Millions of individuals allow officials to make decisions which effect global welfare under the guise of morality without even questioning the legality of their actions. ... It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the rightLaw never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice" (387). ...
The proposals of Plato selected to be discussed will adhere to a general definition that religion is "a strong belief in a supernatural power that control human destiny".1 This will enable an appropriate scope into the discussion, and allow us to explore ideas beyond defining religion as simply codified practises of prayer, ritual and religious law, as these were not substantial within Plato's work. ... "Outlining his initial version of the cosmological argument, Plato points out in Laws that things in the universe move or change.... The Euthyphro dialogue fundamentally que...
As Plato once said "philosophy begins in wonder". Plato was part of a triad of great thinkers who had in common a student - teacher relationship built on questioning and discussion rather than memorization and recollection of facts. Although they agreed and disagreed on many topics, it was their s...
