Undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers of all time, Plato produces a radically contrasting approach to life from Lucretius, the first of the Epicureans. One of the clearest reasons for Plato's domination of human thought is revealed early in the Timaeus. ... With the birth of "the most god-fearing of living creatures," Plato asserts that the Demiurge declared "the better sort of human nature should there-after be called "man... Plato's realm of form must be attained through contemplation, and without the influence of bodily distractions. ... By "mastering these passion...

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Plato believes that the good and just person will live a public life and help to create a good state. ... The philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and St. ... Plato's philosophy assumes that God exists as a supremely good being whose goodness is analogous to Plato's concrete concept or the ultimate good. However, God and goodness are not one and the same; Plato does not directly state that goodness is good, but that God is good, since he exemplifies the idea at the top of Plato's hierarchy. ... One problem with Plato's philosophy is his inco...

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Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist. They were both great thinkers, Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to proceed with improving the society in which they were part of during their existence. ... Aristotle to Plato had great theory but which ones would you agree with. ... On the other hand Plato who's famous dialogue Euthyphro, poses the question of whether the gods love what is holy because it is holy or whether it is holy because the gods love it or the divine command thoery. .....

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William Paley continued the argument of Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas. ... Even if the universe is randomly formed and there appears to be no design, the theist still believes there is hope within the cosmological arguments of Plato. ... If Plato and his likes can't conceive the thought that things that movement don't necessarily have a mover and not all effects have causes, then they should accept that God might have a cause like the universe supposedly has one. Plato said that stopping the regress of causes at God is an arbitrary decision. ... Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley...

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1. PREHISTROIC/EGYPT/MESOPOTAMIA Early on, when man had but a basic understanding of himself, it is theorized that he (they) had a basic religious belief. The belief was in Animism and The Locus Mundi. Animism is the term given to the belief that everything has its own spirit, or energy. Not just things we consider "alive", but hills, waterfalls, the air you breathe, all of these had energy. ...

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The Similarity in Prometheus Bound and Plato's Apology on "Shame" According to the Oxford University Press, shame is defined as, "a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by awareness of wrong or foolish behavior," or, "a regrettable or unfortunate thing." ... In Plato's Apology, shame was defined by an action that one was willing to beg for forgiveness for so that the judges" punishment would be less harsh. ... In Plato's Apology, although Socrates was sentenced to death for his actions, he believed that his actions were justified and was therefore neither shameful nor...

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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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Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Gospel of Mary are both examples of people trying to impart their newfound knowledge onto others. ... In Plato's Allegory of the Cave we are presented with a story of a group of people who are kept imprisoned in a cave for their entire lives, "Here they have been since childhood, chained by the leg and also by the neck, so that they cannot move and can see only what is in front of them, because the chains will not let them turn their heads" (p.227, the Allegory of the Cave). ...

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Sophie's World presents the history of philosophy in the form of a novel. A young girl learns about life and philosophy. One day a few weeks before her fifteenth birthday Norwegian schoolgirl Sophie Amundsen looks inside her mailbox and finds a mysterious letter addressed to her. Opening it, she d...

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Eric Marshall Professor Feldman PHL 115 1 July 2015 What are the moral implications of the existence or non-existence of God or an afterlife? In this paper I will argue that Aquinas's view that since God is proved to be the beginning, and the creator of the first being, then there has to be an...

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From the times of Confucius to Jesus, Mohammad, and Thomas Aquinas, and even into this present day, the question of the existence of a Divine Being envelops the minds of people. Human beings often wonder why they are here, what the purpose of life is, whether or not there is life after death, or w...

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In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, there was a growing unsettlement with traditional religion. People were becoming less accepting, taking less for granted, and wanting more; more knowledge and more answers. A new age of questioning was surfacing. Searching for alternative answers and...

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" - Plato The minute study of the history of the Indian subcontinent and the various historical processes it has experienced will reflect a rather vibrant amalgamation of various socio-cultural and religious traditions. ...

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Throughout the ages, humankind has been deeply troubled by the existence of evil. We have often wondered: what is evil? Simply stated, evil is the infliction of pain upon sentient beings. Evil, however, is much more complicated than that definition suggests. It is a complex synthesis of moral, natural, and metaphysical evils (Russell 1986, 18) that varies in its interpretation across time and cultures. ...

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