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- 31: Machiavelli And Plato
- ... possible bias. It would also be beneficial to discuss and compare another philosopher s account to the nature of politics, and in this instance I have chosen the works of Plato in particular The Republic, establishing a comparison to define whom has the more convincing argument and why? Machiavelli lived amidst a deteriorating, corrupt, totalitarian, 16th Century political infrastructure when The ... so when they took on the role of leadership he could then take into account the concepts of The Prince and follow the procedures needed to defend and retain power. Plato s version of the nature of politics could be considered to be far-reaching and harder to achieve in reality. His ideology of Utopia, where all is done for the ... people to insure a consistent harmonious existence, and in different levels of training depending on what class an individual was designated too. So at a glance you could assume that Plato s theory had it s foundation as in The Discourses of a free state or a state of freedom. One without war within the community. It cannot be seen ...
- 32: Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
- Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle The philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had different points of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example, all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only have rulers who had the intelligence and education appropriate for the matter. His thoughts were that a ...
- 33: Plato and Aristotle
- Plato and Aristotle Erin Philosophy Take-Home Test I. PLATO 3) Explain the so-called ‘Divided Line’. What do the different levels mean? How does this apply to ethics? How does this apply to Knowledge, perception, and/or awareness? Explain in depth and detail. Plato’s ‘Divided Line’ is a model indicating not only levels of knowledge, but basically levels of everything. It is divided into four levels and two sides. The left side ...
- 34: Status of Women In Society
- ... writing on the nature of women, the account of man's downfall in the Judaic Bible. Also important in shaping ideas about women are the debates of philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Finally, the most radical theories on women, men, and patriarchy surfaced in the Enlightenment era, with the work of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Mary ... the twentieth century. They were, however refuted, defended, and debated time and time again. One of the first philosophers to raise the issue of women's equality and liberation was Plato. His native Athens was a patriarchal city-state, which practiced slavery during the fourth and fifth centuries BC. Plato observed that the status of the women in his society was barely better than that of the slaves. In the Republic, his proposal for the best possible state, Plato ...
- 35: "The Republic" by Plato
- "The Republic" by Plato The Republic written by Plato examines many things. It mainly is about the Good life. Plato seems to believe that the perfect life is led only under perfect conditions which is the perfect society. Within the perfect society there would have to be justice. In ...
- 36: Perception And Plato’s Theaetetus
- Plato discusses theories of knowledge throughout his famous dialogue, the Theaetetus. He discusses many different ways of learning and attempts to define knowledge. Plato does this through a conversation between a few characters: Socrates, the famous philosopher; Theodorus, an aged friend and philosopher of Socrates; and Theaetetus, a young man who is introduced to ... is just a stage along the causal process leading to belief.” Perception is not truth or belief, but it is an important (however, not necessary) step to reaching them. In Plato’s Theaetetus, the three characters in the conversation have a discussion on perception and how it relates to the world. Plato recounts Socrates telling the young Theaetetus how, contrary ...
- 37: Dantes Inferno
- Dante's use of allegory in the Inferno greatly varies from Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" in purpose, symbolism, characters and mentors, and in attitude toward the world. An analysis of each of these elements in both allegories will provide an interesting comparison. Dante uses allegory to relate the sinner's punishment to his sin, while Plato uses allegory to discuss ignorance and knowledge. Dante's Inferno describes the descent through Hell from the upper level of the opportunists to the most evil, the treacherous, on the lowest level. His allegorical poem describes a hierarchy of evil. Conversely, Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" describes the ascent from ignorance to knowledge, as one prisoner is freed to make his way up towards the opening of the cave and ...
- 38: Ontology
- ... our human perceptions made static separations so that we could make sense of our environment, or if being exists omnipresently and that our perceptions of diversity in matter are false. Plato tries to solve this dilemma with his theory of an objective reality in a realm different from that which we experience. Aristotle agrees with Socrates except that he believes an ... If one agrees that Being is , then there can t be any place where being is not. According Parmenides purely logical view, all perception of vacuous space is an illusion. Plato tried to solve this dilemma of ontology with his theory of the forms. You have before your mind these two orders of things, the visible and the intelligible, 3 he ... perception, belief inheres to the visible realm or opinion. To progress from opinion to knowledge, a specific thing must be grasped as theory. This third stage is called understanding by Plato, with its object as concepts . Plato believes that theories are themselves images of forms , which Plato considers to be the purest principles of reality. In this last stage of ...
- 39: The Theme of Nature in the Works of Plato, Bryant, Twain, and Thoreau
- The Theme of Nature in the Works of Plato, Bryant, Twain, and Thoreau In his Poetics, Plato contemplates the nature of aesthetics and existence. He postulates that for every existing object and idea there is an absolute "ideal" which transcends human experience. He further concludes that art ... angel and the persona addresses it in an extremely respectful tone. It can be presumed that the persona would agree that nature, embodied in the fowl, is close to what Plato would call an "ideal." Bryant, through his aesthetic presentation of the bird, then deepens his understanding of human experience. The persona and, as an extension, Bryant eventually conclude, through ...
- 40: The Republic By Platoe
- An essay on Plato s The Republic and Aristophanes the Birds It is evident, by Plato s The Republic and Aristophanes The Bird s, that one s vision of an ideal state is not the same mystical utopia. Plato s Republic is an well-ordered society that emphasizes the development of the community, which leads to its people believing in this philosophy. Cloudcuckooland, the idea of two lazy ...
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