Marie Adjei English 240 September 5th‚ 2013 Response to #1‚ Plato and the Republic According to Plato‚ “Using the written word to give a distorted image of the nature of the gods and heroes‚ completely fails to capture the likeness of the original‚” (Book II‚ p46). An author or poet cannot simply say whatever he or she likes‚ rather there needs to be truth in what they are writing. In order to understand why Plato takes this stand‚ it’s important to have an idea of the time in history he
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GOVT-105-001 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE FOR PLATO’S REPUBLIC Book I: Refutation of definitions of justice. 1. Who are Cephalus‚ Polemarchus‚ and Thrasymachus? Cephalus: Older man‚ father of Polemarchus 2. How does Cephalus define justice? How does Polemarchus? Thrasymachus? Cephalus: Justice is telling the truth and paying your debts. If a person follows this‚ they will be fine‚ and will be okay in the afterlife. Polemarchus: Justice is being good to your friends and doing harm to your
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Socrates begins this dialogue by hesitating to explain his thoughts about what the good is considered to be. After much persistent pleading by Glaucon‚ Socrates agrees to discuss the topic‚ however on a smaller level. He promises to discuss the offspring of the good as he calls it and save the father of the good for another time. Glaucon accepts this proposal and anxiously waits for Socrates to begin. Socrates begins his dialogue with a statement which he has spoken about before‚ “that many beautiful
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PLAOT ON CENSORING ARTISTS – A SUMMARY In The Republic‚ Plato makes a systematic case for censoring all arts. The task of the Platonic philosopher is to take up the “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” [607b] and to assert the State-enforced dominance of philosophy. To that end‚ The Republic as a whole is a powerful integration of philosophy‚ religion‚ education‚ and politics‚ and its argument for the political suppression of most art follows from that integrated system.
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ARGUMENT ON THE BOOK OF PHILIPPPIANSThe book of Philippians has long been considered simply a letter of thanks for the financial gift of Philippian believers to the apostle Paul. Such a limited assumption hinders one when approaching God ’s Word for insight. The letter was written not merely with the intent of thanks‚ though Paul ’s gratitude is evident; it contains much spiritual exhortation and doctrine. Philippians also contains in it perhaps the most touching testimonies of life lived in Christ
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What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic? Almost ALL of the social problems in this country are derived from the fact that Americans don’t even know what kind of government they have! If you are like most people‚ you think that the United States is a democracy. If you do‚ then you are wrong! Recite the pledge of allegiance. Notice that it says "...and to the republic for which it stands." Now open your copy of the constitution to Article IV‚ Section 4. (You do have a copy
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identification of The Dominican Republic and Haiti. Instead of focusing on 20th century history‚ such as the rule of the brutal Dominican dictator Rafael Truijo‚ European imperialism established the foundation for European affluence in Hispaniola‚ shaping the 20th and 21st century society. The mulatto population‚ mix race‚ was a result of Spanish and African interactions‚ creating a pigmentocracy in Hispaniola. After the Haitian slave revolt in 1804‚ social barriers between Europeans and Africans began
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Ethics‚ simply put is one’s belief about what is good or bad. It is also refer to as moral philosophy. There are two perspectives that help define our knowledge or awareness of moral values or moral reason: ethical subjectivism and ethical egoism. Ethical subjectivism states that morality is merely about feelings‚ attitudes and beliefs‚ none of which are objectively justified or any better than others. For example‚ in the forefront in American politics today some feel that women have the right to
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JEFFERSON PRESIDENCY 1801-1809 Democratic-Republic Principles of democratic capitalism and promise of equal opportunity for al “all men are created equal‚" His election ‘the revolution of 1800’ The two major achievements of Jefferson’s presidency were the Louisiana Purchase and the abolition of the slave trade‚" according to historian John Chester Miller. For now Jefferson had to go beyond rhetoric; he had to transfer ideals into action by turning his social and political philosophy
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The Republic of Plato explores the meaning of Justice from both an individual and societal point of view. It also looks into the incorporation of Justice into human society‚ in other words‚ how to create an ideal state of social order in a society. This is carried out through the various dialogues and arguments between Socrates and other individuals. During this process‚ Socrates gave a detailed analysis of the formation‚ structure and the organization of an ideal State‚ and through this‚ vindicate
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