actually unaware of how much they do to influence us. Specifically‚ both Aristophanes and Sappho were philosophers born in Greece and spent time discussing matters of love. Although both theorists comprehend love differently‚ they both relate sincerely. By means of their views of love and intimacy we can relate our lives to their concepts to have a greater understanding of what true love may mean to us. In the speech of Aristophanes named Plato’s Symposium he speaks about the origin of love. Aristophanes
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Plato’s theory of forms “Everything which exist in this world and all things that we see around us are not as they appear to us” this is the core idea behind plato’s theory of forms.From this idea only he moves towards explaining his world of forms or ideas. In his book called THE REPUBLIC he tell us that the “Good”is the end of all endeavour‚it is the object on which every heart is set‚so this good according to him has a form‚infact all the abstract ideas like good‚ justice
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Shakespeare may have used elaborate poetic phrases to express his emotions‚ today we express our emotions with an emoji. Ladies and gentleman‚ today I’ll be discussing why Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic
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Apology Plato Excerpted‚ cir. 360 BCE In 399 BC‚ Socrates (an ancient Greek philosopher)‚ was put to trial by his fellow Athenian citizens. The Apology is Plato’s account of the speech that Socrates gave in defense of his actions at the trial. Audio: http://www.thoughtaudio.com/titlelist/TA0023-Apology/ I will begin at the beginning‚ and ask what is the accusation which has given rise to the P1 slander of me‚ and in fact has encouraged Meletus to proof this charge against me. Well‚ what do
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democracy‚ primarily the American judicial systems was formed on the belief of justice. What is justice? How does Aristotle’s ideas on justice relate to the American Judicial system? The approach taken in this paper will focus on the similarities and differences between the two. Using Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics to discuss the relationship‚ this paper with show the ideas and procedures used to this day in our American Judicial System. Justice is a hard word to define. Each person tends
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Drafty Plato was born in 427 BC in Athens‚ Greece. He was born into a wealthy and aristocratic family with a political background. Plato’s father claimed he was a descendent of Codrus‚ the last king of Athens; on his mother’s side he was related to a Greek lawmaker by the name of Solon. Plato’s father died when he was still young and the rest of his childhood was spent with his mother and her new husband Pyrilampes‚ an Athenian politician. Although Plato had many political influences in his
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empowered. First the lottery has a harmful effect on us all because people that play the lottery get attached and addicted to it and once they start they can’t stop. Others may argue that people only play the lottery to win money. Well think about it the average person that plays the lottery buys approximately thirty five to fifty lottery tickets a month and with the very slim odds of winning because six million play the lottery and people still aware of the small odds now that’s addictive. Many people
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Socrates’ exchange with Meno starts as Meno asks whether temperance can be taught. Meno proposes that it might be an aftereffect of practice or an innate characteristic. Socrates answers by reminding Meno that Meno’s own particular comrades‚ the Thessalians‚ have as of late picked up a notoriety for shrewdness‚ because of the rising acclaim of Gorgias (a Sophist educator). Gorgias‚ Socrates says‚ has taught individuals "to give an intense and terrific response to any inquiry you might be asked‚ as
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childhood upbringing‚ among other factors. One such factor is the idea of ownership. While some may argue on the behalf of ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s view of ownership‚ which explains that owning tangible objects is detrimental to character‚ others may refute that view and instead argue from another ancient Greek philosopher‚ Aristotle’s point of view‚ which states the exact opposite. Still‚ others debate on whether the idea of ownership applies to only tangible objects‚ or‚ as proposed by
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students. Poes workings inspire so many authors to write. Poe used so many techniques to create the writings‚ which some are thought to be based on his insane life. Those may just be some of the many reasons he is still famous today. One of the biggest reason Poe is still famous today is because of his short stories and poems. Some of his famous works are‚ “The Raven‚” “Annabel Lee‚” and his short story‚ “The Tell Tale Heart.” Poe used a various amount of methods to create a very strong mood in
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