... the interesting and diverse place it is today. Bibliography ?Background to Plato's Philosophy: The Political Background?. http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/Greek-Plato/Background.html Background to Plato's Philosophy: The Political Background?. http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/Greek-Plato/Background.html Background to Plato's Philosophy: The Political Background?. http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/philosophy/Greek-Plato/Background.html ClassicNotes: The Republic Book VIII?. http://www.classicnote.com ... /ClassicNotes/Titles/republic/summ8.html. Plato's Politics?. htt...

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... abilities in intellect, while those least in ability of knowledge, would be of the lower class, such as farmers and merchants. To Plato only the philosophy class would have the knowledge to rule all equally and harmoniously. He felt that people would honor the ruling class, like parents who ... and self interest of money and personal gain, going from one personal desire to another, such as drinking, money making, and neglecting education. Plato felt that men would change their minds on politics as often as they choose and that there was neither order nor necessity in life, but ... call...

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... philosophy, you get a strange mixture of theories that work in theory itself but have never been tested in practice. Most philosophers try to talk about the politics, but for me the only ones interesting are those that talked about it a long time ago and who actually thought of the things they talked about, and not only remade someone else's thoughts. I chose Plato ... the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. Plato is probably the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientis...

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... the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. These two men were great thinkers. They ... each had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. It is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato ... considered to mean equality, in oligarchies, again inequality in the distribution of office is consid...

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... group with the most freedom had to be that group or person with the least responsibilities to themselves and/ or to the city states. From Plato's definition of Freedom Socrates is the freest . Socrates' freedom comes from his attitude. His very philosophical bases at the center of his attention ... of victory, or by anger due to ill temper -pursuing satisfaction of honor, victory, and anger without calculation and intelligence?" (Book IX586c-d). Overall Plato thought freedom was bad and had a negative effect on the person and on the city state. Polis and the ethos , the city and the ... ...

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There are three questions that must be answered when talking about the tyrant that is described in Plato's "Republic-. First you must explain the character present in the tyrant. Second you must describe the kind of life that a tyrant can be expected to live. The third and final ... .""(587a-b) And since the farther away from the philosophical level the part is the more likely it is to compel the other parts. And since Tyranny is the farthest from philosophy, the tyrannical pleasures are the most distant therefore leading the tyrannical life to be the most unpleasant and the philosophical lif...

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Plato's "Crito," begins with dialogue between Socrates and Crito which takes place in Socrate's prison cell, where he awaits execution. Crito had been watching Socrates for a long time and was amazed ... by not obeying the state that he was raised in, is like not obeying his parents that raised him. Socrates was a man who chose his commitment to truth, morality and philosophy over life. He had a great commitment to his state, therefore by disobeying it, he would be committing suicide in a sense. If Socrates had disobeyed his state, he would never be ... ...

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... , who each argued for a slightly different version of the Social Contract Theory, largely popularized the idea. However, Socrates first introduced the idea in Plato's dialogue the Crito, sections 50a-54d. The Social Contract Theory basically states that every citizen of a state is said to implicitly agree to a ... contract theory or not. "The only passage I meet with in antiquity where the obligation of obedience is ascribed to a promise is in Plato's Crito, where Socrates refuses to escape from prison because he had tacitly promised to obey the laws." (Hume, 1748) Philosophers such as L...

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... and sometimes by experimentation could be explained as 'Empiricism'. John Locke was considered to be the founder of Empiricism. His first book (Essay Concerning Human Understanding) concerned arguing with Plato, Descartes and other scholars citing that there are no original ideas or principles. He launched an attack on the thinking the people had then, which was somehow considered a priority. He ... is very old in institution and it has been a subject of matter of many controversial theories in many fields, including the economic and well as the political field as well. Plato belie...

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Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and one of Plato's most famous students. During his time at Plato's academy, Plato's thinking and his philosophical approach to politics and the economy heavily influenced Aristotle (Tannenbaum, D., 2012, pg. 33). It ... , politics, and the nature of man. Aristotle's most important political views are on full display in his works, Politics. Aristotle's contribution is to Western philosophy is significant, and his approach to life and governance have had great influence on those thinkers that came after him. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.E...

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From what we learn of him in Plato does Socrates offer a philosophy that is genuinely progressive and radical in its wish to reform the society of the day? Following the Socratic model what role, if any, could philosophy play in addressing political and moral problems of our times? In this essay, I will attempt to ... argue that Socrates does offer the society of his day progressive and radical philosophy. His underlying aim is to reform society as he sees it. Evidence of this is supplied in the very reasoning behind his trial and subsequent ... further argue that some of the Socratic princi...

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... found all of his views, whether I agreed or disagreed, to be very interesting. Aristotle's Politics is one of the most influential and enduring texts of political philosophy. Aristotle looks beyond the mere goal of living to the higher aim of living well. He was born in 384 B.C., a time many of us never ... the study of a whole way of life of people. I must acknowledge agreeing with this view. Aristotle was a promising student of Plato's but disagreed with some of his works on the Republic. Aristotle's criticism of the Republic is not fair because he fails to realize ... Plato's attempt...

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... since I am a student attending a college; I have completed part of my function and I will in return expect an excellent performance for whatever subject it is I am studying for. This completes Aristotle's philosophy that "if a function is well performed in accordance with the excellence appropriate to it: we reach the conclusion that the good of man is an activity of the soul in ... . An example of this chance is, when I believe that by taking a chance with the handsome man and forming a relationship will I be happy, since society will find him fit. According to Plato society "cannot mak...

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Socrates Originating from Athens, Socrates was the philosopher that set the standard for Western Philosophy as it is today. Born in 469 BC, he was raised as a child by his parents who were a midwife and sculptor respectively. About midway through his life Socrates married Xanthippe, ... done anything wrong. As Socrates was never a person to write anything down, all accounts of his story and beliefs are written by other bystanders, the main one being Socrates" student Plato. "He has only one thing to consider in performing any action; that is whether he is acting justly or unjustly, like a go...

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NOTES FROM THEORY PACKET KARL MARX • studied law, philosophy, and history • lifelong collaboration w/ Friedrich Engels. • develop a communist ideology. • 1848 produced Communist Manifesto: urging workers to rise and take over the means of production for the exploiting ... form of government is not democracy, but rule by the many in the interest of all. • Anticipates the kind of popular self-rule that came to be called "republican. PLATO • Disciple of Socrates • Founder of philosophic idealism, according to which ideas exist in themselves and by themselves, forming a perfect and...

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