Plato (427- 347 BCE) Plato, who was not just a philosopher but also a mathematician was always looking for the exact answers for everything. ... Plato believes in an ideal world of forms from which everything on this world is a copy of. Plato mainly focuses on metaphysics because he is one to question knowledge. Plato believes that everyone can only learn so much until they abandon their previous beliefs and open their eyes to the world around them. ... He criticized speculative philosophy, equating metaphysics with ideology, similar to that of Plato. ...

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Though the gift of life is a virtue so invaluable that it would seem immensely farcical to throw it away, the reality of suicide is upsettingly prevalent in Canada, and all over the world. Though it seems stereotypically immoral, philosopher David Hume defended the act, labeling suicide as sometimes...

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This change originated in the 5th century BC when Plato proposed a system of deities that had similarities to gods of the Homeric ages, but loved, were generous, and were controlled by their minds as opposed to their desires. ...

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Plato expresses in the "Republic- that a person and later a state must aim to achieve the four principal virtues. ... It is only through the formulation of this hypothetical "ideal city- that he can arrive at a definition of justice, for to Plato, being the product of tumultuous, has little faith in virtues of mankind; only in his city can he breed an uncorrupt populace one that can produce the type of justice, Platonic justice, anachronistically speaking, that he seeks to establish. ...

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Moral or ethical relativism is the belief that what is considered morally right or morally wrong depends on the society/culture you belong to. Therefore, what is moral or ethical in one culture may be seen as unethical in another culture. In her article, "A Defense of Moral Relativism," Ruth Benedic...

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