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    Symposium Anchoring

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    AN APPLICATION FOR ROAD TRANSPORT RESERVATION SYSTEM A MINI PROJECT submitted by S.SUMITHA (44310104050) K.P.THANGALAKSHMI (44310104052) [pic] DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VILLUPURAM ANNA UNIVERSITY::CHENNAI 600 025 JULY 2012 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VILLUPURAM BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this

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    underlying notion of Plato’s Symposium is that love lies in the metaxy between good and evil and therefore‚ contains properties of both. An understanding of this concept will lead to an understanding of love. One must feel the pain that goes along with the pleasure in order to actually be in love. In Plato’s Symposium‚ Alcibiades cannot understand his love for Socrates because he has only felt the pleasures of love and has never experienced the pain of it. Plato’s Symposium is a recollection of conversations

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    In a close reading of Symposium‚ we as readers get to browse through an eclectic mix of brilliant and unique minds belonging to poets‚ philosophers‚ lovers‚ play writes‚ comedians and even war heroes. Each character takes their turn in describing their own ideal of love in this casual setting and the speeches with which we are presented are clearly melded by the life‚ profession and personality of these speakers. Plato’s success in giving each speech its own character and personality is quite remarkable

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    Arnott‚ W.G.‚ From Aristophanes to Menander‚ G & R 19 (1972)‚ 65-80 Analyse: Van Aristophanes tot Menander. Aristophanes’ Kikkers is het laatste bestaande toneelstuk van de Oude Komedie. Het plot is uitweidend‚ het onderwerp is intens verbonden aan de stad‚ waarin het stuk werd bedacht‚ en de structuur is traditioneel en formeel aan de elementen van de Oude Komedie‚ zoals de agon en de parabasis. Het stuk won de eerste prijs. Net 89 jaar later won Menander de eerste prijs in hetzelfde festival

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    Plato

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    PLATO ON TRADITION AND BELIEF. 1.Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage by arguing that not all cases of courage are a sort of endurance.He asks Laches if he would consider courage to be noble to which Laches replies he would.Socrates then asks him would he consider foolish endurance to be seen as hurtful‚to which Laches also agrees.With this in mind Laches agrees to a new definition of courage to include only wise endurance. 2/5 2.They conclude that knowledge

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    Plato

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    Cited: Reeve‚ C. D. C. A Plato reader: eight essential dialogues. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett Pub. Co.‚ 2012. Print.

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    10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific reasoning as to why

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    “Socrates: So‚ foolish endurance is courage? Laches: It seems so”. 3 How does Socrates argue for this conclusion? (5 marks) Socrates argues for this conclusion by providing a strong example to help Laches see his point of view. This example shows Laches an alternative view but with multiple choices Laches seems to agree again with Socrates argument. 4 In Readings 1.2 and 1.3‚ Laches has already offered two definitions of courage. Explain what they are and how Socrates argues against each of

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    History of Plato

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    The Life of Plato Co-authored with Christopher Planeaux Plato was born around the year 428 BCE into an established Athenian household with a rich history of political connections -- including distant relations to both Solon and Pisistratus. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. In keeping with his family heritage‚ Plato was destined for the political life. But the Peloponnesian War‚ which began a couple

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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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