PLATO 1. Plato’s parents were Ariston and Perictone‚ his older brothers were Adeimantus and Glaucon‚ and his younger sister was Potone. He came from a family that had long played an important part in Athenian politics. He was born from an aristoctratic and wealthy family. 2. Plato wrote mostly in the form of dialogue. His dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects‚ including philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ rhetoric‚ religion and mathematics. Plato absorbed the learning of his times‚ - Philolaus
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Plato and Aristotle had different ideas of politics and political justice. In The Republic‚ Plato creates the ideal city‚ which is needed to guarantee justice. He aims to create a peaceful united city that will lead to the greater good of the community and individuals. Unlike Plato who imagines the ideal city‚ Aristotle looks at actual cities in The Politics. He doesn ’t want to create the ideal city; he aims to improve the existing city. While their ideas about politics and justice were different
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In Sally Potter’s Orlando (1993)‚ and Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game (2014)‚ society’s expectations around gender and sexuality develop the crucial motivations behind the central character’s decisions throughout both films. As these characters attempt to conform to the accepted definitions of masculinity and femininity in society‚ they find themselves ultimately unable to reach fulfillment in their own lives. By comparing and contrasting these two films‚ audiences can explore how social conventions
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Tory Macdonald 9.25.12 Ethics of War and Peace Essay #1 My question: Plato‚ Aristotle and Cicero all talked about Just War Theory‚ and emphasis on the Just Warrior. Obedience and loyalty ( can lead to destruction. Plato‚ Aristotle and Cicero‚ the fathers of the Just War tradition‚ develop and enhance the concept of civic virtue and the necessity to uphold such morality during the most chaotic‚ violent and brutal of times – war. They each defend the necessity of war; yet emphasize
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of how man should act and reason. They have a similar view of the end: greatness‚ but the means which the two philosophers describe are distinctly different. Machiavelli writes about man as mainly concerned with power and self-assertion‚ while Aristotle desires a society of individuals‚ of honorable men. An excess of the power seeking Machiavellians and an undeniable scarcity of genuine individuals have created a contemporary society so out of touch with its own humanity that it desperately needs
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101/ O.C #2-Machiavelli Though often presented as two ideological opposites‚ personally I find there to be a lot more similarities between Plato and Machiavelli than usually acknowledged. Obviously there are some sharp contrasts. If one examines the excerpts from Machiavelli’s “The Prince” and Plato’s “The Republic”‚ it’s easy to conclude that Plato believed it to be essential for a government leader to be just‚ good‚ and free from corruption. Whereas Machiavelli’s ideal ruler is less concerned
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Antonio Burkes Philosophy 1 June 4‚ 2001 Comparison of Plato and Aristotle’s Philosophies Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in their own regard. Both agree that the world has a purpose‚ and that it’s not just an accident. Both also hate materialists since in their (materialists’) interpretation of the world‚ value‚ choice‚ and freedom are not plausible outcomes‚ and so morality and rationality do not make sense. And both ask the same question‚ what does it take to be a good
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ethics essay Plato/Aristotle/Existentialists By Amy Maddox Socrates said‚ “No one ever actually chooses evil‚ they only mistake it for good.” I do not agree with this theory. For Socrates‚ the key to a virtuous life was knowledge of the GOOD. He believed‚ if one knew the Good one would choose it. One always chooses the best of the options available. The question is what is the Good? He would say‚ evil is the result of ignorance
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Compare and contrast Plato and Aristotle on well-being. Well-Being: The state of being healthy happy or prosperous. It seems obvious to suggest that the goal we all are aiming at is total happiness; total success and fulfillment. In the Nichomachean ethics‚ Aristotles’ main aim is to provide a description of what this so-called happiness actually is‚ and how we can go about our day to day lives in order to achieve the best life that we possibly can. He begins book one with what philosophers
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Contemporary Thinkers: Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Augustine‚ Aguinas Question #1 : Please discuss the political organization of the Greek city- states‚ particularly Athenian democracy at the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Also discuss the backgrounds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle and the fate of the Greek city-states historically. During the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle‚ Greece was divided into city-states with a wide variety of constitutions‚ ranging from Sparta ’s military dictatorship
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