became afraid of him. Socrates was eventually put to death on account of “corrupting the youth” and being an “atheist‚” which were false claims against him to cover up the fact that his accusers simply didn’t like him or his ways. When reading Plato’s Republic‚ Socrates is shown as being very intriguing because of: his humble ways‚ his Socratic method‚
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The demise of the Weimar Republic did not occur due to one sole reason‚ but because of a number of short and long term factors. The economic‚ political and international pressure placed on the people of Germany ensured the loathing of the forced governmental rule. The immediate impact of the Great Depression of 1929‚ which has been debated and considered by most historians to be the dominant factor in the downfall of the ‘democratic experiment’ which subsequently led to continuous political instability
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The Roman Republic was once a strong civilization. The Romans were once known as the Latins who settled along the Tiber River. They were conquered by people known as the Etruscans. The Etruscans treated the Latins harshly and then the Latins revolted. The Latins took over the Etruscans and changed their name from Latin to Roman. The Romans began to gain power that lasted for over 500 years. After about 500 years later‚ a man by the name of Julius Caesar helped to conquer some of their biggest
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ideologies in common that are often briefly discussed throughout his writings. Plato‚ being the pupil of Socrates‚ felt his ideas were important and documented them in both the Meno and The Republic. In doing so‚ we now have some of the most influential ideas of Socrates to study. Although the Meno and The Republic are two unequivocal different literary works from Plato‚ they bear superficial similarities in the dissecting of Epistemology and the sacredness of one’s knowledge while differing in the
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American supremacy for whatever reason would be called insurrectos and bandoleros subject to arrest‚ death by hanging‚ and forever maligned in Philippine history books as common criminals. The bandoleros existed after the fall of the First Philippine Republic. After the capture of Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans‚ the ruling governmental body collapsed‚ and the war between the Filipinos and the Americans came to a halt. The peace that existed was because of the forceful surrender of Emilio Aguinaldo
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Machiavelli’s criticism of Plato’s The Republic states that a ruler who possesses an inherent quality of that which is consistently good will never have the authority to rule his or her people successfully. If a ruler always treats his subjects in a manner‚ which can be qualified as good‚ then he will ultimately meet his demise‚ as his subjects will rise against him. Machiavelli claims that it is unrealistic to assume that all the people of a kingdom will conduct themselves in a manner that will
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Activity-Based Budgeting: Creating a Nexus between Workload and Costs By Jon M. Shane INTRODUCTION At some point in an executive’s career they will be required to develop a budget for something. Indeed it is a prime responsibility. A budget is merely a plan described in financial terms. Knowing which budget plan to choose is a matter of what needs to be conveyed. There are many different budget styles‚ each with a different purpose. For example‚ the most common government budget is the line-item
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Butler’s Justice and the Fundamental Question of Plato’s “Republic‚” and analyze his position. The article was aimed at proving that Plato’s Republic is grounded within the ideals that justice is welcomed for its own sake‚ indicating that the act of justice is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose and that justice there unfolds the highest degree of happiness in one’s life. It draws attention to proving that the Republic should be studied as being thoroughly eudaimonistic.
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Is it worth losing a republic in order to gain an empire? For: The age of Augustus could be shown as classic example of the benefits of having a empire instead of a republic. He himself ascended to the throne after the assassination of his adopted father and‚ brought peace throughout the total empire which lasted for over two centuries. This was possible as he successfully defeated all the threatening forces to the empire. “Indeed he attracted everybody’s goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace
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Civil War and the Destruction of the Republic By the time Gaius Marius became a consul in 107 B.C.E.‚ opposition to reform was widespread within the Senate. Nevertheless‚ Marius reorganized the military by allowing landless citizens to join the army in return for land as a retirement pension. He then created a professional army with standardized training and equipment that was more effective for waging the growing number of extended military campaigns the Republic was involved in. Because their pensions
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