and Thrasymachus in Book I of the Republic. Polemarchus initially asserts that justice is "to give to each what is owed" (Republic 331d)‚ a definition he picked up from Simonides. Then‚ through the unrelenting questioning of Socrates‚ Polemarchus’ definition evolves into "doing good to friends and harm to enemies" (Republic 332d)‚ but this definition proves insufficient to Socrates also. Eventually‚ the two agree "that it is never just to harm anyone" (Republic 335d). This definition is fundamental
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Euthyphro- Plato: Defining Socrates in your own words. Socrates during a session….. Untia Daun Bigelow PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Patricia Addeso October 21‚ 2013 It seems that in the reading both Socrates and Euthyphro are both dealing with legal issues and they are discussing the differences and the similarities of their cases with one another. Socrates is a defendant in a suit accusing him of impiety which was brought against him by no other than Meletus who was not
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Imitation Background Plato was born in 427 BC—3 years after the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war. At the time ancient Greek was divided into several city states‚ and each state has its own government. At that time there were two city states which were powerful and strong enough to influence the governing system of whole Greek. The states were “Athens” and “Sparta”. Both the states were at war‚ when Plato was born ‚ due to the conflict of choice of democracy rule or military rule. Plato was born in a
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DINESH GOPALAKRISHNAN SCSJ-0011575 Buddhist ethics Sila is usually translated into English as "virtuous behavior"‚ "morality"‚ "ethics" or "precept". It is an action committed through the body‚ speech‚ or mind‚ and involves an intentional effort. It is one of the three practices (sila‚ samadhi‚ and panya) and the second paramita. It refers to moral purity of thought‚ word‚ and deed. The four conditions of sila are chastity‚ calmness‚ quiet‚ and extinguishment. Sila is the foundation of Samadhi/Bhavana
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In Plato’s The Republic Socrates seeks to find what the underlying principles of a just society are. By doing this‚ he virtually created what he thought was a perfect society. It is a utopia where every person has their place‚ has a future set out for them‚ and because there is no room for expansion‚ there is reasonable stability. There are several contradictions and flaws within this contrived society that is supposed to be so seamless‚ and this seems to stem from the fact that he seems to have
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My Noble leadership Vision Nowadays a lot of people seeking to understand their leadership vision‚ Noble leadership vision. And I guess such question rises both in young’s minds and minds of very experienced ones who already went through a lot of events‚ successful and not really‚ who still looking for right direction to follow. To be honest I never thought how difficult it would be to define my own leadership vision‚ but it’s very important for the future success to have clear understanding who
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Democracy and Plato’s Republic We are in a time when people are questioning the workings of our government is the electoral process of choosing a president an accurate depiction of the public’s needs or wants. Does the government have the best interest of the people at heart or the best interest of the parties? In an economy besieged by recession is the structure of our government viable? These issues have been discussed in the past and different groups have come to different ideas on economic
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Although Helium exists in the atmosphere of Earth in small quantities‚ it is one of the most common element in the universe. It is a rare gas on earth. Helium was first discovered by Pierre Janssen in the spectrum of the sun during an eclipse in 1868. It was shortly identified as an element and was named by the chemist Sir Edward Frankland and the British astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. Helium has an atomic number of 2 and an atomic weight of 4.002602. Helium is represented by the symbol
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Mimesis: Plato and Aristotle 1‚515 Words Philosophy 2348: Aesthetics\ The term ‘mimesis’ is loosely defined as ‘imitation’‚ and although an extensive paper could be written about the cogency of such a narrow definition‚ I will instead focus on Plato and Aristotle’s contrasting judgements of mimesis (imitation). I will spend one section discussing Plato’s ideas on mimesis and how they relate to his philosophy of reality and the forms. I will then spend a section examining Aristotle’s differing
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Aristotle/Plato Essay What is the purpose of an examined life? The examined life is a life that is thought through logically and has a clear and distinct view on the world and everything that makes up the world. An examined life also has a logical purpose and goal to strive for and achieve. Not only is this life preferable but also it is necessary‚ which is shown through Plato’s writings in the Five Dialogues‚ that “the unexamined life is not worth living for men” (41‚ Five Dialogues). Without
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