Plato was, as we know, both pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Yet the influence of each teacher upon his respective student is anything but clear. ... The piece also includes a process he conceptualized to create the ideal republic, hence its title. ... The Republic is about Plato's ideal form of a republic. ... This is a method where the teacher asks students questions to get to an answer. ...
It also puts across that the Buddha is a teacher, not a God or Prophet, whose fundamental duty is to teach human beings the means to restore Wisdom through overcoming greed, hatred, and ignorance that makes people lack focus in life (Faure 92). ... Since the Buddha did not recognize the role of a deity in his teaching, he comes out as a teacher, which confirms that Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion ("Buddhism in a Nutshell "). ... Instead of depending on hearsay and religious rhetoric, the Buddha uses an ideal scientific method to show human beings reality in its natural form ("Buddhi...
What is the ideal Muslim Ummah? ... Authority: The method of acquiring knowledge that agrees best with the esoteric doctrine of the Ikhwan al Safa is the method of initiation and authority, i.e. receiving knowledge in person from an authorized elder, a teacher- within the broadest and deepest sense. "This teacher receives his knowledge from the imam (religious leader) who, in turn, receives it through the Prophet whose ultimate source of knowledge is God"....
He further criticizes the so called Greek philosophers for their lack of teachers, there is no documentation to show how they received such knowledge. ... " Egyptian Philosophy, Ma'at, is described as "the foundational ideal of ancient Egyptian religion and ethics"(Karenga, 2004). ...
It has always been said that Socrates was wise, wise in years, wise in speech, wise in the virtuous life. His words inspired others to follow him, and, although he never claimed to be a teacher, taught others indirectly. Did he explicitly teach others his ways? Not necessarily, but rather, he, throu...
And if this conception of "goodness" is different (or the same), is there a difference between a 20th-century child, so-formed by nature, as Rousseau makes claim, one of the three great teachers, and the 17th-century child? ... It was Rousseau's ideal way to reach a utopian world. ...
And if this conception of "goodness" is different (or the same), is there a difference between a 20th-century child, so-formed by nature, as Rousseau makes claim, one of the three great teachers, and the 17th-century child? ... It was Rousseau's ideal way to reach a utopian world. ...
Confucius, a famous Chinese teacher and poet preceding Christ, touches upon some form of order to make others happy in his Analects. ... He does say that the ideal existence is one that is "farthest from evil and pain" and the way to uphold this is not on a selfish level. ...
