 07‚ 2012 Eileen Broyles Knowing Your Audience The collapse of the Chilean Copper Mine was covered worldwide for several weeks. Over 30 workers were trapped in a mine for well over a month. The rescue teams and US advisory team had to be very cautious when speaking to the miners‚ families‚ and news reporters. These teams had to keep in mind the different roles of the people in the audience and how they would receive the message.
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Comparing the political theories of any two great philosophers is a complex task. Plato and Aristotle are two such philosophers who had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. While both Plato and Aristotle were great thinkers‚ perhaps it is necessary first to examine the ideas of each before showing how one has laid the groundwork and developed certain themes for the other. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy. He fashioned
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position of honor‚ justice‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Only in perfect combination to all of these specific characteristics assert “virtue as a whole” (77a) To desire beautiful things means to secure a good thing for oneself‚ according to Socrates. Under this explanation‚ all men desire good things and the men who desire bad things want to attain bad things for some benefit despite the fact that misery is a potential result. Therefore the act of desiring is with the intention of pursuing happiness
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A&H Paper Number 1 Todd MacDowell September 26‚ 1999 Prof. Waite In ancient Greece women were viewed as many things. They were not viewed as equivalent to males by any means. Women were portrayed usually as submissive domestic‚ and controlled. They played supporting or secondary roles in life to men‚ who tended to be demanding of their wives‚ but expected them to adhere to their wishes. In the tragedy Medea‚ written by Euripides‚ Medea plays the major role in this story‚ unlike
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practically plagiarized Plato. Substitute "god" for "the good" and "the divine" for "the forms" and there you have it: Augustine’s philosophy. He even adopts the technique of argument by analogy from Plato. It is interesting to note the inconsistencies in Augustine’s own comparison to Platonic theory. Plato considered the forms to be the greater knowledge attainable only by philosophers and those with a truly rational soul. Thus‚ understanding of forms is a rational process which Plato attributes to the
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Estelle Rousseau Ancient Greek Philosophy Professor Lemos 23 November 2012 Plato and Aristotle’s Contrasting Views on the Nature of the Soul Both Plato and Aristotle offered theories on the nature of the soul throughout their prolific careers. Though they both agree on the existence of a soul in living things‚ they diverge in perspective on its ultimate goals‚ how it exists in relation to the body‚ what actions benefit and harm it‚ and whether or not our souls survive our bodies in death. In
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The point that Plato is trying to make is that everybody is capable of learning; however‚ the only way we will actually learn is if we turn our whole body and look at the sun. When Plato says that the only way to turn from darkness to light is by "turning the whole body"(Plato‚ trans C.D.C Reeve‚ Hacket‚ 1999‚ p.212)‚ he means that we must turn our soul to the light. When we turn to the light‚ it will help us gain knowledge‚ and it can make our soul healthy. With a healthy soul‚ our life force is
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I believe that he was very successful in proving that we all have justice in the soul and that being just is just as good as being excellent at being human and happy‚ and I also believe that his assertions are something that can be taken to heart. While I do agree that injustice does have benefits‚ I also believe that justice outweighs those benefits. Looking at justice
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