Critically discuss in light of your exposure to debates on the Egyptian Antecedents to Greek philosophy, the assertion that Sabine and Thorson that political philosophy can be restricted to the disciplined investigation of political problems and as such it was invented at a particular place (among the Greeks) at a particular time (5th century BC). This paper seeks to verify the definition of political philosophy, to further analyze its origins and give evidence for the origin of political philosophy in Ancient Egypt. There has been great debate on what is political philosophy, Sabine and Thor...

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all had different philosophies though they learned from each other. ... Aristotle's philosophy focused mostly on logic. ... In a way, Alexander enforced Aristotle's ideas and was the first ruler to take interest in philosophy instead of thinking it was intolerable. ... Though they were not appreciated then, now in the 20th century, a new appreciation has developed of their methods and its relevance to education, literary criticism, the analysis of human actions, and political analysis. ... They set the foundation of philosophy today. ...

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Introduction Throughout history, philosophy has been something that has changed tremendously. ... " 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. ... Socrates informed Athenians that they were concerned with their families, their careers and their political responsibilities, and told them what they should have been distressed about: Their souls. ... As the great Aristotle once noted, there is widespread agreement that happiness is the goal, but considerabl...

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Greek Ideal Philosophy has always been central to the Greek culture. ... Greek ideal, combination of idealized ancient Greek philosophies, has thus been formed. ... Greek Philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle had virtually the same beliefs about man's relation to the State, although Plato's political theory of the State was more rational than Socrates or Aristotle's. ... Although Socrates, Plato's and Aristotle's political views of the State are similar, Plato's view is more rational than Socrates and Aristotle's in the sense that he created an i...

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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle: collectively, these men are arguably the three most significant philosophers in the history of western philosophy. ... Plato was, as we know, both pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. ... Aristotle implies a significant philosophic difference between Socrates and Plato. ... Plato was initially born into a political family in Athens, though he never felt in place in politics. ... Finally, his past in a political family gave Plato general knowledge of the political process. ...

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During the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods, the ancient Greeks were hard at work, making long-lasting contributions to art, poetry, drama, sports, mathematics, science and philosophy. ... One of his best work was known as, The Republic which demonstrates his idealism, and its political consequences. ... Aristotle (384-322 BC), also a Greek Philosopher, was a student of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great. ... Aristotle believed in logical thinking. ... He also contributed politics. ...

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Following the Socratic model what role, if any, could philosophy play in addressing political and moral problems of our times? In this essay, I will attempt to argue that Socrates does offer the society of his day progressive and radical philosophy. ... Aristotle's assertion about weakness of will, where in certain situations the moral issue is recognised but accompanied by the failure to apply it further serves to invalidate the Socratic argument. ... Politics is the driving force of most economic and social reform. ... Thus it can be said that Socrates does offer a philosophy wh...

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