Platonic thought has shaped much of the western world. ... Although I do not agree with Plato and his notions about the nature of our humanity, I think it is still important to examine his philosophy since it has had a great impact on the western world. ... Consequently, once he reaches the outside world, the bright light of truth blinds him since he was in the dark for so long. ... I believe that God created all aspects of us simultaneously- our physical body, mind, and soul. ...

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"The world is enigmatical, every thing said and every thing known and done, and must not be taken literally, but genially. ... They were ideas that were not soiled enough." (4) Worster's figure of difference, complete with Thoreauvian pun--the spiritual airiness of Emerson's imagination can't compare to the fecal matter of Thoreau's ecological ideas--maps a path in the ecocritical reading of Thoreau by way of Emerson that remains prominent and, I would suggest at the outset, stands in need of revision. ... For Johnson, Thoreau's ecological perspective emerges in the w...

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