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    contextual influences that are related in the text we have; Normative age-graded influences that can define as similar for individuals in a particular age group. For example‚ with the social media I have the chance to join with my peers group that we went to high school and college with. The fact that we connect together gives me the opportunity to learn and know about the progress of others so I can be more motivate to accomplish my goal. Normative history-graded influences‚ are common to people for a

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    Throughout history‚ there has been a variety of opinions and theories regarding the body and the soul. The two most common known philosophies regarding the body and the soul are Plato’s theories and Buddhism. Each have their own ways of viewing how the body and the soul connect to each other and how they function during a life. Buddhism‚ an old eastern religion that believes in no monotheistic creator and reincarnation. Buddhist’s also have their own notion that creates a connection between the soul

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    HOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THHOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF POWER‚ AUTHORITY AND LEGITEMACY? Plato‚ Locke and Machiavelli deal with addressing the concepts of power‚ legitimacy and authority through illustrating constant contrasts and the underpinning of authority. Plato deals especially with the legitimacy of those in power focusing on the morality of politics and the need for the enlightenment of authority (Spragens‚ 1997:41)‚ but looking at the status

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    Philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle The philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle had different points of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example‚ all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only have

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    Andrew Surratt March 27‚ 2012 Political Theory Dr. Ramona Grey Plato’s goal of education for enlightenment differs from Huxley’s perverted use of education for indoctrination. In Plato’s Republic‚ Plato believed the state was responsible for the education of its citizens for the purpose of their individual enlightenment. Huxley‚ in his work Brave New World takes this part of Plato’s utopian society and perverts it in order to indoctrinate the citizens of his state. I will attempt to argue

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    weren’t always exactly the same‚ though they were somewhat similar. After his Professor‚ Plato‚ passed away‚ Aristotle followed in his footsteps and started his own school called the Lyceum. In his school‚ one of the things Aristotle taught was one that he and Plato had slight mixed view about‚ which was Rhetoric. Plato’s and Aristotle’s views on rhetoric are similar but have slight differences. The theories of Plato and Aristotle are so similar‚ that there are hardly any distinguishing between the two

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    Plato and the Affect of Art and Poetry In the Republic of Plato‚ the famous philosopher that followed in the footsteps of Socrates‚ Plato created the ideal society in which would only be successful if its citizens were "just." Every being in his Republic has a certain telos‚ or destiny in life‚ which must be followed in order for the Polis to thrive. Their actions are guided by their desire to discover and attain knowledge of the absolute truth or true "form." These forms are an aspect of reality

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    Justice According to Plato and Aristotle Justice has always been an interesting topic for philosophers and also for ordinary people. Justice can be defined briefly as “the fairness in the way that people are treated” (Collins Cobuild‚ p. 910). Plato and Aristotle‚ two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization‚ were earliest philosophers who thought about justice and developed theories about the sublime aspects of being just. This assignment is an attempt to prove that pursuing a life of justice

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    state that they know a particular F‚ but by utilizing the Elenchatic method‚ one has the ability‚ not to show if the interlocutor’s idea is false or correct‚ but to highlight the inconsistencies within their belief of F. In Plato’s book Euthyphro‚ Plato argues that one can not have a specific knowledge claim by using the elenchatic method in order to show how one’s belief in F can lead to inconsistencies within their argument. One implication of his claim is the idea of piety is what is loved by the

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    The ever rising public debt has been exercising a serious pressure on the micro-economic stability of the country which can’t be described in a word. To find out the disadvantages of public debt one need not to give a cat’s eye view on public debt of the country. Rather we can easily find out the disadvantages of public debt if we look to the present socio economic & political condition of our country. Public debt put an upward pressure on real interest rate crowding private investment out. High

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