According to Plato’s Socrates in the Republic‚ justice in the ideal city consists in the fact that each ‘individual of the city should practice a single role to which their nature is most suited‚ among those relative to the city’(433a). For brevity‚ let us refer to this definition of justice as the principle of specialization. Socrates motivates this theory of justice with four clear arguments: (1) The theory fits with their society’s typical ways of thinking about justice: ‘minding one’s own business’(433ab);
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Antonio Burkes Philosophy 1 June 4‚ 2001 Comparison of Plato and Aristotle’s Philosophies Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in their own regard. Both agree that the world has a purpose‚ and that it’s not just an accident. Both also hate materialists since in their (materialists’) interpretation of the world‚ value‚ choice‚ and freedom are not plausible outcomes‚ and so morality and rationality do not make sense. And both ask the same question‚ what does it take to be a good
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he no longer has the function and capacity which defined him before. He reasons that the individual would not be self-sufficient away from the state. Aristotle gives the analogy of a hand being severed from a man’s body. The unattached hand would still be referred to as a hand by name‚ but it would not serve the same function as a hand attached to a body does. It is in order of metaphysical analysis that makes political communities prior to individuals. Certain things are not part of the state
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Gentlemen‚ today I am here to talk to you about how Romeo and Juliet is relevant today. More specifically how the theme of love displayed is relevant in modern society. Love‚ its everywhere. Its human nature to love and be loved. Whether its the 1800s or the year 3013 love will never go out of fashion. The first notion of love in the play is when Romeo is infatuated with Rosaline. His love for her is quick‚ childish and unrequited. Shakespeare presents Romeo as merely being in love with the idea of being
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Plato’s Objection to Poetry by dilipbarad ‚ 08-24-2008 at 08:34 AM (8266 Views) He was the first systemic critic who inquired into the nature of imaginative literature and put forward theories which are both illuminating and provocative. He was himself a great poet and his dialogues are full of his gifted dramatic quality. His Dialogues are the classic works of the world literature having dramatic‚ lyrical and fictional elements. According to him all arts are imitative or mimetic in nature
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"I trust what I say is right‚" is only one of the wise remarks that Socrates makes. He is a very confident man‚ but he expresses his confidence in an ironic way by his intricate sentences and clever remarks. His trial is interesting because he hits key points: why he is being accused‚ why he should be acquitted and finally why he feels it is acceptable that he is convicted. He contradicts himself frequently because at one point he flaunts his wisdom and great intellectual qualities and then he changes
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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Aristotle’s morals are once in a while alluded to as "righteousness morals" since its concentration is not on the ethical weight of obligations or commitments‚ yet on the improvement of character and the procuring of ideals‚ for example‚ mettle‚ equity‚ moderation‚ altruism‚ and judiciousness. What’s more‚ any individual who knows anything about Aristotle has heard his regulation of ideals similar to a "brilliant signify" between the extremes of abundance and insufficiency. Aristotle is not suggesting
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disagree with your claim that the playing field is level and if people don’t succeed‚ it is their own fault. Through this letter‚ I wish to prove to you that racial oppression still persists today through examples of “Laissez Faire” racism and how you can make a difference regarding this issue. Racial oppression persists today through the legacy of our history. First‚ individual beliefs on white superiority from the past have passed down through generations‚ manifesting in the form as white privilege
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living but when you have hundreds or thousands of people still talking about you after your death there is something very special to say about that. Socrates and Rene Descartes spent their life looking for the truth. They looked for the perfect answer to every question because both of them wanted the answers no one could have an answer too. Although these men were alive at very different times‚ they had the same ideas about life. Socrates spent his life looking for the truth. He was looked at
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