How do just philosopher kings allow their city and men to evolve into these lesser forms? ... Plato defines these just rulers as the philosopher kings. ... (VI 487 e) It is understood, from the above paragraph, that the philosopher kings go through a period of faulty sense perception, but do all the philosopher kings go through this period at the same time? ... If this were true, how can philosopher kings not notice the huge miscalculations and faulty sense perceptions revealed by their fellow philosopher kings? ... It is a commonly known fact that Plato was once a great and brilliant phi...

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Ancient Greek philosophers were behind the establishment of many philosophical questions that puzzle philosophers to this day. Parmendies, one of these early philosophers, was the founder of a group of brilliant thinkers known as the Eleatics. ... Other philosophers have posed objections and rebuttals to his claims but the argument of Parmenides will continue to live on and be the subject of many philosophers in the future....

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He does believe in the gods, therefore he is not a Natural Philosopher; and he does not influence others by lecturing in a one-sided manner, therefore he is not a Sophist. ... The comedy The Clouds portrays Sophists as teaching people to win an argument, such as Socrates use of right and wrong; and portrays Natural Philosophers as atheists who explain the world's phenomenon's through science instead of the gods, such as how Socrates says "no Zeus." ... The play is not about the life of Socrates, the play is about Sophists and Natural Philosophers; both of these groups are active duri...

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Viewed as the greatest philosophers of their time and in Ancient Greece Aristotle, Socrates and Plato's works had much influence and continue to have influence in the western world to date. ... In conclusion the western society has developed significantly in various realms owing to the ideas and influences that were put down by the early philosophers. It is quite evident that the current western form of education still use some aspect of the great philosophers' ideas in conducting their scientific researches. This among other examples aforementioned are evidence enough that the works...

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Early Greek philosophers pondered about the meaning of existence, about the origin of life, and the derivation of other elements the world consisted of. These natural philosophers all shared the belief that in order for changes to occur in nature (for example, rain falling from the sky) there had to be "something" that all things came from and returned to. Instead of continuously relying on ancient Greek myths, philosophers attempted to come up with logical explanations and answers to their questions of where "things" came from and how they "transformed" in nature. Two of these early philo...

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A major contribution of the ancient Greeks was the emergence of some of history's greatest philosophers. ... One of the greatest philosophers was Socrates (469-399BC.), a citizen of Athens, who believed that people should inquire and examine everything in life. ... Aristotle (384-322 BC), also a Greek Philosopher, was a student of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great. ...

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Jesus, the model of all Christianity, was in fact a philosopher. ... They help us ask questions that philosophers are supposed to answer. ... The first and greatest philosopher of all time, Socrates, didn't answer every question that was posed to him. ... Kenneth Star could be considered a philosopher, for he pursued the truth in the case of Bill Clinton, just as Socrates would have done. In reality, all of us could be considered philosophers, for we all, in one way or another, peruse truth almost everyday of our life. ...

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The classical way of thinking was that what we know first, and best is what we perceive with our senses. Rene Descartes was a revolutionary philosopher because he went against the classical Aristotelian way of thinking. Descartes stated, that what we know through the senses is more doubtful then w...

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Philosophers through time have had many kinds of theories about where life in nature originated. ... These three philosophers were Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes. ... The most important of these philosophers was Parmenides. ... Therefore, there were many disagreements between these two philosophers. ... These philosophers took the first step in the direction of scientific reasoning. ...

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He talks of the philosopher not just following in one path but many. ... The philosopher cannot have a mean spirit or fear death. ... The philosopher cannot be forgetful. ... He points out that the philosopher that is considered a true philosopher is deemed useless by the state. ... This all leads to the mental decay of any true philosopher. ...

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"Plato" If Thales was the first of all the great Greek philosophers, Plato must remain the best known of all the Greeks. ... The execution of that philosopher by the democrats in 399 B.C. was a crushing blow. Plato left Athens, believing that until "kings were philosophers or philosophers were kings" things would never go well with the world. ... On top was the philosophers, or philosopher/kings. ... The great philosopher/kings would feed the common man " noble lies" or "clever stories" to deceive th common man. ...

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Among the most revered philosophers of all time was Socrates. ... Socrates is considered by many to be the greatest Greek philosopher because of his profound affect on Western philosophy. ... Philosophers must get used to viewing and examining the world with out any senses. ... Sound can be very distracting as well when a philosopher is trying to concentrate. ... Socrates even influenced the Greek philosopher Epictetus, the Roman philosopher Seneca the Elder, and the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. ...

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She was introduced to different philosophers and their "projects"" from the pre-Socratics or the natural philosophers to the contemporary philosophers by her philosophy teacher, Alberto Knox. ... As one reads the book, his or her perspective on existence would change as he or she goes through the philosophies of different philosophers. ... Gaarder easily nourishes the minds of the young with the history of philosophy and philosophers and their philosophies. ... All of the philosopher's "projects " discussed in the book became a cornerstone of the different sciences we have today. ... So...

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A philosopher was an individual who made original contributions, not an individual who knew and discussed the works of philosophers. ... In the modern era, for the most part, philosophers tend to concentrate on one or two aspects of the subject (Hallsall). ... Pythagoras was not a mathematician but a philosopher who believed that all aspects of life could be explained with math. ... To the Greeks, it seemed that they must live in the unchanging world of philosophers or accept the void (Russell 69). ... Greek philosophers were very different in their views in things, but agreed in many. ...

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The three waves are common wives and children, equality of the sexes, and the philosopher king. ... The third wave of the philosopher king was used to bring wisdom into the ruling class. ... Therefore, he gave the concept of the philosopher king. The difference between a philosopher and a regular person is that a person has opinions on things that are just or beautiful while a philosopher has opinions plus the knowledge of what things are. ... The three waves get rid of corruption in the government through the philosopher king. ...

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The war was followed by a radical religious movement that led to the execution of Plato's mentor, Socrates (another great philosopher). ... Plato was a Greek philosopher who was a student and follower of Socrates, another great philosopher. ... Most of Plato's works consisted of "dialogs" between Socrates and other philosophers. ... After Plato's death his ideas were taken up by many pre-philosophers. ... Plato's influence also spread into Islam, through the writings of the philosophers Avicenna and Averroes. ...

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The ancient Greek philosopher was determined to accept his unjust fate with dignity. ... Philosophers Must be Kings - This reform means find a philosopher make him a king. Find a king make him a philosopher. ... Philosophers have the right sort of intelligence meaning they have a love of all knowledge. ... Socrates ideal city -state would operate under a philosopher. ...

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In the words of Jacques Derrida, the infamous French philosopher from Algeria: "I always dream of a pen that would be a syringe.... The Trail of Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher commonly regarded as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, demonstrates how any society, from the Romans to the Greeks, partakes in the act of Moral Censorship indifferent of geographic location or age. ... The renowned philosopher uses the analogue of a Gadfly, he states that the annoyance of a Gadfly waking someone up in their sleep during the middle of the night is a metaphor for his contribution to...

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In this belief he says that death is the separation of soul from body, and this is what philosophers are truly after. ... Philosophers are not concerned with the body or the things that serve it, and the body is actually interfering with this acquisition of knowledge. ... To delve a little further into this one must compare the argument of death between the normal person and a philosopher. ... This is what separates philosophers from the "non-philosophers." Man "train[s] himself in life to live in a state as close to death as possible, and then resent[s] it when it comes," while a philosop...

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Philosophers examine many different fields and views that other people have. ... Philosophers are thought to be the people who are supposed to be experts on all these areas. ... But there is no general introduction into the life and achievements of this worldwide known Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates. ... Socrates was the first philosopher to make a clear distinction between body and soul and to place higher value on the soul. ... Socrates also believed that philosophers looked upon death with good cheer and hope. ...

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Creation, love, and justice were important to the ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. ... I believe Aristotle would support the evolution theories that have been posed by many scientist and philosophers. ... Though Plato and Aristotle were two ancient philosophers of the same time period they had different views on the issues of creation, love, and justice. ...

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The Greek philosopher Plato depicts the unclear relationship between physical and ideal beauty through the analogy of madness. ... In From Phaedrus written by Plato, the philosopher has not succumbed to madness but is instead misunderstood by the unenlightened. ... If the lover is conscious enough to choose his own love, then madness is not a factor in determining what the philosopher equates as beauty. ...

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Three of the most influential Greek philosophers were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. While admittedly, these philosophers built some of their ideas from the philosophers that came before them, they each formed unique opinions about the world, life, and how to live. ...

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He examines several poetic descriptions of courage (the overcoming of fear of death) and of the underworld, and the philosopher then demonstrates his willingness to bowdlerize even Homer's inimitable lines when they do not serve his purposes. ... The philosopher expresses his approval for the Dorian and Phrygian harmonies, for they embody, "the strain of courage, and the strain of temperance." ... The second part of the guardian's education, physical training, is broached when the philosophers have finished their outline of music. ...

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A philosopher should pursuit wisdom whole-heartedly, relinquishing all worldly possessions, and honestly. ... According to Socrates, a philosopher should relinquish his sense perceptions when it comes to philosophy because they hinder our ability to seek truth. ... A philosopher should not worry about material possessions because when they die all they will take with them is their knowledge. ... Luckily, through Plato, the modern world has some type of record of the impressive philosophers ideas. ...

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