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    Plato

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    PLATO ON TRADITION AND BELIEF. 1.Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage by arguing that not all cases of courage are a sort of endurance.He asks Laches if he would consider courage to be noble to which Laches replies he would.Socrates then asks him would he consider foolish endurance to be seen as hurtful‚to which Laches also agrees.With this in mind Laches agrees to a new definition of courage to include only wise endurance. 2/5 2.They conclude that knowledge

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    The Life according to Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa BSOP326 Lee Thompson November 13‚ 2011 The Life according to Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa Dr. Ishikawa`s life goes down in history as a creator‚ author‚ teacher‚ mentor‚ and brother. His definition of quality control was "To practice quality control is to develop‚ design‚ produce and service a quality product which is most economical‚ most useful and always satisfactory to the consumer. To meet this goal‚ everyone in the company must participate

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    English 104 10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific

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    1. What makes a good parent according to Dr. Tanya Byron? According to Dr. Tanya Byron‚ a good parent is a person that doesn’t worry too much about being the perfect parent. The best kind of parenting comes from the heart according to Dr. Byron. It shouldn’t be done mechanically because that’s when the problems start. 2. What are some of the common problems that children might have? Some of the common problems that children might have varies among age group. For example younger children‚ some common

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    Towards the beginning of this passage‚ Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage. What is it? (5 marks) In the beginning of the passage Socrates gets Laches to agree that wise endurance is the definition of courage “Socrates: so according to your account‚ wise endurance will be courage. Laches: so it seems”. 2 What conclusion do Socrates and Laches reach at the end of the passage? Why might Laches be surprised by this conclusion? (5 marks) By the end of the passage Socrates

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    Aristotle the Good Life

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    teaching of ethics primarily focuses on the good life‚ or more precisely‚ how one must go about to achieve the good life. In order to understand what the good life is‚ an examination of what is meant by ’the good’ is necessary. We often say things such as "that is a good car‚ that is a good computer‚ that is a good phone‚ etc." But what is it that allows us to make the judgement whether something is good or bad? If we take a closer look‚ something is either good or bad based on its operation. When a thing

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    Apology‚ in greek‚ means ‘to give defense’ (###). In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates is blamed for numerous acts and elegantly defends himself in front of the court. To start off‚ he was first accused of studying astrology and demonology and passing his knowledge and beliefs to other people. His first response to this was blatantly asking who has heard him speaking of such acts: “…should tell each other if anyone of you has ever heard me discussing such subjects to any extent at all” (19d). He also claims

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    hat is considered a good life? Herodotus and Epicurus presents readers there depiction of a good life in their works‚ Persian Wars and “Letter to a Friend‚” respectively. The ideas of a good life presented by Herodotus in Persian Wars and by Epicurus in “Letter to a Friend” both share identical aspects of a good life‚ but at the same time both works are distinct from one another. One similarity between the two writers’ idea of a good life is that one must have respect for the divine whether it be

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    Plato the Republic

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    themselves. Plato‚ who helped lay the foundation for western culture‚ saw the problems in art over 2‚000 years ago. Plato’s The Republic is a series of books that discusses the republic that Plato is trying to create. In each book Plato touches on different topics dealing with the art‚ that he feels effect society then. Today‚ some of the points that Plato argue can still be argued. Plato looks only at the negative effects that art can have‚ rather than the positive effects. In Book II‚ Plato focuses

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    THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES

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