The definition of form, which simply is the physical shape or appearance of something, is what both men use to solve their particular problems with the issue of knowledge. ... Plato concludes by saying that the Forms (in this particular example, beauty) is not accessible to the senses, and can only be understood by reason alone. ... The child could use those blocks to first build a bridge, and then tear it down and build a house. ... An example used would be a desk. To understand the desk fully according to Aristotle you need to know it's material, that it is made of wood or glass, etc; t...

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The nature of Greek society provided the perfect nourishment for new and groundbreaking ideas that no other civilization had delved into for religious and social reasons. ... They used these skills to build great pyramids, focusing their efforts toward the after-life and creating a social structure centered on gods and pharaohs. ... The great significance of these two theories lies in the heavy use of logic to present and defend these competing theories. ... He used observation and logic to identify and group animals with similar characteristics. ... Aristotle's system was very powerful f...

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"Of the [part of the soul] that has reason. One [part] of it has reason as obeying reason; the other has it as itself having reason and thinking" (1098a3-5). ... In the Penultimate statement Aristotle claims that if you take the ability of a human to reason and, think then you add in our ability to function well, Human beings are living life to the fullest. ... From what I understood from this article is that the main reason for Human Existence is to be virtuous and one way to be Virtuous is to function as best as they can, and to use our special ability as humans to be even more vir...

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Literature was learnt using any other science of culture. ... Imagery is used both in prose and poems. ... Visualization using imagery normally appears in prose than poems. ... When, however, imitation is used as a form of diction, Plato comes to the conclusion that any such imitation which mimics men who are not of upright and intelligent nature is undesirable in the ideal city. ... Plato's account of imitation would seem to be relatively simple at this stage; mimesis appears to be translatable as "representation", an expression of character whereby the poet (using dialogue) a...

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Since children do not yet the posses reason, he believes music is necessary for condition as rhythm and harmony penetrate the soul deeply, it tunes the mind. ... In essence, the allegory of the cave is equivalent to the conditioning used in a state that would be exposed to censorship. ... Moreover, Aristotle makes a strong case in regards of a tyrant. ... This example confirms the contradiction expressed by Aristotle as he unconsciously disproves one of his main supporting arguments he uses to explain the reasoning for why music in a state must be censored. In the republic, Aristotle also exp...

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In his introduction to Plato's The Republic, Desmond Lee refers to Plato Socrates and Aristotle as the founders of the intellectual tradition of the West. ... In "Stolen Legacy,"(James, 2009) he argues that Desmond Lee's view of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle as the shapers of the intellectual tradition is flawed, he states that Socrates was executed for bringing foreign teachings also causing Plato and Aristotle to flee because "philosophy was something foreign and unknown to them. ... Aristotle's collection of work causes suspicion to the modern world, it also begs to question...

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Yet instead of using this power for their own gain, Plato and Aristotle wrote about and discussed the virtuous use of rhetoric. ... The way Lysius presented his argument seduced Phaedrus past reason on the intellectual level, as Lysius crafted his argument causing his style to be more important than substance. ... Aristotle especially emphasizes this when the offense is involved in the affairs of others. ... Even though some people used rhetoric for ill during Plato and Aristotle's time, these people were looked down upon unfavorably. ... Style alone is what convinces Phaedrus: it mesmeri...

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When I say that the 1) author of The Apology was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, it is identical to saying that the 2) author of The Republic was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. ... At Euthyphro 11d, Euthyphro states that he believes the pious is loved by the gods because it is inherently pious and for no other reason. ... Socrates could have argued that the stories of the gods are up to interpretation and there is no way Euthyphro can actually use the stories as justification for knowing what piety is because everyone arrives at a different conclusion based...

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Establish the frequency of citing scientific papers (used to examine the links between research areas, the ranking trends; research issues came to the fore in a particular historical epoch). ... Allport, analyzing the development of psychology for 50 years, summarizes the results of using dyads. ...

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The reason for this is due to the fact that new philosophers come into the field of philosophy and have different opinions on various aspects of life. ... " Additionally, ethics has been a topic of copious debate between not just many philosophers including Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, but also in our current day in politics and law. ... They also use a much more reasonable and educated approach than philosophers have done in the past. ... As the great Aristotle once noted, there is widespread agreement that happiness is the goal, but considerable disagreement as to what constitutes hap...

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It is notably the reason the Ancient Greeks built temples and made offerings to their gods, and the reason Christians today pray and attempt to contact God. ... Plato noted that there is necessity 'to end the series of causes,' one might perceive this to be a primitive version of Leibniz's logic that there must be a sufficient reason for the initiation of a series. ... In the dialogue Meno Socrates attempts to demonstrate this argument using a slave boy with no previous knowledge of geometry. ... Plato used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. ...

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