But which of our present governments do you think is suitable for philosophy? None whatever‚ I said‚ but the very ground of my complaint is that no polity of today is worthy of the philosophical nature. This is just the cause of its perversion and alteration; as a foreign seed sown in an alien soil is wont to be overcome and die out into the native growth‚ so this kind does not preserve its own quality but falls away and degenerates into the alien type. - Plato‚ Republic 497 c I. Introduction
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Love’s ladder’s God It was their final conversation. She would soon die‚ although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine and his mother waited for a ship that would take her across the sea‚ to Africa‚ where she had raised him. She had always prayed he would become a Catholic; now‚ after many years‚ he was one. “There we talked together‚” he writes in his Confessions‚ “she and I alone in deep joy.” This common joy stemmed from their shared company‚ but also their shared belief in God:
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The Life of Plato Co-authored with Christopher Planeaux Plato was born around the year 428 BCE into an established Athenian household with a rich history of political connections -- including distant relations to both Solon and Pisistratus. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. In keeping with his family heritage‚ Plato was destined for the political life. But the Peloponnesian War‚ which began a couple
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that has made him the philosopher he is today. As Plato was Socrates’ student‚ Aristotle was Plato’s student‚ so they have a lot in common‚ and a lot of differences. Plato is known for his Theories of Forms‚ which lead to the thought called Platonism. Theories of Forms refer to the belief that the material world around us is only an image of the real world. Plato believes that forms are eternal and changeless. Plato trusts that the abstract objects should be called goodness‚ beauty‚ difference
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Write a close reading of John Donne’s “The Relic”. Think about what the poem is about (content)‚ how it is written (form and structure)‚ and why‚ to what effect (the relation between form and content). You may like to refer to Cleanth Brooks’ essay‚ “The Formalists‚” for inspiration. This essay will look at the form‚ structure and content of “The Relic” in an attempt to offer an explanation as to what the poem is about. It will examine the metaphysical poets‚ and discuss the techniques
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist‚ lecturer‚ poet‚ and philosopher born on May 25‚ 1803 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He was a thinker of bold originality that moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries. In doing so he lead the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. Ralph Waldo Emerson was influenced by his upbringing‚ experiences‚ philosophers‚ members of the Transcendentalist group‚ and the world around him. During Ralph
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Descartes and Augustine‚ in their respective examinations of the mind and God‚ come to the conclusion that the true understanding of all things derives from the withdrawal of the self from foreign influence and the necessity to look inward. Although each thinker’s journey or course of understanding was different‚ and at times rather contrasting‚ their ultimate realizations about knowledge are very coherent. Doubt is one of the primary focuses and a central aspect in examining the self for both Descartes
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Art History and Appreciation Project Name Joshua MacAnespie Date 4-17-2015 Objective In this project‚ you will create and deliver a presentation to demonstrate an understanding of how works of art reflect the culture‚ politics‚ religion‚ and artistic movements of the times in which the artists created them. Links Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum http://redirect.platoweb.com/337736 Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo http://redirect.platoweb.com/337737 creating and delivering
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Five Musicological Fields: The study of music also known as musicology encompasses five distinct fields. These include the study of historical musicology‚ ethnomusicology‚ philosophy of music‚ psychology of music and acoustics (Nation-master‚ 2013). The first major field‚ historical musicology‚ is the study of musical origins including subjects such as composers‚ genres and musical notation. Ethnomusicology is the second major field of musicology and is based around the field studies on music in
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Mr. Dunbar AP European History Chapter 10 Outline: Renaissance and Discovery Section One: The Renaissance in Italy * Section Overview * Jacob Burckhardt‚ a Swiss historian‚ described the Renaissance as the “prototype of the modern world” in his book Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) * In Italy blossomed new secular and scientific views * People became to approach the world empirically and draw rational conclusions based on observation
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