Assess the contribution and achievement of Plato as a critic. Plato was the first philosopher-scholar who gave a formal and systematic shape to criticism. It is believed that he started his career as a poet but soon after his meeting with Socrates‚ he destroyed his poems and dramas and began to take active interest in philosophy and politics. But he was not a professed critic of literature and his critical observations are not embodied in any single work. His chief ideas are contained in the Dialogues
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alteration; as a foreign seed sown in an alien soil is wont to be overcome and die out into the native growth‚ so this kind does not preserve its own quality but falls away and degenerates into the alien type. - Plato‚ Republic 497 c I. Introduction In the sixth book of the Republic‚ Plato describes a philosophic soul as an exotic seed planted in strange soil. Because the soil is foreign to the seed‚ its growth is stunted‚ if not overwhelmed‚ by the forces alien to its nature. The context of
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Achieving the Good Life through Happiness‚ Decisions‚ and Relationships What is the good life? This ambiguous idea differs for everyone. Americans may believe that to live the good life is to live the American Dream and achieve freedom‚ equality‚ and prosperity. Others may believe that the good life involves being very wealthy or famous. Over all‚ the definition of the good life varies for everyone. There isn’t one specific way that a person should live in order for it to be “good”. However‚ although
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THE GOOD LIFE In life‚ many have ideas about what is considered to be the “good life”. At times‚ this is considered to be a high standard that many put on themselves and others and may be considered as failure if that status isn’t reached in one’s lifetime. Three things I believe make up the good life are a personal relationship with the Almighty God‚ a happy family and financial security. These three things would give me the life I’m looking for.
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Apology‚ Plato provides a narrative of Socrates’ defence for using the elenchus‚ an exhaustive questioning method‚ to stir the position of Athenian citizens on traditional values (Jowett‚ 2009). Derived from various arguments in The Apology‚ Crito‚ and The Republic‚ it can be found that Socrates had two motives for his conduct. The first motive stems from his notion of benefit in the spiritual realm‚ which is derived from his theory of virtue. He held that the best life for humans is a life of virtue
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feel as though the life that we lived on earth was a good and happy one. This seems like the ultimate goal that we strive for every day. However‚ the question arises as to how we can meet this goal by the way that we live our daily lives. If you were to ask random people on the street how they live a good and happy life‚ each person would give you a different answer. This is because everyone has a different perspective of what is important to make this life a good and happy life‚ and everyone has
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Achieving the good life John doe PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Daniel Beteta 1 February 2013 I grew up in a small Midwest town called Anderson Indiana. Whenever people ask where I’m from and I say Indiana they think corn fields and country living but that’s far from the truth. In my experience I have seen corn fields everywhere but my home state. I have yet to see any farms or anything that would suggest country. One could question the dialect of Indiana residents. It has been said that
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Ryan Krumins English Honors/5th period Dr. Walton/Mrs. Bessire 8/20/2013 The Good Life When most people are asked what is the “good life”‚ you can bet that 90% of those people would come up with answers such as‚ “being rich” or “winning the lottery.” While money might be a nice benefit to having a good life‚ it sure doesn’t show how successful you are in life. The good life to me is determined on accomplishing or at least striving for the goals set out for yourself. Certain goals that I have
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Euthyphro – Plato NAME PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor date Euthyphro – Plato The discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro is one of the most famous Socratic discussions because of the meaning set behind the actions. This discussion is focused on what is the piety or the holiness asked by Socrates to Euthyphro. Socrates appoints Euthyphro to help him understand what piety is as he admits he does not know‚ in order to help with his case against him. They argue
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Aristotle and the Good Life Dr. Ari Santas I. Three Paths of Excellence The good life—eudaemonia—for Aristotle‚ was a function of our fulfilling our distinctively human function‚ and fulfilling it with excellence (doing it well). The concept of excellence‚ arete‚ is what we today call virtue. In pursuit of excellence‚ Aristotle identified three kinds of human virtue‚ or‚ paths of excellence: personal excellence‚ intellectual excellence‚ and interpersonal excellence. A. Moral Virtue
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