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    University of Phoenix Material Historic Foundations of Economic Thought Matrix Foundations of Psychology Paper Individual | Time Period | Influences | Works/Contribution | Impact | Plato | | | | | Adam Smith | | | | | J.S. Mill | (1806 – 1873) | | | | Karl Marx | (1818–1883) | | | | Thomas Malthus | ( 1766 –1834) | | | | David Ricardo | (1772 – 1823) | | | | John Maynard Keynes | (1883 – 1946) | | | | Milton Friedman | (1912 – 2006) | |

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    During the Greek Golden Age‚ art and philosophy expressed hellenic "weltanschauung"‚ their unique outlook on the world and way of life. Through the works of artists‚ playwrights‚ and philosophers‚ one can see both sides of the conflicted systems of the world‚ such as; good vs. evil‚ order vs. chaos‚ stability vs. flux‚ relativism vs. absolutism and balance and harmony. The Greeks were materialists. They adopted the philosophical doctrine which says that physical matter is the only reality in the

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    Cited: “Adam Smith 1723-1790 An Outline Biography” Heilbroner R.‚ The Worldly Philosopher: The Lives Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers‚ 7th Edition‚ (1999) Touchstone. “Adam Smith Life Who Is Adam Smith” “Adam Smith The Wealth Of Nations Summary” “Adam Smith Laissez Faire - Invisible Hand” “Adam Smith Contributions

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    religious country bumpkin 3. Hulga turns out to be not so wise or worldly II. Mrs. Hopewell A. Less apparent sinner 1. Simplistic‚ content to make judgments solely on superficial qualities B. Mrs. Hopewell mindlessly conforms to society’s standards 1. Judges her daughter constantly 2. Places people in to categories based on “class and kind” C. Has one-dimension approach to life 1. Does not approve of her daughter becoming a philosopher‚ an intellectual profession she has trouble understanding.

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    Plato studied art and music‚ and had planned to compete in the Olympic games. Because of his large frame‚ Aristocles had dubbed himself “Platon”‚ which is Greek for “broad or flat.” (Dictionary.com) Plato later became acquainted with a wandering philosopher by the name of Socrates‚ who taught Plato to challenge conventional teachings‚ and to think differently. Socrates also challenged the youth to think the same way and to question authority’s teachings. Socrates’ belief in his unique philosophy led

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    lot. He was sent to the Vatican by Pope Julius II and given the most important commission of his life- decorating the Papal Apartments which included the Stanza della Segnatura. This was one of the greatest renaissance paintings‚ representing the worldly and spiritual thinking and also ranking alongside the finest examples of classically inspired renaissance art. This painting represents

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    The Charvaka philosophers were also known as “Lokyata‚” which means “those who go the worldly way” because of their view that we should seek our happiness in this material world and its physical pleasures‚ and turn away from religion and its delusions. The views of the Charvaka philosophers were based on the idea that there is only one valid source of knowledge about the world around us: sense perception

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    controversial figures in ancient Athenian society: the philosopher Socrates. The man’s entire life was devoted to proving the fact that no one actually knew what they thought they did; that everyone lived in ignorance. This viewpoint earned Socrates many enemies‚ so many that even a renowned playwright‚ Aristophanes‚ decided to exploit the situation. He wrote his critiquing play of Socrates called The Clouds; a scathing criticism that the philosopher would partially attribute to his future indictment

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    touched during the Renaissance the jump from the God questions and focus on a more humane one‚ the man questions.The likes of Descartes who comprises the bulk of the rationalist started the period but as their ideas were articulated and read by other philosophers either people agree to them and improve. their thoughts or disagree to their claims and trying to debunk their claims. One of the extreme debunker of rationalism are the empiricists upholding that the medium of knowing is the use

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    critically evaluate platos justification of rule by philosopher kings. First the essay will try and stress how plato understood the way the state has to be governed in conjunction with philosophy. In Platos most famous work Republic he puts forward the view that only the study of philosophy would allow man to see what was good and just. Therefore to cure the ills of society it would be necessary to either make kings philosophers or make philosophers kings. I intend to show how Plato justifies this

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