The Republic‚ by Plato discusses human morality and the difference between justice and injustice. Socrates is challenged by his peers to explain his views on the topic‚ which he claims that being just is the function of the soul. He is then confronted by more students who suggest that unjust humans have a better life than those who are just. To respond to this Socrates decides to create a city called Kallipollis in order to demonstrate why being just is beneficial to everyone in a society instead
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What factors in a difficult situation make a character favorable? Perhaps it is the one who is out for the greater good of the majority. Sticking to the right judgment is what many are all taught to do‚ but what if making the right and just judgement only brought rejection from the people. Out of the both leading noble men from An Enemy of the People and A Man for All Seasons‚ I believe that Dr. Thomas Stockmann is the greatest character because of his persistence and good intentions he carried.
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Plato vs. Augustine on Memory Assignment: Plato and Augustine use memory in ways that are comparable and incomparable. What is the role or function of memory in their respective psychological writings? What are their differences? If they disagree‚ indicate how they would criticize each other’s work. Augustine begins describing memory as that of a house. He describes it as being a place where images‚ ideas and memories are kept. They can be accesses and stored‚ re-used and deposited as needed
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Compare and contrast Thucydides’ and Socrates’ analyses of the fate of Athenian democracy in war‚ of why the Athenians went to war‚ and of how and why they failed. The Peloponnesian War was the turning point in Athenian hegemony in Ancient Greece. It was fought in 431 B.C. between the Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. According to Thucydides‚ Athens’ imposing hegemonic status and its overwhelming quest for more power made the Peloponnesian War and Athens’s
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11/22/2012 Sir Sidney Poitier: the unanswered questions Bennicka Rolle 000-05-2377Lecturer: Dr. Ada McKenzieEng 300 – Interpretive Research Project | Introduction “Sidney Poitier‚ who is he?” “Where is he from?” “What has he contributed to our Bahama land to receive such an honor in having the Paradise Island Bridge renamed after him?” These are just a few of the questions asked by some disgruntled Bahamians who were against the renaming of the Paradise Island Bridge on November 2nd‚
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As I was reading through the chapters of my art book‚ there were two pieces of art that caught my eye: the statue of "Nefertiti" and the statue "Aphrodite of Melos." After researching both artworks‚ I realized that these statues are similar and different in many aspects. Nefertiti is regarded as one of the most influential women of her time. Her and her husband Ahmenhotep IV‚ ruled between 1352-1348 BCE‚ during the New Kingdom. After there rule of Akhetaten (Ancient Egypt)
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Good afternoon distinguished guests‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and fellow graduates. I know some of you are less then excited for what is about to happen‚ so I’m going to attempt to grab your attention and keep it with me for the rest of my speech. One thing we always hear from others is “Never forget your roots‚” and I can now see why they say that‚ as we’re ready to move on to another chapter of our lives. Let me give you a quick course in biology. The root of a tree is the foundation that keeps
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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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Violence in The Arts Plato vs. Aristotle Nowadays‚ it is hard to turn on a television program‚ catch a movie or buy your younger sibling a video game without encountering a warning for extreme violence. Everyday‚ our lives are exposed to violence on the screen‚ whether it is in the latest Sopranos episode or even watching the six o’clock news. For quite a while now‚ people have been demanding that stricter censorship be placed on the media‚ especially those programs and video games that can
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material. And eventually‚ they will die. He says “Who were the dead‚ for Plato? They were souls who had been released from their temporary embodiment.” Meaning that he believes that humans should welcome death as it liberates the soul from being trapped within the body. If a person lives a good life with contemplation‚ after they die the soul will go to a “perfect universe” and will stay there until a baby is born. Plato believes these new transferred souls are full of knowledge but are limited
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