Plato's thoughts on reality were "heavily influenced by Heraclitus, Parmendes, and Socrates " (Silverman). Plato's metaphysical view, for example, has us divided into two worlds: the becoming and the reality. ... However, according to Plato there is, somewhere, the idea of a perfect chair in which all woodworkers base their flawed chairs off of (Cox). Plato illustrated his concept of reality with his divided line analogy. ... Aristotle based his philosophy primarily on the concept of entelechy, which is essentially the idea that every object exists for its own purposes, and the drivi...

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Plato and Hobbes have similar philosophies for which one could compare regarding their theories in "The Republic," and "The Leviathan.... In Plato's 'The Republic," each person in society served a function and had a job that suited their personality. ... Plato explains in "The Republic" that the guardian is to be a really good and noble guardian of the state who will unite in himself philosophy, spirit, swiftness and strength (Plato, pg. 9). ... Plato's view of human conditioning is that they are good and want to give what they have no need for. ....

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" (Plato, Republic, 451c) Plato then analyses female characteristics and reaches a conclusion that apart from physical differences, the two sexes are inherently similar. ... " Plato, Republic, 456a) In an attempt to unify the state, Plato instilled several policies increasing female participation. ... " (Plato, Republic, 456c) Plato believes that this co-existence will produce the finest outcome possible due to the increased competition level and the desire to improve. ... " (Plato, Republic, 456a-b). ... Plato's policies benefit women providing increased participat...

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Before converting to Christianity, Augustine found that the philosophy of Plato offered him a more compelling view of morality than did the dualism of Manichaeism. This school of philosophy, neoplatonism, was the intellectual bridge that allowed Augustine to move from pagan life to Christian life. Suffice to say, Augustine used this philosophy in the service of Christianity but some Christian beliefs are irreconcilable with neoplatonism. ... In Diotima's ladder of eros, she speaks of the ascent to philosophy, involving the man finding another younger male to use as his muse, through...

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A just dictatorship may sound ludicrous simply by its mere definition, yet Plato went as far as promoting it as a model for a perfectly harmonized society. His idea that philosophy was the path to a sort of "nirvana", where the best of things are always looking to be perfected, may seem ridiculous. Yet Plato had a plan he knew where he wanted to go with his concepts; he deemed ruling over a society as an important and prestigious task, and should only be undertaken by qualified individuals. ... Moving away from the blissfulness of Plato's ideas of intellectual supremacy, we meet JS Mill&#...

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However, the works of Aristotle as well as Plato are evidence that Socrates had great influence on the western world's evolution since Plato was his student and Aristotle was Plato's student thus the knowledge was passed. ... In addition, Plato's most important works according to Duiker & Jackson (2012) included the Laws and the Republic. According to Plato, democracy is a good form of government (Sharma) and people tend to fancy this kind of government. ... His philosophies which majorly emphasized on happiness worked to lay the foundation of Christian teachings. ... Socrates&#...

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During the life of Socrates we find a constant defense of his philosophy which was to expose ignorance. ... Hence the search for the wisest, as described by Plato, his teacher was given the task to talk with those who claim to be the wisest of the city and found that every one of them think they know particularly with respect to their areas, which Socrates contradicts its philosophy based on the recognition that self knows nothing. ... Xenophon where there are certain differences between Plato and he, I would like to highlight one of these differences. Plato considered supreme wisdom Socrates ...

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Plato aims to be able to prove this to everyone through rational logical arguments; most of these are established in "Phaedo." ... On the other hand Plato would most likely say that those that are more intelligent are the ones that are more in touch with their soul and this can be achieved through the study of philosophy. Plato's third argument appears to be the weakest of all three and is often referred to as the argument from affinity. ... Plato is, for all intents and purposes, saying that "the soul is eternal, because the body is not eternal." ... Plato gives a clear view of this ...

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Plato's Universality can be explained as the seeking of that universal thing, the ideal form as compared to a reproduction. ... For Plato, Universals is the referent of the concrete and unchanging thing for all things. ... He stated that if Plato is the universal, then it is in fact Plato that is predicated of Socrates when we say Socrates is human. ... On an article from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Professor Peter king from the University of Toronto wrote that for Abelard, "The word refers to the item directly by naming or nominating it," and the sentence, "is a c...

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Within Plato's Symposium, a series of six dialogues regarding the nature of Love are discussed at length. ... By having the text flow in this way, it becomes clear that Plato intended for Diotima and her speech to stand out. ... Additionally, Plato's inclusion of a female character was a perfect way to introduce opposition to the male-dominated absolutism of the Symposium. ... While it is unclear whether Plato assigned any inherent significance to a woman's philosophies, Diotima herself had a very powerful drive to teach others of her knowledge of Love. ...

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An important philosopher, Nietzsche, born in the middle of the 19th century, brought new ideas and tried to present his philosophy on the "death" of God. ... In conclusion, Nietzsche's philosophy seems to send an atheist message, where the Death of God would be necessary in order for humans to grow and reach the "form" of power, as idealized by Plato. ...

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Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" and the film, "The Truman Show," have many similarities in which both encourage its audience to question what they perceive as reality. ... The Truman show resembles Plato's allegory of the cave as initially Truman is trapped into his own cave and his journey into the real world and into knowledge is similar to Plato's cave allegory.  ... This is very similar to Plato's description of the chained prisoners when he says, "such men would believe the truth to be nothing else than the shadows of the artifacts" (Plato 246).  ... ...

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He played a crucial role in formulating principles that influenced Plato and Aristotle. He founded the Pythagorean brotherhood, a group of his followers whose beliefs and ideas were rediscovered during the Renaissance and contributed to the development of mathematics and Western rational philosophy. ... Among the basic tenets of the Pythagoreans are "The beliefs that reality, at its deepest level, is mathematical in nature; that philosophy can be used for spiritual purification; that the soul can rise to union with the divine; and that certain symbols have a mystical significance." ... His Py...

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Burckhardt also believed in humanism, which is a philosophy that stressed the dignity of humankind, individualism, and secular values. ... They took Plato's ideas and philosophies and combined it with Catholic teachings. ...

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1.The Italian Renaissance followed on the heels of the Middle Ages, and was spawned by the birth of the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized the importance of individual achievement in a wide range of fields. The early humanists, such as writer Francesco Petrarch, studied the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans for inspiration and ideology, mixing the philosophies of Plato and other ancient thinkers with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

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In the first book of Plato's The Republic the topic being discussed is "what is justice for the individual?... Plato's aim throughout this discussion is to understand social and political solidity on a basis of moral resolutions that every man should live by. ... Socrates' philosophy is about asking questions and finding the answers through rational inquiry, discovering inevitable missteps along the way. ...

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Hume's positioning on suicide is reflective of Epicurean and Platonic philosophies, because of its emphasis on living a good life, rather than a long, unpleasant one. The main fundamentals of Plato and Epicurus's philosophies rely on maximizing pleasure and reducing any evil in one's life. ... Our relationship with god is systematically complicated in philosophy, because of the difference in religions, and belief within our society. ... (Plato: 62). ...

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While classical studies, science, and philosophy largely dissipated in the Latin west, Byzantine education and philosophy still zealously pursued these intellectual traditions. It was in Byzantium that Plato and Aristotle continued to be studied and were eventually transmitted first into the Islamic world and then back into Western Europe. ...

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In The Philosophy of International Relations, F. ... With only references made to the teachings of Plato and "Ariadne's thread" (9), it quickly becomes clear that this chapter is intended for those with some background knowledge in the study of international relations. Furthermore, the fact that this quite complex chapter is only one part of a book indicates the great depth of study that is required in the philosophy of international relations. ... Parkinson, with diminishing effectiveness and increasing confusion, shows how Stoicism not only faced many evolutions, but how it transfo...

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Aristotle, Plato, Confucius and Descartes are some names that come up when talking about famous philosophers. ... In 1689, Locke wrote his most important and influential works on political philosophy called "Two Treatises on Government." ... From Locke's works, philosophies and ideas, America's founding fathers had a map of what a real democratic government should be like. ... Locke's ideas were Jefferson's ideas, Locke's philosophies were Jefferson's philosophies and through both of these people and many more of course came the mutual agreement of what a gov...

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The major ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle, populated their worldview based on subjective insights, but falling short of progressive scientific demands. ... According to historical records, there was a renewed interest in Platonic and Pythagorean philosophy during approximately 200BC. Both philosophies are characterized with the belief of a perfect system and see mathematics as the way to such an ideal. ...

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There are many definitions for rhetoric, but in accordance with the ancient Greek philosophy, rhetoric is the art of persuasion, and a rhetorician is one who makes the profession of using rhetoric. ... Socrates in "Plato Gorgias" says, "And if anyone asks of us what sort of persuasion, and about what, - we shall answer, persuasion which teaches the quantity of odd and even" (483). ... Socrates says, "Seeing, then, that not only rhetoric works by persuasion, but other arts do the same, as in the case of a painter" (Plato Gorgias, 483). ...

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Social justice and democracy are two of the most discussed and argued concepts of political science, sociology, and philosophy. ... Plato believed in Classical Conservation, that justice in our society has a "natural order" of things and in his book, The Republic, he goes into detail about how just like human organs, society has a harmony where all individuals play a key role and perform to their abilities. ...

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Being a philosopher, he helped shift the political view and simplify philosophy so that many people could understand it (Kerns, 2013). ... In his book, Locke attacks philosophies by Plato and Descartes on the existence of innate principles. ...

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Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle developed different concepts of love to help us justify the love we feel. ... Erich Fromm in philosophy with his artwork The Art of Loving provides a beautiful understanding of the definition of love and the mistaken notions about we have about love that lead us to alienation. ...

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