Maria M. Lopez Oct. 6‚ 2012 Philosophy 1 Mr. Senestraro Homework # 10 Explain one point Glaucon is making about human nature and why we act justly with the Shepard and ring story. Glaucon argues that all persons are egoistic and selfish. He states that the only reason people do not always do the unjust thing is because of the fear of being caught and harmed. If we look at what people really are‚ then we will see that they believe to do wrong is desirable and to suffer wrong is undesirable
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1. If some parties lead to trouble and trouble should be avoided‚ then some parties should be avoided. (m) Trouble (p) should be avoided (s) Some parties (m) lead to trouble (s) Some parties (p) should be avoided 2. Physicists are the only scientists who theorize about the nature of time and Stephen Hawking certainly does that. Therefore‚ Stephen Hawking must be a physicist. (p) Physicists are the only scientists who (m) theorize about the nature of time (s) Stephen Hawking (m) theorizes
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"I’ll love you forever‚" he smiled‚ laughing along with his brother as he pressed down on the hole in his stomach. It was so easy to just be swept up in this‚ to think of Amaimon‚ let his love get him through the pain. The hurt would fade‚ his love would not‚ so he clung tightly to it. Amaimon seemed to inspect his injury as he spoke lowly‚ checking it over. Mephisto followed his gaze and was more than happy to see that his injury was already beginning to heal up nicely. Yes‚ with the earth king’s
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Essay I: Lucretius and Plato on the Mortality of the Soul In this essay it will be argued that the soul is mortal and does not survive the death of the body. As support‚ the following arguments from Lucretius will be examined: the “proof from the atomic structure of the soul‚” the “proof from parallelism of mind and body‚” the “proof from the sympatheia of mind and body‚” and the “proof from the structural connection between mind and body.” The following arguments from Plato will be used as counterarguments
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Kathryn Kelsven Dr. David Sgarlatta Humanities 253 December 21‚ 2012 Comparing Two Readings After reading Plato’s Apology and Leviticus 17-27‚ I found several differences in the way people are judged for the crimes they have committed as well as‚ by what are actually considered crimes or sins. I want to explore these differences by asking two questions to each reading: What kind of behavior constitutes as a sin or a crime? What is the source of moral authority behind laws and legal judgments
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Describe Plato allegory of the cave (25 marks) Plato is one of the most important Greek philosophers and a pupil of Socrates. He founded the Academy in Athens‚ an institution devoted to research and instruction in philosophy and the sciences. His works on philosophy‚ politics and mathematics which were very influential.The complex meanings that can be perceived from the "Cave" can be seen in the beginning with the presence of the prisoners who are chained in the darkness of the cave. The prisoners
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Plato & Socrates: Excellence in Virtue introduction “Socrates’ positive influence touches us even today” (May 6) and we can learn a great deal about him from one of his students‚ Plato. It is in Plato’s report of Socrates’ trial a work entitled‚ Apology‚ and a friend’s visit to his jail cell while he is awaiting his death in Crito‚ that we discover a man like no other. Socrates was a man following a path he felt that the gods had wanted him to follow and made no excuses for his life
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References: The Apology by Plato
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Ryan Anderson Phil 110 5/12/17 Question 1 In the Republic‚ Plato and Glaucon have a difference of opinion when it comes to the idea of justice. Glaucon believes that justice is something we keep up for the sake of others‚ unlike Plato who believes that justice is a benefit that improves one’s own life as well as everyone around them. Justice is simply a social contract theory that would have no basis if not for the existence of rules or the moral conscience of humans. If the concept of justice didn’t
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Aristotle’s 4 causes shows that there are strengths and weaknesses of this theory from Plato and Aristotle. Both views include strengths and weaknesses‚ with Aristotle’s theory. Plato’s cave analogy makes sense as it bears with reality to a certain extent but although this is true the cave allegory is just to simplistic for the four causes to be justified therefore contradicts the argument for the four causes. Plato also argues that pure reason does not exist. Teleology is the study of the ends or
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