It is our human nature to question; Plato considered the bringing of our existence, the nature of reality, and the notion of the soul. ... However today it is considered necessary to debate and question any data we are given, to place it with what we may hold to be the truth. ... Plato's view therefore arguably sparked the debate into whether the possibility of infinite regression should be accepted or rejected. ... These cosmological debates within western religious philosophy have been influenced by the works of Plato. ... He begins by debating the meaning of words, a common technique a...

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Nomos is loosely translated as LAW; while PHYSIS is loosely translated as nature. ... Instead, all of these concepts were open to debate and discussion. ... Perhaps the biggest difference between the Sophists and Socrates is in their attitudes towards argument, debate, and conversation: The Sophists think of argumentation as a battle, the goal of which is to "defeat" your opponent by convincing them that you are right and they are wrong. ... Unlike Crito, who highly regards the opinions of the majority, Socrates believes that one should value the opinions of only a select few, who have knowle...

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