Even today‚ people admire the ideas of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Their teachings are at the root of modern philosophy and science. Alfred Whitehead is quoted as saying: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” If you really know how to read Plato‚ the truth behind this statement is easy to see. Nearly every great philosophical idea was discussed by Plato to some extent. The best way to put it is the way
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Fallen Angels Essay Many people believe that wars do not always have a valid reason to be fought. Some of the arguments are that it brings death of civilians that could have been avoided. But in truth‚ people die every day. War may cause some harmful things‚ but‚ if you think about it‚ don’t people? I believe‚ and encourage you to believe with me‚ that wars are in fact necessary. Not just because we are fighting for what we believe in‚ but good things do come of war. Such as brotherhood‚ patriotism
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Plato‚ Heracleitus and Parmenides all had their own metaphysical views each with their own sets of similarities and differences. Plato’s views were that there were two worlds the physical and the spiritual. According to him‚ the physical world was not the real world and that physical things were only shadows of their ideal form. An example of this that he gave was the cave allegory. Where the prisoners are left in a cave staring at their shadows and those of the outside world. One breaks
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THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES
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Creation vs. Evolution Elisabeth Goldschmitt In the beginning there were no mountains‚ no dinosaurs‚ no caveman‚ no oceans‚ no sun‚ no stars‚ no time‚ and no space. There was only God. There came a time when He spoke and created space‚ time‚ matter‚ energy‚ and galaxies upon galaxies. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” All across the world‚ there is controversy over what is right and what is wrong when it comes to the topic of Creation versus Evolution. Creation is “God’s
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Gabor Maté‚ in his article “Embraced by the Needle‚” encourages people to understand the addiction to drugs is a result of deep unhappiness that occurs in an individual early in life (273-75). Maté shows in a Portland non-profit harm-reduction facility that he works at‚ the methadone prescribed does not help the emotional suffering that the addicts endure. Although methadone may halt the effects of withdrawal‚ there is no “high” created‚ according to Maté. He also asserts that drugs alone are not
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1/28 The Iroquois Creation Story: (17) * The Good Mind and The Bad Mind are the two main characters who were twins born by a woman that inhabited the universe * The woman drops down into the lower earth and sits on a turtle to give birth * The turtle changes into an island with sparse vegetation before her birth * While the baby was in the womb‚ the evil twin came out from underneath the mother’s arm causing her to die‚ “the bad mind” * The Good Mind creates the sun and moon
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In the article Embraced by the needle by Gabor Mate published Aug 27 2001 argues that addictions are caused from unhappiness. The drugs are only there as a way to numb pain that a person has experienced. Drugs themselves are not addictive‚ less than 15 % of people who use any substance end up in an addictive state. That 15% consists of people who have had a troubled child hood or have been raided in bad atmosphere when young. Human growth occurs mainly at birth‚ this includes physical and emotional
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Fallen is a thought-provoking -person narrative film that begins and ends with the voice of the film’s narrator and protagonist‚ Azazel. The movie‚ which is based on his personal story‚ opens with an intriguing self-introduction that snares the audience’s attention from the outset: “I want to tell you about the time I almost died.” As the movie proceeds‚ Azazel reveals that he is responsible for killings‚ as well as the false indictment and subsequent suicide of a detective named John Hobbes. Azazel
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tell each other if anyone of you has ever heard me discussing such subjects to any extent at all” (19d). He also claims that if anyone has heard of him charging fees for his teachings‚ that that is a lie as well. Socrates continues by saying that god at Delphi claims that he is the wisest man in Athens‚ and he challenges anyone who believes they are wiser. Even though Meletus refuses to believe the words that Socrates speaks‚ he continues to listen as Socrates further explains his viewpoint. Socrates
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