After reading about Socrates ideal republic‚ I no longer wonder why Socrates was executed. The way he thinks and the ideas he expresses can be somewhat outlandish. Socrates way of thinking is original and helped shape the intellectual traditions in the west. Unfortunately‚ I disagree with some of the logic he uses and the ideas he suggests. Overall‚ The way Plato writes this piece is very smart for two reasons. The first reason is that it is written as a conversation. At this time‚ verbal communication
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In the start principalities and republics have been discussed as two types of states. Principalities can be further classified as one which is coming through generations i.e. inherited and the other one is newly acquired. The new principalities can be‚ either acquired through strength or luck‚ added to the old ones or can be set up as a new one. Theses principalities can be under the rule of prince or can be as a free land. The principalities running down in heritage are comparatively easier to maintain
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Discussion Question 5 In platos republic‚ book VI‚ platos tells the story of Allegory of the cave. This story tells of what plato believes true education is. First plato tells what education is not. “Education isn’t what some people declare it to be‚ namly‚ putting knowledge into souls that lack it‚ like putting sight into blind eyes”(518b) then plato describes what he thinks education is. “Then education is the craft concerned with doing this very thing‚ this turning around‚ and with how the soul
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Prince is the Philosopher King outside Kallipolis Most people believe Niccolò Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Plato’s “The Republic” are completely different and share opposite ideas. However‚ if carefully examined‚ one can find some similarities between Machiavelli’s Prince and Plato’s Philosopher king. To understand this‚ first we should find out who are The Prince of Machiavelli and The Philosopher King of Plato. 1) Who is the Philosopher king Philosopher kings are the rulers of Plato’s ideal
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Because of its status as one of the most famous and influential works in philosophy‚ Plato’s The Republic has had an astounding impact upon modern philosophy and thought. In The Republic‚ Plato presents the Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave poses “the degrees in which our nature may be enlightened or unenlightened” (227). The allegory also serves as an insight into the life of a philosopher‚ and it proposes the place of philosophy in the world. The allegory illustrates the conflicts
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I will begin by describing the “noble lie” written in Book 3 of Plato’s Republic‚ not specifically the myth of the metals‚ but a more general idea. I will argue this lie is justifiable‚ even in modern‚ more liberal contexts than Ancient Greece. Once the noble lie is correctly defined‚ it is clear how one could use it in building the “Just City.” In establishing the lie it is important to differentiate the terms “myth” and “falsehood” with fiction. We must look at the noble lie as a lie not intended
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The Dominican Republic is a Caribbean nation that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. It’s kenned for its beaches‚ resorts and golfing. Its terrain comprises rainforest‚ savannah and highlands‚ and the Caribbean’s tallest mountain. Capital city Santo Domingo has Spanish landmarks like the Gothic Catedral Primada de America dating back 5 centuries in its Zona Colonial district. The regime of the Dominican Republic is a representative democracy governed by a President and Congress composed
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responsible for proper disposal 11)PLEASE DO NOT LITTER‚ PLEASE ITS OUR INDIA Let us protect her!!!12)In India we use less baby disposable diapers!!Lets continue to do so 13)We see more buildings grow in India but not trees. Happy Republic day! India is a country with great potential. The country is in development stages with great interest from foreign investors. They stand in a great position to learn from the development of other counties. The push for smart growth
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The case for Australia not to become a republic. Australia has deep-rooted ties to its founding nation; the UK. To sever the few remaining links to our ally and historical parent under peaceful conditions (unlike the American war of independence) would be a crying shame. The first thing that we would notice would be the astronomical cost of setting up a republic‚ this would be a cost that we as tax-payers would have to reach into our pockets for and give money for something that doesn’t change
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“From Republic to Empire” Anthony Kalandjian History I‚ Traviolia Mon-Wed 8:00-9:25 October 29‚ 2012 The corruption of Rome became the start of a new Empire that conquered most of the known world at the time of its existence. In 5th century B.C.E.‚ Rome was a new nation with a set of morals unlike any other culture. Their morals defined their Republic but as time passed these set of morals was lost and so was their form of government. Through corruption and power hungry rulers began the transformation
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