Reflection Paper on Plato’s Republic According to Plato‚ a perfect society is a society that is organized in a superlatively efficient way‚ a society‚ which some scholars consider as an aristocratic government (Phylosophypages‚ 2001). Plato had it that such a society is made up of the rulers‚ the soldiers‚ and the people. In this perfect society‚ Plato claimed that the guardians of the state are supposed to be people with skills to lead. He was however‚ incredulous by the fact that this may not
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I enjoyed reading the passages Meno and the Republic by Greek philosopher Plato. Plato emphasized the divided line between real knowledge and controlled opinion in the Republic. He believed that opinions manipulated mankind because individuals blindly gain opinions from others. I agree that opinion is not of much value and knowledge has great value. Plato theorized that opinions can only be determined by senses‚ such as‚ sight and hearing. However‚ knowledge cannot be limited to the senses‚ it is
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In Plato’s Republic‚ books 6 and 7‚ many forms are portrayed. The most important form was the form of good. Socrate’s describes this form of good in different ways while comparing it to education. He believes that there is an importance in turning the human soul towards “good” or right desires. Education plays a major role in turning the human soul towards these right desires. In continuity‚ the allegory of the cave is another example to depict educations effect on the human soul. This allegory is
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The Hunger Games & The Republic The Hunger Games is a book by Suzanne Collins‚ which is narrated by a sixteen year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in a dystopian post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol‚ a highly advanced metropolis‚ exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in
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considering the importance and extent to which the Great Depression was the main cause of the collapse and decline of the Weimar Republic‚ it is necessary to assess other factors which also added to its failure. The Great Depression was a prominent reason in the latter stages of the Weimar republics collapse‚ it accelerated its failure in 1929 and by 1932 arguably the Weimar Republic couldn’t go on. Despite this‚ the main cause of the collapse was the continuous poor economic state of Germany which hindered
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Nothing lasts forever. Not even the great Roman republic that lasted for hundreds of years before three people took complete control. As they died and new people came in it weakened the once great empire and caused it to eventually fall. It’s the year 509 B.C. and the Romans are finally no longer under the rule of the Etruscan king. They create a republic where they elect citizens to rule. The aristocrats or patricians dominated while the plebeians had almost no say in the government. Plebeian
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from the 1800s to the 1820s. The ideals were that of peace‚ an agrarian republic‚ a country in which local government was more prominent than federal government‚ and the basic ideals of the democratic republicans. After visiting Europe and witnessing the severe differences between the rich and the poor due to industrialization‚ Thomas Jefferson believed that the United States of America should grow as an agrarian republic. He viewed that the future of America lay in the hands of the common yeoman
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The Dominican Republic‚ known for its beautiful beaches and balmy weather‚ was the last place I ever imagined I would find myself in this past summer vacation. On this week long trip‚ it wasn’t for the warm ocean waves or the traditional Dominican cuisine I was called to‚ I was called to serve the beautiful Dominican people. On the third day of the trip‚ instead of heading out to the worksite where we had been pouring the concrete footers of a plastics and water filter factory‚ I opted to travel
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Plato’s utopia attending a central problem of politics by practising power over individuals to achieve wellbeing to the state. This essay explores how philosophers approach the concept of power through the virtues shown in their respective works The Republic and The Prince. Both philosophers‚ Plato in the polis and Machiavelli in the principality‚ argue that virtues are necessary and serve the ultimate purpose of guidance for the state to flourish. However‚ the consequences of both currents are entirely
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In Plato’s Republic‚ the concept of education is one of the most vital elements of this new city Plato is trying to create. So much of Plato’s Republic is geared towards education of its citizens because Plato firmly believes that education and wisdom is the key to and heart of the city‚ and without proper education of the citizens the city would not flourish. It’s with his strong views on the old traditions of Athens‚ and how one ought to be raised as a child to an adult‚ will give a clear indication
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