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- 291: Florence Nightingale
- ... things .not being able to seize the chance of forming for myself a true and rich life would seem to me like suicide ( Huxley, 41). Her studies in philosophy included Plato, Rousseau, D. Stewart, and Descartes. These philosophers helped to form her beliefs of society and her duty to the truth. These beliefs are reflected in her hospital reforms and nursing ...
- 292: Adam Smith
- ... for the old Epicurean theory of life that in ease of body and peace of mind consists of happiness, the goal of all desire. This statement by Lord Bacon concerning Plato may appropriately apply to Smith, The study of human nature in all its branches, more particularly of the political history of mankind, opened a boundless field to his curiosity and ...
- 293: Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Self-Reliance”
- ... explanations of who people are or if Emerson had any relevant sources included in the essay. A reader could start reading the essay and not have an association with “Moses, Plato, and Milton” (19) or “David, Jeremiah, or Paul (29). It would be easier reading if there were footnotes explaining who the people were instead of having to go to other ...
- 294: Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence
- ... calls on absolute monarchy in order to deal with what he calls inherently selfish, aggrandizing nature of humanity. Aristotle[384-322 B.C.] was a Greek philosopher who studied under Plato. Aristotlelian logic (Aristotle's deductive means of reasoning) especially sylogism_ dealt with relationship between proposistions in terms of their form instead of their content. By using this kind of deductive ...
- 295: Nietzsche and Apollonianism and Dionysianism
- ... and religion. Nietzsche believed that because of all the changing lifestyles and the new technology people were loosing the meaning of life. His ideas relate closely to those of Buddha, Plato, and Aristotle in believing that, “self-mastery was the key to transcending the confusion of modern thought. “ (Par. 4) being in touch with one’s self, according to Nietzsche, was ...
- 296: Julius Caesar - Tragic Hero
- ... a kingship and turn the government into a monarchy. Brutus, Cassius, and the other conspirators kill Julius Caesar, yet they find Antony, a loyalist of Caesar, seeks revenge on them. Plato set out rules on the traits a tragic hero must possess. A tragic hero must neither be an evil villain nor a great hero, instead the tragic hero must be ...
- 297: Greek Tragedies
- ... famous philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. He was the most radical philosopher the Western tradition had ever produced; he posed a fundamental challenge to the rationalism that has dominated Western philosophy since Plato. Trained in classical linguistics, Nietzsche in his earliest work described two conflicting "spirits" in Greek culture. The Dionysian after the god Dionysis spirit was passionate and communal. By contrast, the ...
- 298: Macbeth - Tragedy Or Satire
- ... incidents. Tragedy is not an imitation of men, but of action and life. It is by men's actions that they acquire happiness or sadness. Aristotle stated, in response to Plato, that tragedy produces a healthful effect on the human character through a katharsis, a "proper purgation" of "pity and terror." A successful tragedy, then, exploits and appeals at the start ...
- 299: Macbeth - Tragedy Or Satire
- ... incidents. Tragedy is not an imitation of men, but of action and life. It is by men's actions that they acquire happiness or sadness. Aristotle stated, in response to Plato, that tragedy produces a healthful effect on the human character through a katharsis, a "proper purgation" of "pity and terror." A successful tragedy, then, exploits and appeals at the start ...
- 300: Achilles And Socrates
- ... Trojan War, he reflects heroic qualities, and earns his name as the purest, the highest and "the best of the Achaians." Similar to Achilles, Socrates demonstrates several heroic characteristics, in Plato's work The Trial and Death of Socrates. Through his trial, apology and death, Socrates shows that his heroism and his commitment to his society are genuine. The Iliad confirms ...
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