The third and final question is why is the philosopher's life a better life than that of the tyrant. ... This breaks down to a question of, is a philosophers life (just) better than a tyrants life (unjust). ... The philosopher: "who is most kingly who rules like a king over himself... ""(582b) This type of thinking also plays true for honor-loving over money-loving and philosopher over honor-lover. So in the end of this argument the philosopher lives the most pleasurable life while the tyrant leads a life not as pleasurable as that of the philosopher. ...

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If the good is so full of the wealth of wisdom and knowledge, a philosopher like Plato or Socrates or Aristotle should have been able to implement it. ... "These, then, were the obstacles I foresaw when, in spite of my fears, truth compelled me to declare that there will never be a perfect state or constitution - (R, p. 207-208) What also tarnishes the whole idea of a totally just society lead by the "Good,"" is that Plato feels that somewhere the philosopher kings will make mistakes... Alongside of that, what is in fact preventing the philosopher kings with gold in their souls from becoming ...

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In this paper, I will demonstrate how Socrates, Hume and Aristotle, three well known philosophers, would explain how I acquired this knowledge in relation to the principles of right and wrong. Socrates is the first philosopher, I will discuss. ... Hume is the second philosopher I will discuss. ... Aristotle is the third philosopher I will discuss. ... (Cantor 11) This type of background added a new dimension to philosophers ideas during this era. ...

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Plato and Aristotle, two world renown philosophers lived more than two thousand years ago. ... This is easy to notice when both philosophers explain their theories on the role of God in the world. Even though both philosophers are monotheistic, they seem to attribute different roles to God. ... These two philosophers have two very different views on God, even though they were in each other's company for 20 years. ...

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However, the pure philosopher with nothing but a love of learning join the company of the Gods (Phaedo 120). ... In fact, a true philosopher was to ignore and even despise materialism and all forms of external stimuli: "Philosophy then persuades the soul to withdraw from the senses insofar as it is not compelled to use them and bids the soul to gather itself by itself..." (Phaedo 121) Over-indulgence, such as gluttony or greed, leads away from truth, and thus is unacceptable to philosophers. ... * * * Augustine and Plato were both brilliant philosophers with many ideas. ...

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Many philosophers believe that something is material, if and only if it is spatial, extended in space. ... Philosophers that acknowledge only the mind are idealists or mentalists and philosophers who acknowledge the body are materialists. ... Rene Descartes was one philosopher that dealt with the mind-body problem. ...

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The modern era in Jewish thought was established by the alarmingly radical figure of seventeenth century philosopher, Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who influenced Enlightenment thought throughout Europe as part of an international ideological movement. ... He was expelled from the Sephardi community of Amsterdam in 1656 for his unorthodox views, yet, despite this, he had an influence on subsequent, more orthodox Jewish philosophers such as Moses Mendelssohn who was born 52 years after Spinoza's death. ... Spinoza was a materialist philosopher, who rejected Descartes' dualism b...

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"Aristotle, "On the Soul- This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. ... Two telling accounts of these philosopher's work "Aristotles's "On the Soul- and Plato's "Socrate's Apology- "not only bring fasicating philosophical journeys to light but also reveal motives of each author. ... Socrates sticks to his instincts not only in principle, but as the reluctant philosopher that he becomes through his quest. ...

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Aurelius Augustine, later known as Augustine of Hippo or Saint Augustine, was one of the most important and well-known theologians in the history of the Christian religion. He was born on November 13, 354 AD, in Roman Empire and died on August 28, 430 AD, in Hippo Regius, Algeria. He was born as a ...

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There are many different ideas about what death actually is and what, if anything occurs thereafter. religions in general tend to propose some form of afterlife. there are, in contrast, philosophers and scientists who propose that there is nothing beyond death. ... The scientists and philosophers who see death as the end of existence, when both the connected mind and body perish, have been classified as materialists. ...

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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...

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I was trying to give a scientific ground to the matters that were dealt before only by philosophers. ... Two great philosophers of the 19th century, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, claimed that irrational, primitive forces play important role in human functioning. ...

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He also states that he reads "Marx", a philosopher and sociologist who believed religion only to be the "Opium of the masses", a tool of social control, and in turn, Ginsberg believes the same of capitalism. ...

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Most people grow up in the shadow of at least one of the major religions, all of which suppose some kind of survival beyond death. They therefore usually take it for granted that we can "know what we are talking about" when we speak of immortality or less grandiosely of survival after death. We assu...

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In life, there are many different stages showing the growth process of an individual. However, the two most important stages of life are the beginning of a newborn and death. Death is a common and controversial topic that has put quite a lot of people into anxiety. There are many reasons to the endl...

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1. Ultimate Krishna was a firm believer in unity, "all is one, and one is God"." He believed all of humanity is connected as one divine unity. Krishna was mainly focused on three topics; monism, pantheism, and Brahman. Monism is complete unity, which Krishna believed the entire world and all of huma...

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During the Periclean Age, at a time when Athens was at its imperial and cultural peak, reputation was a highly regarded attribute of the Athenian citizen. Individuals who held a high level of reputation were given prominent statuses and enviable positions throughout the city-state. The philosophe...

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