Though Aristotle and Plato both express similar ideas here, Plato demonstrates his feelings through Socrates' persistance in the face of his own mortality, while Aristotle expresses his conclusions to an audience of students of intellectual pursuits. ... We, however, still read Plato's work about Socrates centuries later. Another way to look at this same concept of Aristotle's is by looking at the people in the Plato's text. ... By Plato's text we get the full experience of seeing the aparation of a person's ideas about themselves and the world vanis...

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During Plato's life alone, Athens underwent much political unrest. ... Plato's Republic is laden with references, and opinions of democracy. ... Morality, as Plato sees it, means allowing reason to control your actions. ... Plato would ask. ... The "mob rule" of now-a-day governments lacks the negativity Plato portrays it as having. ...

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Socrates did not write any books about himself or his teachings, but he had a dedicated student by the name of Plato. Plato wrote about Socrates theories of virtue, love and justice. ... He died so long ago but he left such a legacy behind and through Plato we are able to see his point of view. ...

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Socrates quest for justice was written in the form of a dialogue by his student Plato, in Plato's Republic. Plato believed the Athenian democracy was on the verge of ruin and was responsible for Socrate's death. ... In Plato's ideal society justice ruled. ... In Plato's Republic Socrates search for justice is written in the form of a dialogue with three friends, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus, and Glaucon. ... The four reforms that Plato feels are needed are: The Equality of Women- Plato realizes that the most knowledgible person could possibly be a woman. ...

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Concerning the debate between appearance and reality, we can look to a celebrated philosopher, who lived in the 4th century B.C.E, but is still read and studied today, this person being Plato. In book VII of The Republic, Plato puts into words the life of another great philosopher of the time, Socrates. ... Plato goes on to propose what might happen if one of these men was to break free and climb his way out of the cave into the real world. ... Plato tells us that the man would most surely want to go back into the cave, but only to persuade others to join him in the newfound light. ... All...

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Since Socrates did not publish any of his works, what we know about him comes from his pupils, Plato and Xenophon. ... Through the writings of Plato and Xenophon, we see that Socrates not only greatly affected Western philosophy but also had a tremendous influence on those around him. ... Plato's Apology gives an account of the defense made by Socrates at his trial. ...

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Some of the greatest known philosophers are Aristotle and Plato. Aristotle, who was Plato's student, always argued that a citizen did not belong just to himself or herself, but to the state. He also did not accept Plato's theories. ... Plato a student of Socrates is considered one of the many greatest philosophers of Western civilization. ... Plato wrote about many things. ...

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In the Plato's allegory of the cave he gives many symbols throughout his whole story. He uses the cave, shadows, prisoners, and light as symbols throughout the story to try to make a point. And he tries to make a point through using those symbols in the story. The cave represents what place the p...

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In ancient Greece, many of the most important works in history were created. Along with these works of writing and art, terms and concepts to define these works were established. Concepts such as arete, ananke, hamartia, kalokagathia, and physis were terms that could define these new contributions t...

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One view sees justice as no more or less than what the current authority says it is. There are no universal principles by which justice or injustice can be defined other than the way in which the government has made its laws. Thus, in different societies and under different authorities, justice ...

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Socrates never wrote any of his ideas down, what we know of his teachings and beliefs come for his disciple Plato. Keeping this in mind, we are not really sure where the ideals of Socrates stop and those of Plato begin. ... We can see how he views the State and the individual in Plato's Crito. ...

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1. 60 million years ago, the age of giant reptiles came to an end. Dinosaurs ruled the earth, while mammals were not able to evolve because they could never challenge the dinosaurs. Then, a comet hit the earth and the dinosaurs disappeared. Mammals, including primates, were then able to evolve. Over 5 million years ago, primates walked on all fours. ...

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Before the courts made their decision on his execution they gave him the decision of banishment or death. " You made a noble show of indifference if you had to die, and in fact preferred death, as you said to banishment- (Plato 851). ... " It is never right to do wrong or return a wrong or defend one's self against injury or retaliation-(Plato 848). ...

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With people such as Homer, Plato, Sacrates, Aristotle, and many other people, Greece was able to evolve through knowledge. ... Today, 1500-2000 after the Grecian Empires reigned, their ideas are still being implemented and thinkers like Plato are being reintroduced because after many years of thinking he is crazy, we are now able to see the genius of his mind. ...

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Sophism Sophism teaches people the art of speech making and cross-examination. It is a clever way of arguing by using reason. The subjects that were taught by sophist were science, music, poetry, speech and cross-examinations. Scientific explanations are used to prove that oracles do not tell you what to do. Sophism tries to explain to those that don't understand that omens are not signs from gods but are natural occurrences. ...

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The question that has risen in our class is How would the ideas of the philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, or Confucius be applied in today's school system? Throughout my process of researching their ideas versus what I actually have witnessed in my career, I came across a sense of disappointme...

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 In the studies of Socrates you will almost always find cases that contain complaints or, just, the act of Socrates bothering people with his questions that, I must say, are poorly received by others. Surprisingly we have come across not one but two positive statements amidst all of the confu...

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The Influence of the Greeks on American Democracy "Tyranny is the rule of one man to the advantage of the ruler, oligarchy to the advantage of the rich, democracy to the advantage of the poor." -Aristotle Democracy: a form of government that makes political decisions directly exercised by the whole ...

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