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    to distinguish between knowledgeopinion and propaganda? In the 21st century society‚ we are immersed in mass media and absorb all kinds of information. With this amount of information‚ we ask basic questions about the authenticity of the information itself. We can get information from seeing‚ hearing things‚ school‚ friends or even just watching TV. We are exposed to propaganda and opinion everyday‚ but how much of that information do we accept into our knowledge? What criteria do I use

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    Plato vs aristotle theory of knowledge The theory of knowledge (Epistemology) is the philosophical study of the nature‚ scope and limitation of what constitutes knowledge‚ its acquisition and analysis. The fundamental issue that remains unsolved in epistemology is the definition of knowledge. Philosophers are divided on this issue with some analyzing it as justified true beliefs while others differ and say that justified true belief does not constitute knowledge. The objective of this paper is to

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    True Knowledge – Descartes vs. Plato Many philosophers have tried to figure out what exactly true knowledge is. For years they have been asking questions and looking deep into the mind to better understand the methods needed to get to true knowledge. If we go back to some of the earliest philosophers we meet Plato in Greece. Plato tried to take on the question himself in a fictional conversation he wrote up between Socrates and Meno‚ and in which we see some insight to what he believes it is

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    (Cahn‚ Location:23335).” John Locke’s opinion on true knowledge is that it comes from the experience which comes from some kind of substance‚ such as our five senses. Locke’s purpose as he states‚ “to inquire into the original‚ certainty‚ and extent of human knowledge‚ together with the grounds and degrees of belief‚ opinion‚ and assent (Cahn‚ Location: 23347).” Firstly‚ Locke has believed that children and idiots are to be born into this world without the knowledge. But as Locke states in the text‚

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    Knowledge vs. True Belief The discussion of true belief and knowledge in the Meno develops in the analogy of the traveling men; one who knows the correct path to Larissa and the other who has a true belief of the correct path to Larissa (Meno 97a-c). Socrates tells Meno that if both men led to the same result‚ then true belief is no more useful than knowledge and both beneficial (Meno 97c). This comparison changes in book five of the Republic when Socrates says an ideal state must have a philosopher-king

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    There were many great philosophers who have contributed in making philosophy what it is today‚ one of them being Plato. In addition to being an outstanding philosopher‚ he was also a mathematician and a writer. One of Plato’s biggest inspirations was his very own teacher Socrates. Socrates never wrote down a word of what he said‚ but thankfully Plato was able to record it all down for him and wrote many dialogues about Socrates words and teachings. One of Plato’s most famous works was his dialogue

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    1. Introduction In this essay in is a discussion about based on philosopher and which group of people Plato thinks should be ruling and why. The essay will start off with clarifying key concepts‚ for example what is a philosopher because it is much easier to understand the easy when one understands the key terms in it‚ terms that will appear throughout the essay itself. Then Plato’s theory will then be analysed in more detail and it is also of great importance that one also talks about Plato’s

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    Biography of Plato. Plato was a Greek philosopher‚ mathematician‚ rhetorician‚ writer‚ founder of Academy‚ and even a double Olympic champion. He was born in 427 BCE in family of wealthy and influential Athenian parents: Ariston and Perictione. Platos real name was Aristocles. For his athletic figure his wrestling coach called him Plato‚ which means “broad”. As Plato was from a wealthy family‚ he got the best teachers of that time‚ who taught him music‚ grammar and athletics. At the age

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    In order for Plato to create his idea of a perfect society‚ he makes the argument that censorship is essential for the benefit of the society as a whole. Though his idea opposes the fundamental beliefs of his audience‚ Plato creates a rhetorical strategy that disputes the case in which there must be censorship within the Republic. Plato also argues that monitoring what the children are exposed to will ultimately benefit not only the children‚ but the entire Republic. In order for Plato to get his audience

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    Assess the contribution and achievement of Plato as a critic. Plato was the first philosopher-scholar who gave a formal and systematic shape to criticism. It is believed that he started his career as a poet but soon after his meeting with Socrates‚ he destroyed his poems and dramas and began to take active interest in philosophy and politics. But he was not a professed critic of literature and his critical observations are not embodied in any single work. His chief ideas are contained in the Dialogues

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