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    City and the Soul - Plato

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    justice is‚ and further about how Plato fails to adequately connect his vision of justice to the conventional one and so is unable to address the original challenge. I mean to show that the city-soul analogy is in fact compelling‚ or at least that is it sufficiently adequate to allow us to move on to a discussion of how Platonic justice compares to conventional justice. At that point I will attempt to show that Platonic justice is relevant to the challenge posed to Socrates‚ and that despite objections

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    Critical Analysis of “Phaedo” by Plato Much of the Phaedo by Plato is composed of arguments for the nature of the physical world and how it relates to the after life‚ for example‚ the way our senses perceive the world and how indulging in those senses has negative consequences in our after lives. These arguments find basis in scientific analysis of the time as well as the mythos of the his age. One of the key talking points within the story is the theory of forms. The aforementioned theory

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    The allegory of the cave- summarised in informal essay form. Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way 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

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    Platos Tripartite Soul

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    man should follow courses of action that are seen to be ‘just’‚ Plato compliments his ethical answers by establishing a psychological structure that shows that conflict predominantly occurs during our decision making as moral agents. We can also see in The Republic a progression of the soul from his earlier‚ more primitive account‚ that saw that man could only act in his best interests (even if these were subsequently flawed). Plato has developed his arguments considerably so as to take into account

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    As with all other topics discussed in "The Republic of Plato‚" the section in which he discusses the myths of the metals or the "noble lie" is layered with questioning and potential symbolism‚ possible contradiction‚ and a significant measure of allusion. In Chapter X of "The Republic‚" Plato presents "The Selection of Rulers: The Guardians’ Manner of Living." In it‚ he discusses the necessities of education as they apply to the appropriate selection of and reparation for the community’s leaders

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    Meno-Plato

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    Meno begins his quest to have Socrates explain virtue by nature by stating that having beautiful things is to have virtue. “So I say that virtue is to desire beautiful things and have the power to acquire them” (77b). To help him to understand that this statement is not complete‚ Socrates inquires about specific characteristics that might comprise having something beautiful. These characteristics include wealth‚ a position of honor‚ justice‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Only in perfect combination

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    Career Expository

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    At this point in many teenagers life they are contemplating on what to do after graduating from high school. Luckily I already have a pretty good idea of what I would like to do; ever since I was a little girl I’ve always loved teaching people. I love children so I definitely want to major in the Elementary portion of teaching. After working with my grandmother that has a strong accent I have decided to also get a masters in Speech-Language Pathology. First off‚ as a Junior in high school I keep

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    expository paragraph

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    How effective is the author at capturing the reader’s attention in the first few chapters of the novel? The novel goes immediately into an unfamiliar‚ unexplained world‚ using unfamiliar terms like “Handmaid‚” “Angel‚” and “Commander” that only comes to make sense as the story progresses. In this novel‚ Margaret Atwood tells more than the story of Offred

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    Plato Education

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    Plato is known as one of the earliest thinkers on education. He believed that the key to a successful society is a strong educational system. The purpose of education according to Plato‚ is to produce good citizens for the benefit of society and to improve the moral quality of each citizen. With proper training focusing on literature‚ music‚ and mathematics a person would become well aware of what is morally acceptable and what has the potential to ruin society. Plato wanted all citizens to use

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    Plato and Thrasymachus

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    Platos Notion of Justice vs. Thrasymachus‚ Why Be Moral? By: Khonstance Milan Plato has a different sense of justice than what we ourselves would consider to be justice. Justice starts in the heart and goes outward. Justice is about being a person of good intent towards all people‚ doing what is believed to be right or moral. Plato believes that once a person has a true understanding of justice that they will want to be “just” for its own benefit regardless of good or bad consequence. Though

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