Plato’s Republic and Machiavelli’s The Prince each present an “ideal” state along with a description of what an “ideal” founder of such a state would be like. The ideals of these two great men differ immensely and the foundation for these differences can be found in their distinctive views regarding human nature. Once this is assessed the picture that each man paints of their ideal ruler or founder becomes much clearer. Plato promotes the concept of philosopher-kings who rule over his imagined Utopian
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moral. Epic heroes are of noble birth and fight for people. They will travel far distances to accomplish what they are setting out to do. Heroes all share the characteristic of their willingness to die in their effort to accomplish their heroic act‚ making the act in it heroic. Beowulf is an epic hero because he is born of noble birth‚ fights for what is right‚ and portrays superhuman abilities. In the epic poem Beowulf‚ it states that he is born of noble birth. Beowulf is the son
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Plato and Aristotle’s Forms of Government Throughout history‚ the idea of government has always been altered‚ discussed‚ and argued due to the many variation philosophers have created. Plato‚ a well- known philosopher is known for his book The Republic in which he discusses politics and the way society should run in order to achieve a just society. Plato was born into a aristocratic and dominant family. He lived from 428 B.C to 48 B.C. (Dale 22). Throughout his life‚ Plato never ceased to expand
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thoughts and actions for they lead to rewards or consequences‚ Buddha taught his followers to use the Four Nobles truths and the Eightfold path which are the basic concepts and that they may find their path to enlightenment. The First Noble truth is that life has suffering‚ that it is inevitable. There will be pain‚ anger‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ even loneliness in one’s mind; however‚ the practices show how suffering can be overcomed and one can achieve happiness. The Second truth is that craving and aversion
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must isolate the just and the unjust. As stated in The Republic by Plato‚ Now‚ if we are to form a real judgment of the life of the just and unjust‚ we must isolate them; there is no other way and how is the isolation to be affected? I answer: Let the unjust man be entirely unjust‚ and the just man entirely just; nothing is to be taken away from either of them‚ and both are to be perfectly furnished for the work of their respective lives. (Plato 214)
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Lie require a new level of dedication and cognitive thinking which make it tremendously difficult. Why someone lie? Well people lie because they feel in danger‚ they want to cover the true‚ they need to look better in front of others‚ or just for emotional wellbeing. “When someone lies‚ someone loses” I agree with it because it can be in two different form of result. Whoever tell the lie got away with it or just got caught in the process of lie. There are different lie teller some of them are good
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in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is that‚ the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms‚ which subsequently represent truth and reality. In his story‚ Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave. The two main elements to the story are that of the fictional metaphor of the prisoners‚ and the philosophical tenet in which said story is supposed
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In The Republic‚ Plato presents a dialogue of Socrates‚ in which he seeks to uncover truths about what constitutes a just society‚ and what kind of men would rule such a society. As such a society would require a sound government‚ Socrates presents five possible types of governments‚ which involve varying levels of liberty and justice. Although the arguments demonstrate that aristocracy is the ideal form of government‚ all forms of government have fatal flaws that lead to continual replacement by
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By Gerard Chretien Plato vs. Aristotle Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers in regards to‚ in part with Socrates‚ being the foundation of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. It is necessary therefore to analyze their different theoretical
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Pham‚ Kent 3A Dec/10/10 Is lie good or bad??? I recently read the story named” The Whole Truth”. This story was telling us lies are a bad idea but you can lie in some situations. This story told us about a yound man named Bob‚ he lied to a parking lot owner that he was graduated from high school and he was 21 years old but actually he was 18. He got a job. After 4 months‚ his boss suggested him to go to college. He feel nervous because he lied to his boss and that will
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