Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/;[1] Greek: Πλάτων‚ Plátōn‚ "broad";[2] 428/427 or 424/423 BCE[a] – 348/347 BCE) was a philosopher‚ as well as mathematician‚ in Classical Greece‚ and an influential figure in philosophy‚ central in Western philosophy. He was Socrates’ student‚ and founded the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with Socrates and his most famous student‚ Aristotle‚ Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.[3] Alfred
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Plato’s allegory of the cave is a symbol/metaphor for the contrasts between ideas and what we perceive as reality. The ideas that we think and are set on‚ becomes our reality even if it may not be the truth. Plato’s allegory of the cave is an extended metaphor about prisoners who mistake sensory knowledge for the truth. Plato claimed that knowledge gained through the senses is no more than opinion and that it cannot be the ‘truth’. He says that most humans live in world of shadows‚ where we don’t
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Many people today still believe that Christianity and Judaism are both the same religion. This is not so‚ despite the fact that they both share certain similarities; Christianity and Judaism are both different religions. It is my pleasure to shed some light on the differences and similarities of both religions’ views on salvation. In this research I will first define salvation in its literal form. Secondly‚ I will take a closer look into the history and development of both religions and shed further
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Essay 3: Descartes on the Method of Doubt In the Meditations on First Philosophy‚ we find Descartes at a point trying to suspend all beliefs that he held from his youth by destroying his unstable house of knowledge to build a more concrete foundation of certainty. In an attempt to rid himself of skepticism of his own beliefs‚ Descartes devises the method of doubt to eliminate all his current beliefs that could not possibly be true‚ leaving him only with the things in which he could be certain
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Through Descartes first three meditations he arrives at a conclusion that the only things we know with absolute certainty are‚ that my own thoughts and god exist. He solidifies this stance by two foundational arguments laid out in the first meditation to build off of. I find that these arguments to reach these beliefs to be flawed by Descartes own reasoning and by scientific advancements made since his time. Before I can debate these arguments I need to outline Descartes purpose and reasoning for
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Iroquois and Blackfoot Similarities and Differences This is amazing on how these different kinds of tribes have so much in common‚ but have a lot of differences too. These are some of my differences and similarities on the Inuits and Iroquois people. There will be a lot of information on in here about the Inuits and the Iroquois people like their clothes‚ food‚ and housing. The Inuits and Iroquois houses are very different from each other. In the Inuits tribe they have Igloo’s made out
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4/5 September 8‚ 2014 Prompt: Analyze the differences and similarities in classical China and India. Classical India and China were among one of the oldest and most fascinating civilizations that have existed during the Classical period in 1000 B.C.E-600 B.C.E. As both civilizations developed‚ they both showed significant uniqueness. In fact‚ India and China shared many political‚ cultural‚ and economical similarities. But despite their similarities‚ they too acquired distinctive qualities throughout
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Ancient civilizations have a lot of similarities and differences. The two civilizations are the Aryans and the Shang. The Aryans ruled over India from 1500 B.C. to 1000B.C. The Shang ruled over china from 1750 B.C. to 1122 B.C. The Aryans and Shang had similarities and differences in writing‚ religion‚ and Technology. There are many similarities and differences in writing in the Aryans and Shang dynasties. The Aryans used Sanskrit as their method of writing. The Shang used a method of making symbols
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students daily reading habits center around tweets‚ Facebook updates‚ or the directions of instant oatmeal packet. They always thinks that reading is wasting of time. Reading can keep your brain mentally stimulated and keeping it active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Second‚ during reading a story‚it can transport you to other realms‚ while an engaging article will distract you and keep you in the present moment‚ letting tensions drain away and allowing you to relax. There are some people
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DESCARTES’ COGITO ARGUMENT Discourse‚ Part Four‚ pg. 19 – 20 1. Anything that is the slightest bit open to doubt‚ I reject as completely false. 2. My senses sometimes deceive me therefore they are open to doubt. 3. Everything that comes to me through the senses should be rejected as completely false. (1‚ 2) 4. My reasoning‚ like that of any other human being‚ is fallible and therefore open to doubt. 5. All conclusions that I arrive at by using my reasoning should be
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