Raquel Vargas 2-26-14 English Period 1 The Scarlett Letter and Plato (The Allegory of the Cave) have many questions that can be made. In Plato the prisoners are blinded from reality and only look at one thing‚ which are the shadows displayed on the walls. “Thus they stay in the same place so that there is only one thing for them to look at: whatever they encounter in front of their faces.” (part one) As in for The Scarlett Letter‚ the townspeople can be compared
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assignment is poetry v. philosophy. Plato speaks of a quarrel b/t poetry and philosophy. He dismisses the arts while Aristotle defends them. DO we see traces of this quarrel in later traditions? If so‚ where? And how is it played out there? For this essay‚ in addition to Plato and Aristotle‚ focus on Dante’s Inferno. (Please look to see if my thesis is clear and strong‚ my evidence is all relevant‚ and whether this whole essay persuades you) Throughout his life‚ Plato strongly believed that the arts
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Discussion Question 5 In platos republic‚ book VI‚ platos tells the story of Allegory of the cave. This story tells of what plato believes true education is. First plato tells what education is not. “Education isn’t what some people declare it to be‚ namly‚ putting knowledge into souls that lack it‚ like putting sight into blind eyes”(518b) then plato describes what he thinks education is. “Then education is the craft concerned with doing this very thing‚ this turning around‚ and with how the soul
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Essay In ancient Greece‚ the value of truth was a highly ascertained goal sought out by the most influential minds of the time. Both Plato and Aristotle‚ followers of Socrates and the Sophists‚ were certainly among the forerunners in this pursuit. They both developed new theories on systems of thought based on the new ideas presented by the Sophists. Plato took into account Socrates’ concepts and expanded upon them‚ passing along his thought/knowledge to Aristotle. In his own pursuit of the
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the cave‚ state a similar meaning of one living in a world with a greater truth. Both The Allegory by Plato and the Matrix‚ speake and argue about a prison‚ a prison within our life and our world that one does not know of. Similarities are drawn between both the story and the movie. It gives one an idea of what Plato stated in his philosophical allegory in a more modern time‚ compare to the year Plato wrote the allegory. Both stories are common in the way they describe two worlds that humans are not
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of a film‚ which also had a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a comedy or musical. It’s writing‚ musical numbers‚ performances and style are defiantly its strong points while its action and editing are where it’s lacking. Let’s begin the Aesthetic Analysis of the film The Court Jester:
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Plato and Aristotle‚ arguably the most important philosophers of their time‚ both made attempts to define justice. Being that Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ their ideas share many similarities. Both viewed justice as the harmonious interaction of people in a society. However‚ Plato defined his ideal of justice with more usage of metaphysics‚ invoking his Form of the Good‚ while Aristotle took a more practical approach‚ speaking in terms of money and balance. Although Aristotle’s ideal of justice
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material. And eventually‚ they will die. He says “Who were the dead‚ for Plato? They were souls who had been released from their temporary embodiment.” Meaning that he believes that humans should welcome death as it liberates the soul from being trapped within the body. If a person lives a good life with contemplation‚ after they die the soul will go to a “perfect universe” and will stay there until a baby is born. Plato believes these new transferred souls are full of knowledge but are limited
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The Plato theory in Dualism closely resembles my belief about the soul. Plato interpretation of the soul is that it is immortal‚ he believed that our souls existed before birth and it continues to live forever without a body form. He also believes in the reincarnation of the soul‚ which is something I have always agreed with. What humans are really the immaterial mind-soul‚ trapped in a physical body. The way each person interprets distinctive acts and react to them using their own good or evil methods
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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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