ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTION PHIL 1050.001 and 002: Introduction to Philosophy‚ Spring 2014 a. Introduction As a major assignment for this course‚ you are to write an essay paper on a topic relating to the subject matter of the course and drawing on course material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed
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Plato: The Tripartite Soul Book IV 435c-441c The soul and justice within the soul are issues that Plato endears much time and effort into explaining. The existence of ones soul and its influence upon society is a definite argument by Plato‚ yet viewed very differently by various scholars of the time and centuries to come. Through this essay I intend to address Plato’s interest in the just soul in relation to his tripartite vision of its existence. As Plato lays out in his work The Republic
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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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What factors‚ for Plato and Aristotle‚ were critical in the construction of a state? Before one examines the construction of the State in the eyes of two famous classical thinkers‚ one must first understand what a State is. A State can be defined as a group of people settled in a specific geographical location where‚ through interdependency and order‚ a livelihood can be achieved. Plato and Aristotle‚ both great philosophers‚ contributed to the world of politics today‚ their views and ideas on what
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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 truth‚ Aristotle was not afraid to prove his
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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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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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Plato’s Theory of an Ideal State Kautilya’s Saptanga Theory of State Plato vs. Kautilya- A Comparison Conclusion References
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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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Dialogue between Plato and Aristotle(c. 428–347 B.C.E.) “Beauty is the example of a form; beauty is not something that you can encounter directly in the physical world like an object such as a tree or horse. A tree or a horse may or may not be beautiful‚ but beauty meets with objects. Beauty does not stand alone‚ but it accompanies objects in the physical world”‚ said Plato. “Form determines what a thing is and in combination with matter is to have a thing”‚ replied Aristotle. “Form is not
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