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    Plato and Aristotle‚ arguably the most important philosophers of their time‚ both made attempts to define justice. Being that Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ their ideas share many similarities. Both viewed justice as the harmonious interaction of people in a society. However‚ Plato defined his ideal of justice with more usage of metaphysics‚ invoking his Form of the Good‚ while Aristotle took a more practical approach‚ speaking in terms of money and balance. Although Aristotle’s ideal of justice

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    Knowledge is present everywhere in society. Every human being has it. Some may have a lot‚ while some might have very little. How is one supposed to attain such knowledge? According to some philosophers it’s a tossup between being born with it while others think that knowledge is gained as one grows up. In simple terms‚ is knowledge nature or nurture? Are you already born to be joining IMSA or are you brought up with a great education? Plato believes that knowledge is innate‚ meaning that it’s already

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    Though knowledge and wisdom may seem alike‚ they are really very different. They actually only have two things in common - they both involve the mind and both are hard to acquire. Someone who has knowledge would know that a tomato is a fruit‚ but someone who had wisdom would know not to put them in a fruit salad. Anyone can obtain knowledge about anything‚ but only some can use that knowledge and apply it in the best way. Knowledgeable people spend most of their time planning out exactly

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    In his well-known “Allegory of the Cave”‚ the Greek philosopher Plato used the analogy of people lost in a cave to explain his belief that only enlightened philosophers should rule‚ since only they could truly understand the world. When I compared Plato’s ideal government to the workings of a modern democracy‚ I realized how different these two are. The U.S. government relies on the rule of the people‚ and does not limit voting rights or the pursuit of public office to any particular class. If Plato’s

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    Compare and Contrast of Gilligan’s Island and Lord of The Flies The television show Gilligan’s Island is a comedy just for general entertainment‚ part of why it’s humorous is Gilligan is always acting goofy and messing things up. The novel Lord of The Flies is a serious book where the children are in a grave situation. Lord of The Flies is about survival‚ lives are at stake‚ that is what makes the novel serious. Lord of the Flies and Gilligan’s Island were made around the same time period with

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    Universal knowledge possessed by human beings is not acquired‚ but is “innate”. The senses effectuate a recollection of wisdom gained during the soul’s existence prior to birth. I believe these statements to be true and as a proponent‚ shall argue in favor on the basis of Plato’s works regarding the same. Plato asserts that universal knowledge is not acquired‚ but rather‚ is inherently present in humans from birth. This “knowledge of the forms” was gained by the soul in an existence preceding

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    C/C  Although both D. Brown (I) and N. S. Momaday (II)  clearly describe the extreme  weather conditions at the Oklahoma landmark‚ especially during the summer; Brown  essentially states his observations while‚ Momaday romanticized his view of the  landscape‚ which altered their perceptions.  In the first passage‚ written by D. Brown uses laconic diction and vivid imagery to  make the scenery more realistic and simple. First‚ Brown immediately begins by saying  what the problem is. The author declares in line one

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    Emotions in the Acquisition of Knowledge What influence does emotion have in the pursuit of knowledge across the areas of knowledge‚ history‚ ethics and science? Furthermore is it good or bad? Knowledge itself is neither good nor bad; rather how one choice of approach on the intentioned use of that knowledge could be argued otherwise. Opinions on Emotions and Knowledge contradict each other when it comes to the decision whether or not emotions are good or bad depending on intentions under specific

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    iA comparison between Aristotle and Plato on mimesis 1. Introduction Mimesis‚ as a controversial concept starting from the 15th century‚ is among the oldest terms in literature and artistic theory‚ and is certainly among the most fundamental. Developing centuries‚ the concept of mimesis has been explored and reinterpreted by scholars in various academic fields. The word “Mimesis” developed from the root mimos‚ noun designating both a person who imitates and a specific genre of performance based

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    Metaphysical Pizza as Sliced by Plato and Aristotle   Plato and Aristotle were Greek philosophers who lived within the third and fourth century BC. Thought Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ they each had very different ideas or theories on how life is or Metaphysics. Plato theorized that reality was outside of our physical world and outside of most humans understanding‚ while Aristotle theorized that this physical world was the only world and the only reality. Plato looked for a universal reality

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