derived from the very same thing. He believed that if a person committed a sin or had an evil heart that they did not have the knowledge they needed to be good. Every day we decide the choices that we make and those choices can make us happy or sad. Plato said that it took Socrates who was a student of the sophists‚ to unravel the real truth of what virtue is and to establish a meaning that all of his students could also believe. This is exactly what Socrates believed. The sophists Protagoras‚ Gorgias
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“The Ideal Person” Nietzsche’s Ubermensch concept of the “ideal person” was able to achieve self-actualization‚ and has developed himself holistically. What Nietzsche meant by achieving self-actualization was to achieve one’s full potential through creativity‚ independence‚ spontaneity‚ and a grasp on the real world. I see an ideal person as someone who surrounds themselves with happiness and love even with no money or fame. Most people consider the ideal person beautiful and rich. But as
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A&H Paper Number 1 Todd MacDowell September 26‚ 1999 Prof. Waite In ancient Greece women were viewed as many things. They were not viewed as equivalent to males by any means. Women were portrayed usually as submissive domestic‚ and controlled. They played supporting or secondary roles in life to men‚ who tended to be demanding of their wives‚ but expected them to adhere to their wishes. In the tragedy Medea‚ written by Euripides‚ Medea plays the major role in this story‚ unlike
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It seems to be that the greatest philosophers of history all learned from one another. Aristotle taught Socrates‚ who taught Plato. We are lucky enough to have access to the minds of these wonderful theorists through their own texts and others’ accounts of their ponderings. Though the times are different‚ the ideas presented by these philosophers are still very relevant and in some ways have helped to shape today’s society. Plato’s Symposium is the somewhat fictional story of a story of a philosophical
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Jacob Walton A Transcendental Philosopher: Christopher McCandless The novel Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ is a story about a transcendental philosopher by the name of Christopher Johnson McCandless. The story follows the journey of McCandless across America; relying only on what he can carry on his back. McCandless shows self-reliance‚ a love of nature‚ and has withdrawn from society in many ways throughout the book. A very important characteristic of any transcendentalist is self-reliance.
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John Greavu Professor Joan Tronto POL 1201 11 November 2013 Plato and John Stuart Mill: Valuations of Individual Well-Being with Regards to Social Standing In response to prompt #1: Mill and Plato share a belief in something like “higher pleasures.” As a result‚ despite their great differences‚ both are really trying to do the same thing. Both advocate for a society that allows elites to pursue their own interests‚ at the expense of others. The result is that both are trying to create a society
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Confucius is often considered to be one of history’s most intelligent and influential philosophers due to his insight into what it means to be a moral individual. In his analects‚ Confucius develops his view on the “gentleman”‚ the ideal man. He discusses how the gentleman must act‚ think‚ and be not only in front of others‚ but in solitude as well. By preaching kindness‚ genuineness‚ thought‚ simplicity‚ and love‚ Confucius instilled in others many morals which I would raise my own children with
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The Ideal President We as humans tend to look for a leader to guide us. This leader has been present since the beginnings of time in the form of a dominating male. Times change and we no longer look for a dominating male‚ but for someone that can help us meet our needs and necessities. We no longer look at physical strength or dexterity to choose our leader; we look at their values and mental capacity. We look for a leader that has integrity‚ intelligence‚ morality‚ courage‚ competence‚ conviction
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Paper #1 What does it mean to be moral? This is the question that Plato has tried to answer in the passages from his famous work the Republic. He has attempted to explain how humans can define and live morally‚ a task that is truly complicated and uncertain. It is important to identify morality because it plays a crucial role in formulating ethical theories. As Socrates states‚ "we are discussing no small matter‚ but how we ought to live." In his writings he has describes two contrasting
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In 1828‚ Andrew Jackson became the first president of the United States to come from a non-influent family. Although by his presidency he was very rich‚ he was known for supporting the Jeffersonian Ideals instead of the rich. Although throughout the Jacksonian Era the leaders of America remained rich and the promotion of Industry over Jeffersonian Ideal persisted‚ there are increased voting rights as leaders begin to campaign for the support of the common man and the national bank is ultimately terminated
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