Justice‚ according to Thrasymachus‚ "is nothing but the interest of the stronger" (in other words‚ "Might is right!"). (a) Why does Plato reject this? (b) What is Plato’s alternative definition of justice for the state (in other words‚ what is his explanation of political justice)? (c) Give two reasons why you agree or disagree with his definition. “Might is Right” by Thrasymachus Thrasymachus recommends that we regard justice as the advantage of the stronger; those in positions of power simply
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As it is known for being the core influence of Western Civilization‚ I firmly have adhered myself to the fact that ancient Greece has indeed a lot of say in the development and enrichment of today’s cosmos. It made such a grave mark on history; infusing the modern world with its own classical elements‚ from literature to the arts up to such political system. Even our various beliefs and ideas are possibly brought by the influence of great philosophers such as Plato‚ Socrates and Aristotle. Formulating
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Investigating Earthquakes – Japan Gurjit & Ashwin Preliminary questions: a. Why do earthquakes happen in this location? b. Does this location fall on any fault lines? c. What are they doing to prepare themselves? d. How often earthquakes happen in this location? e. The last earthquake? f. The strongest earthquake? g. What are the hazards of earthquakes in this area? h. How are the structures built in this area Investigation: i. Japan is located in an area where several continental
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In 1853‚ Western imperialism was at its height. It was spreading to several countries. British colonized India‚ the dutch colonized Indonesia‚ the United States colonized the philippines‚ and the french colonized vietnam. In 1929‚ the crash of the stock market brought a worldwide depression‚ known as the Great Depression. The depression caused instability in many countries. International commerce declined and tax revenues‚ profits‚ and personal income decreased. The great depression especially impacted
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Japan Essay-Ishan Mann 8.1 The Land of The Rising Sun a.k.a Japan. Japan had a past of isolation and Japan was isolated in geography because they were an island. You might ask how did Japan move through isolation economically‚ socially‚ and Politically ? Why did no one question the Emperor on the choices he made politically ? How did Japan use a currency to trade and keep things organized in their economy? How did they keep everyone social in Japan while being isolated? This essay is about then
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Project – Why isn’t China a fascinating country? In this paper‚ we shall look at China from different aspects – Economic Growth‚ the One Child Policy‚ Culture‚ Food‚ and Political System. From all these aspects‚ we can understand China’s structure thoroughly and distinguish why China isn’t a fascinating country even though it is one of the leading countries in the world. (1) Economic Growth Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 until late 1970s‚ China had lived in a Soviet-style
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How significant was western thought to the development of the Taiping in china 1851- 1864 The development of the taiping movement was influenced by western thought originally. The taiping movement based its ideology on western Christian values‚ such as the creation of heavenly kingdom and the characteristics of its revolution were evidently influenced by Christianity. However the taiping movement had to adapt to its atmosphere thereby adopting some Chinese values and thought into his revolutionary
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Definition of western culture The term "Western culture" is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ religious beliefs‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts and technologies. The concept of western culture is generally linked to the classical definition of the Western world. In this definition‚ Western culture is the set of literary‚ scientific‚ political‚ artistic and philosophical principles which set it apart from other cultural spheres
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China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is the largest country in East Asia. It is located in Asia-Europe mainland east‚ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the fastest economic growths‚ but Chinese productivity overall level is relatively low‚ area develops lopsided; level of science and technology and cultural quality is not high enough. “China is the world’s …over 1.3 billion…” [1] It shows how many people China has now. And the most intensive urban are Shanghai‚ Beijing
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10/16/2012 | | | | TSUNAMI HITS JAPAN NATURAL DISASTER KILLS THOUSANDS Japan suffered a devastating earthquake 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on March 11‚ 2011 which caused a seven meter tsunami that surged through cities and villages in the countries north destroying everything in its path. According to the United States Geological Survey the Earthquake hit with a magnitude of 8.9 to 9.0‚ this is the largest recorded earthquake in Japans History and it moved the island by up to eight
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