Descartes and Plato Explain both of descartes Arguments for the existence of God Descartes proof of God’s existence comes from his third meditation and is based on three ideas. He argues that innate idea exists within us‚ the fictitious or invented ideas are a result of our own imagination and adventitious ideas result from our experiences in the world. Descartes said‚ the idea of God is innate and cannot be invented. Descartes presents some arguments that lead to his conclusion. The first
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Euthyphro- Plato: Defining Socrates in your own words. Socrates during a session….. Untia Daun Bigelow PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Patricia Addeso October 21‚ 2013 It seems that in the reading both Socrates and Euthyphro are both dealing with legal issues and they are discussing the differences and the similarities of their cases with one another. Socrates is a defendant in a suit accusing him of impiety which was brought against him by no other than Meletus who was not
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Title The conflict between the Greek notions nomos‚ law and convention‚ and physis‚ nature‚ affects all mankind. In Plato’s dialogue the Symposium‚ seven succeeding speeches discuss the implications of Eros. Relative to nomos and physis‚ the speakers convey that Eros is a product of physis and‚ along with physis‚ is a criminal that nomos tries to chain up and limit. Eros is the result of the physis of humankind. In fact‚ our nature is the basis for Love’s existence. All humans strive to achieve “goodness”
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Religion Symposium “The challenge of being a _____________.” on Monday November 2nd in CH 217 was well attended. There were three speakers Marilyn Leach an Episcopalian priest‚ Sa’eed Purcell a Muslim imam‚ and Noam Sienna a Jewish student. The first speaker is Marilyn a priest here in Marshall. It took Marilyn seven years of classes to get her license that in itself had to be struggle to keep motivated and stay focused on becoming a priest. She said part of the challenge was the small group and
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Symposium - free will I will be discussing free will. Free will is one of the most highly debated topics in philosophy and the most common topic picked in this class. There have been many ways to prove and disprove the idea of “free will” but I am going to argue that free will does exist. I will first discuss what I mean by “free will” then‚ I will be discussing Nagel case and explain why I believe in free will and soft determinism. The word “free” is defined as not being under the control
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McCoy Philosophy 190 T/TH 12-1:50 June 6‚ 2013 3. Plato’s Symposium contains several intriguing accounts of the nature of love. Describe in detail either the account of love offered by Aristophanes or Socrates/Diotima. What arguments could be given for thinking that this is the correct conception of love? DO you find this account compelling? Be sure to explain you reasons for taking the position that you do. The Symposium‚ written by Plato‚ is an account of the different speeches given during a
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talking about how he teaches his class‚ by naming the different types of literature they read throughout the school year. Then he says “I always have the option and the pleasure of asking a very smart group of students a revealing question: “What would Plato say?’” The author then starts talking about how ungrateful people are during his time. People are able to communicate with people all over the word and people can fly to places saving so much time just to get to their destination. Yet‚ people are unhappy
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Many Philosophers made a difference in society but Plato is perhaps recognized as the most famous. His writings have had a profound effect on people‚ politics‚ and the philosophy throughout the centuries. He was a public figure and he made major contributions to society. Plato helped to lay the philosophical foundations of modern culture through his ideas and writings. One of the most philosophical thinkers of Western civilization‚ Plato is the only author from ancient Greek times whose writings
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goodness in love‚ yet surrendering to love and desire (eros) is what brings out our goodness. The happiness that love provides encourages the individual to be his or her best self‚ which is how we ultimately live our lives around goodness. Plato’s Symposium teaches this catch-22: in searching for goodness in love‚ we discover the goodness within our own souls. A person faces choices every day; with every decision there is the option of acting morally or shamefully. Most people aim to make moral choices
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THE CONCEPT OF IMITATION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Abstract Plato and Aristotle argue that artist (Demiurge) and poet imitate nature‚ thus‚ a work of art is a reflection of nature. However‚ they have different views on the functions of imitation in art and literature. Plato believes in the existence of the ideal world‚ where exists a real form of every object found in nature. A work of art –which reflects nature is twice far from the reality it represents. Aristotle‚ on the other hand‚ does not
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