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    Plato - Plato WHEN Socrates was sixty years old‚ Plato‚ then a youth of twenty‚ came to him as a pupil. When Plato was sixty years old‚ the seventeen-year-old Aristotle presented himself‚ joining the Teacher ’s group of "Friends‚" as the members of the Academy called themselves. Aristotle was a youth of gentle birth and breeding‚ his father occupying the position of physician to King Philip of Macedon. Possessed of a strong character‚ a penetrating intellect‚ apparent sincerity‚ but great personal

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    In The Pursuit of Holiness‚ Jerry Bridges explains his view holiness. He states‚ “to be holy is to be morally blameless” (15); meaning‚ it is to be detached from sin wholeheartedly‚ dedicating your life to God and trying to mirror Christ’s behavior in order to honor Him. However‚ finding holiness is a dual effort between God and the individual pursuing Him. It is impossible to achieve holiness without the helping hand of God. He has laid out the path and is guiding Christians along the way to a pleasing

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    The Lesson Between The Myth Of The Cave In the story of Plato’s “Myth of the Cave” Plato’s analogy portrays a group of people being imprisoned in a cave and being deceived into thinking that shadows on a cave wall are all reality has to offer them. They have lived their entire life this way‚ and never stepped to the outside world. But if they could manage to somehow escape‚ they would exit out of the cave. For the first time‚ the prisoners would see sunlight and dimensions of such‚ and their mind

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    democracy. I will then assess this critique based on the contemporary model of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome them. In order to clearly understand why Plato finds democracy so objectionable it is necessary to understand how democracy worked in an Ancient Greek

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    the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in  philosophical cosmology‚  philosophical theology‚  philosophical anthropology‚  ethics‚  aesthetics‚ and  epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚  the best possible political system (state)  will be ruled (governed)  by

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    Pursuing Piety Euthyphro is a text written by Plato‚ about a debate between Socrates and Euthyphro on the subject of piety and holiness‚ rich with Socratic irony‚ Socrates pretends to be clueless on the subject and asks Euthyphro what his thoughts are on the subject of piety and what makes an action pious‚ however Euthyphro starts digging himself a bigger and bigger hole even though he initially posed as almost an expert on piety‚ Socrates finally shows him how ignorant he truly is on the subject

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    long a deep tradition that has influenced every facet of our life today‚ the four most important texts to be examined are The Apology‚ Euthyphro‚ and Crito. These texts capture the way Socrates saw the world. I am going to talk about the political philosophy and Socrates moral philosophy in Crito and the Apology and I am going to talk about religious belief in Euthyphro. I am also going to talk about the way Socrates has influenced western culture and society‚ and the way Socrates has had a strong impact

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    Summary of Plato’s Euthyphro Socrates encounters Euthyphro outside the court of King-Archon in Athens and is asked why he is there. Socrates proceeds to tell Euthyphro that he has been called to court on charges of impiety by Meletus. Euthyphro asks Socrates how Meletus came to his accusation. Socrates tell Euthyphro that Meletus accuses him of corrupting the youth of Athens by being a maker of gods and that he invents new gods while denying the existence of the old ones. Euthyphro tells Socrates

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    Comparing the political theories of any two great philosophers is a complex task. Plato and Aristotle are two such philosophers who had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. While both Plato and Aristotle were great thinkers‚ perhaps it is necessary first to examine the ideas of each before showing how one has laid the groundwork and developed certain themes for the other. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy. He fashioned

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    This broad question is exactly what Euthyphro and Socrates debate about the true meaning of these two words. When society hears the word piety‚ they think of worship for God or religious fulfillment of sacred obligations. However‚ when Socrates attends the king’s court on charges of impiety by Meletus‚ he encounters Euthyphro there who is going to prosecute his own father for accidentally killing one of his workers. Even though Socrates feels that Euthyphro has courage for prosecuting his own father

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