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- 111: The Media As An Institution
- ... words and not remember of themselves. They will appear to be omniscient, and will generally know nothing; they will be tiresome company, having the show of wisdom without the reality. Plato s Phaedrus The media has become the institution that it is today because of the associated commercial concerns. Mass media is financed due to the massive influence both the print and electronic media has on Australia s society. Whilst Socrates quote from Plato s Phaedrus, referred to the invention of writing, many hold the same opinion in relation to the mass media today. Major Changes Several major changes have occurred in the media ... the media evolve to accommodate for its needs. Bibliography Stafford, C, and Furze, B.(eds) 1997, Society and Change, 2nd edn, Macmillion, Melbourne. Giddens, A. 1989, Sociology, Polity Press, London. Plato, Phaedrus. Brown, J.A.C. Techniques of Persuasion, From Propaganda to Brainwashing, Penguin Books. Handy, C.B. 1976, Understanding Organisations, Pelican Books
- 112: Socrates
- ... so that they may guide themselves and be free of petty problems. This guidance and advice caused these young men to re-think their attitudes. Indeed Alexias, Xenophon, and especially Plato were all changed by Socrates. They loved Socrates like a mother or father: pp. 392, "In a word," said Xenophon, "We love him." This love for Socrates was often misinterpreted ... farewell with his students, and friends. According to The Encyclopedia, Socrates was born around 470 BC and died around 399 BC. He greatly impacted Western Philosophy through his influence on Plato. Socrates was born in Athens the son of a sculptor. He received an education in literature, music, and gymnastics. Later he familiarized himself with the ideas of the Sophists. However ... the Athenians to engage in self-examination and by doing so attend to their souls. Socrates wrote no books, he did however introduce understandings of love, justice, and virtue. Through Plato, and then Aristotle, Socrates set off a chain reaction of thinkers. This affected the entire subsequent course of Western speculative thought. In 399 BC Socrates was charged with the ...
- 113: Socrates
- ... philosophies to a group of students in a small classroom. These students were much like disciples. They respected and followed in the philosophies of their teacher. Socrates’ most famous pupil, Plato, went on to become a great philosopher like his mentor. Socrates lived through and fought in the Peloponnesian War. After Athens’ defeat, the democracy was replaced by a tyranny. This ... done; that they had killed one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Socrates’ life achievements were vast. He introduced new ideas and theories into the philosophical world. His pupil, Plato, went on to influence all of the western world’s philosophical development. Socrates began the evolution of philosophy throughout the world. He took the first step toward advancing modern philosophy ... to his extreme influence on the evolution of the world’s ideas of philosophy. Even though Socrates never made written records of his work, his finest and most successful pupil, Plato, recorded much of his teacher’s accomplishments and deeds. From these history has learned so much as to be able to advance and heighten its entire philosophical viewpoints; and ...
- 114: Influences Of Socratic Philoso
- ... punishment of death for the sake of his convictions. Since Socrates recorded none of his discussions or thoughts on philosophy, we know of his life mainly through the works of Plato, who was a pupil of Socrates. Plato used Socrates as his principal mouthpiece or character in a number of written dramatized discussions on philosophy, or Dialogues. However, this idea of who Socrates "really" was is relatively unimportant, because of the fact that the portrayal of Socrates which Plato portrays is one that has inspired and shaped the ways of thinkers in the western world for almost 2,500 years. The essence of Socrates' method of art, called ...
- 115: Greeks
- ... as Euthyphro says in Euthyphro: “…for when I speak in the assembly about divine things, and foretell the future to them, they laugh at me and think me a madman.” (Plato 2). The relative unimportance of divinity helped to characterize Greek views of law and justice. Although most Greeks liked to think that laws came from the gods, they realized that ... and Euthyphro who are going to court. Socrates is being faced with a charge brought against him by another Greek and Euthyphro is bringing a charge against his own father (Plato 1-18). The Greeks started out believing in the gods alone. They believed that everything that the gods said was good, and they should do whatever those gods told them ... Craig, Graham, et. al. The Heritage of World Civilizations. Vol. 1. 5th Ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. Hesiod. Theogony. Online. www.usd.edu/~dpryce/theogony.htm. 6 Oct. 1999. Plato. Euthyphro. Trans. Benjamin Jowett. Online. www.usd.edu/~dpryce/euthyphr.htm. 6 Oct. 1999.
- 116: Euclid
- ... astronomy, mathematics, and a great deal more. Socrates (469-399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas mark the turning point in the history of knowledge and formal thought. Plato (428-347:348 BC) one of Socrates students founded the Academy. The Academy was key in spreading thought and knowledge because of it’s devotion to teaching the sciences. Aristotle (384-322 BC), Plato’s brightest student, founded Biology and is given credit for his accomplishments in varying fields. Out of all of the great Greek accomplishments which influence the world today, I chose ... as sums of units. Pythaagoras is considered the father of irrational numbers, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Eudorus of Cnides solved Pathagorases dilemma of incommensurable magnitudes with the theory of proportion. Plato the teacher of many, considered geometry as the model of certain reasoning. Euclid during the 3rd century compiled and edited existing ideas. Pappus used Euclid’s writings as the ...
- 117: The Trojan War
- ... to consult priests and priestesses to answer questions and fore-tell the future. Greek men enjoyed drinking, talking, and dancing at parties. They also like sports and religious festivals Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are the most important Greek philosophers. Socrates taught by carefully questioning his listeners to expose the weaknesses of their ideas and arguments. Plato explored such subjects as beauty, justice, and good government. Aristotle summed up the achievements of Greek philosophy and science. His authority on many topics remained unquestioned for more than 100 ... Americans took so much from the Greeks. Politics, Rhetoric, biology, geology, first to calculate atom, position of heavenly bodies, all were first done by the Greeks. Great Philosophers included Socrates, Plato, Hypocrates, Pythagorean, Pindler, Escelus. Athens had the worlds first democracy. The citizens participated males only in the government. We took the Greek form of Government and applied it to ...
- 118: Aristotle vs. Copernicus
- Aristotle vs. Copernicus Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, who shared with Plato the distinction of being the most famous of ancient philosophers. Aristotle was born at Stagira, in Macedonia, the son of a physician to the royal court. At the age of 17, he went to Athens to study at Plato's Academy. He remained there for about 20 years, as a student and then as a teacher. When Plato died in 347 bc , Aristotle moved to Assos, a city in Asia Minor, where a friend of his, Hermias (d. 345 bc ), was ruler. There he counseled Hermias and ...
- 119: Aristotle (384 -322 BC)
- ... and scientist, is one of the most famous of ancient philosophers. He was born in Stagira, Greece to a physician to the royal court. When he became eighteen, Aristotle entered Plato's School in Athens and remained at this academy for twenty years, as a student and then as a teacher. He was recognized as the Academy's brightest and was given the title of "The Intelligence of the School". When Plato died in 347 BC, Aristotle left Athens and joined a group of disciples of Plato, with his friend Hermias. Hermias became ruler of a city called Assos, a city in Asia Minor. Aristotle married Hermias' adopted daughter, Pythias. In 343 or 342 BC, Philip ...
- 120: The History And Contributions
- ... to a ship s distance from shore and the bisector of a circle. His discoveries led to the formation of many other theorems by later Greeks such as Pythagoras and Plato. These two men (next to Thales) contributed the most to Greek geometry. Pythagoras discovered and proved many different theorems and ideas that contributed greatly to the development of geometry. Some ... sides of a right triangle, and this led to the development of irrational numbers by Pythagoras later on. Pythagoras discovered that the square root of 2 was an irrational number. Plato, another great mind of Greece, did more than just develop theorems for geometry, he stressed that geometry was essential. Plato believed that everyone should be well educated in mathematics as well as geometry. He said that math was the tool of life , and his promotion of geometry spread far ...
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