Viewed as the greatest philosophers of their time and in Ancient Greece Aristotle, Socrates and Plato's works had much influence and continue to have influence in the western world to date. ... In conclusion the western society has developed significantly in various realms owing to the ideas and influences that were put down by the early philosophers. It is quite evident that the current western form of education still use some aspect of the great philosophers' ideas in conducting their scientific researches. This among other examples aforementioned are evidence enough that the works...

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John Locke is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . ... Locke was an english philosopher who also founded british empiricism, he summed up the enlightenment with his belief of the middle class and its right to freedom also with his faith in science. ... John Locke studied at Christ College Church,Oxford University where he studied rhetoric, grammar, moral philosophy, geometry, and the Greek language based on the Teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. In the mid 1660's John Locke focused on philoso...

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Other philosophers believe the opposite is true - that time is cyclical, revolving, moving. ... A question that every philosopher of time faces is whether or not time flows or is stationary. ... Philosophers who maintain this belief are of two types: process philosophers and philosophers of the manifold. ... To these philosophers, neither the future nor the past can be changed or altered because, according to the philosophers of the manifold, neither past or future really exist - time is always now, always occurring in the present. ... Regarding the "flow" of time, philosophers" generally beli...

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But when he is compared to Plato, are the two philosophers similar or different? ... Plato and Aristotle are two of the most widely acclaimed philosophers in their field. As a pupil of Socrates, Plato went on to become a well known philosopher and teacher of Aristotle. ... Albeit a common similarity between the two philosophers is that both men fail to account for the possibility that events could sometimes have a chance happening, which is difficult to study in the first place. ... In the end, Both the teachings of Plato and Aristotle, and their views and critiques, leave a vast world of stud...

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But the problem with reason and wisdom is that they take man years to master and the populace cannot concern themselves with only learning, therefore faith is the only other way that people can know about God without having to spend all their time studying becoming philosophers. ... Aquinas would most likely argue that all three with a strong focus or reverence for faith is what should be the focus of philosophers. Based upon conventional wisdom and knowledge I would argue that faith would cloud the judgment of a philosopher and make them more partial to proving or disproving ideas based on t...

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In the ideal political regimes, the philosopher is the ruler. Seeing as the Philosopher rules all, citizens in society should not need to have their political judgment conditioned, as they would not be making any political decisions. ... The exhibition of the moderation virtue is that philosophers rule and they as rulers are responsible for the making of decisions, and thus they that have the virtue of wisdom. ... This proves a contradiction in Plato and Aristotle's beliefs, as in one case he states that an ideal regime would have only a philosopher ruling a state however he disproves his...

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Many philosophers believe that something is material, if and only if it is spatial, extended in space. ... Philosophers that acknowledge only the mind are idealists or mentalists and philosophers who acknowledge the body are materialists. ... Rene Descartes was one philosopher that dealt with the mind-body problem. ...

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Science can be said to be the result of ancient Greek philosophers who paved the way for exploring and understanding the natural world. ... This would give rise to many more significant ideas by many other great philosophers, all in a search to explain the laws of this natural world. ... "(Page 13) The idea that the senses could not be trusted and true knowledge could only be proven through logic is a theme that follows many philosophers for ages to come. ...

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Swiss-French writer Benjamin Constant and ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle offer conflicting viewpoints concerning the merits and possibilities of ancient Greek democracy. ... The Athenian philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death because he did not succumb to Greek norms (Liberty 323). ...

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Introduction Modern psychology has the following industry practice: Psychotherapy, psychological correction, psychoanalysis, psychological training, personal, family Production counseling hotline, vocational guidance centers, personnel service companies, psycho-diagnostic public services, forensics, conflict resolution, psychological services in the educational system, and so on.. In modern psychology emerged following main trends: 1. complicate the structure of psychology: there are new scientific sectors (both theoretical and applied) and new areas of practical application of psychology. Wha...

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"Aristotle, "On the Soul- This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. ... Two telling accounts of these philosopher's work "Aristotles's "On the Soul- and Plato's "Socrate's Apology- "not only bring fasicating philosophical journeys to light but also reveal motives of each author. ... Socrates sticks to his instincts not only in principle, but as the reluctant philosopher that he becomes through his quest. ...

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In Aristotle's "Poetics," we are introduced to the philosophers thoughts and writings on the varying types of art forms including poetry, dance, sculpture and some forms of music. Also, he focuses on theatre and literature (comedy, tragedy and epic). These were all fundamental parts of life for the ...

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Later Chinese philosophers would widen the study of dreams to investigate ideas of how people recognise when they are asleep or awake. ... They began to be analysed in more scientific ways as philosophers like Aristotle sought to find more rational theories for the origins and roles of dreaming. ...

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He further criticizes the so called Greek philosophers for their lack of teachers, there is no documentation to show how they received such knowledge. According to James, there was great need for secrecy, and that the original philosophers would not have been permitted to publicize their teachings, he adds that it is obvious that history, because of a lack of authentic authorship would place the origin of philosophy into the hands of the Greek. ...

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There have been many discussions over the question whether cell phones create barriers to social relationships. In this paper, I will propose the idea that mobile phones do not create barriers to social relations. I do agree that cell phones have become an essential part of our daily life, as they o...

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The Greek philosopher Aristotle ( 384-322 B.C.) was the first to define democracy in his argument "A Definition of Justice", in which he established the foundations and ideas of a just state and public governance. ...

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Two key philosophers, Aristotle and Immanuel Kant are famous for having two very distinct ethical viewpoints. ... Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived between the years of 384 and 322 BCE (Egs.edu, 2012). ...

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In Eugene Ionesco's play, Rhinoceros, one of the major themes that he depicts beautifully is of the absurd. Throughout his comedic acts, he illustrates a society of people that are in a condition in which the townsmen exist in an irrational and meaningless universe, and which human life has no ulti...

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In attempting to make sense of the earth's motion, particularly its position in the space (regardless the significance of the term at the time), people have spent uncalculated amount of efforts to make observations throughout the history. The major ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle, pop...

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Aristotle, a great philosopher, once said "The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet," unaware that this fruit of education would one day be expensive. As students pass through their primary and secondary education, they are, in most cases, financially supported, making education vir...

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., philosophers like Plato and Aristotle studied the art of rhetoric, and realized its true linguistic power. ... The more ethical, responsible view held by the ancient philosophers is increasingly ignored and dismissed as idiocy. ... At the peak of the Grecian empire, philosophers recognized rhetoric's true purpose was to lead to truth. ... However, philosophers, especially the expert rhetorician Plato, recognized this as not the best and most noble use of rhetoric. ...

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Apparent Connections Amidst Science, Politics, and Religion Within today's society science is an entity almost entirely separate from religion and politics, yet history paints a different picture. During 17th and 18th century Europe, the spread of ideas and the inspiration to perform science ...

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According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. Regardless of time, culture and geography, human beings exhibit a strong political nature that constitutes their existence. This behavior seems embedded in the human DNA and seems to last as long as humanity is in existence. Plato's belief...

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According to Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher who wrote about metaphysics, rhetoric, and so on, "Tragedy- is "a representation of an action which is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude "in language which is garnished in various forms in its different parts "in the mode of dramatic enactment, not narrative "and through the arousal of pity and fear effecting the purification of such emotions."" ...

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Rhetoric and education have a lot of common grounds and share many similarities; however, since education is the basis and foundation for rhetoric, rhetoric cannot exist without education. The most significant connection between rhetoric and education is that they both are basic elements of human li...

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