... even contradicting, and are quite obviously satirical. When one reads Republic in this way, he or she may be accustomed to ignoring Plato's messages. Sure, Plato was attempting a stab at humor, however, that does necessarily imply all of his ideas with respect to community structure are necessarily bad ... or wrong. A clear example of this is women's role in the community. Plato, of course, proposes that women, while being inferior to men, shall still participate in the same professions and activities that men do. This ... his seemingly radical and wacky arguments in Republic. Aristotl...

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... over-populated, to escape the emergence of expansionist tendencies, being the source of external wars and internal clashes. The notion of "justice- as applied until now in law, matches better Plato's concept than the notion of "justice-, as used in political speculations. Under the impact of democratic theory we started associating justice with equality, however, it didn't have such a meaning ... human being gets settled in political State, i.e. a particular way he exercises his relations, which is the subject matter of ethics. State is the objective every society aspires to achieve. Unli...

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... ruled by the people capable of understanding true knowledge, "either philosophers become kings or those now called kings and regents become genuine philosophers, so that political power and philosophy coincide" (Plato, 138). Absolute truth was reached by those exceptionally intelligent individuals, who do not just see shadows, they also see the eternal forms, thus making them best suited to make laws ... , "in fashioning the universe..implanted reason in soul and sol in body...this world came to be in very truth, through god's providence, and living being with soul and intelligence." (Pl...

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... ultimate result is the inspiration of thousands upon thousands. Two telling accounts of these philosopher's work "Aristotles's "On the Soul- and Plato's "Socrate's Apology- "not only bring fasicating philosophical journeys to light but also reveal motives of each author. While both works have similar ... analogy. Aristotle's take on this midwiving idea relates in part to the ideas of the Athenians being born through Socrate's questioning, as witnessed in Plato's text. Aristotle explains that the mind is seeking to attain so-called "peaks- of revelation, anticipating a knowledge from with...

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... establish concrete standards for the knowledge of reality, I considers it fraught with inconsistencies and believe that the concept of reality depends upon all Forms' correlations to other elements. Forms, Plato believes, are permanent, self-contained absolutes, that answer to each item of exact knowledge attained through human thought. In addition, the theory claims that states of being are contingent ... (such as anything man-made) and negations of concrete Forms could exist - such as "non-good" in opposition to good. This contradicts Plato's own belief that only natural objects could...

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... what we do not know, or rather what we do not recollect, I have to admit that his concept is some what flawed. In our short excerpt Plato attempts to prove that there is no such thing as "a priori knowledge" and offers to explain that knowledge is simply a recollection of what we had once ... known in an earlier existence. Right in line with his theory of Forms Plato uses mathematics as his example in the dialogue with the boy, trying to demonstrate that he has some concept of the geometry of a square ... what were later displayed in the Republic with his concept of justice by examining...

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... reality were "heavily influenced by Heraclitus, Parmendes, and Socrates " (Silverman). Plato's metaphysical view, for example, has us divided into two worlds: the becoming and the reality. The becoming is the physical world ... there are a thousand different designs for chairs which exist in the real world. However, according to Plato there is, somewhere, the idea of a perfect chair in which all woodworkers base their flawed chairs off of (Cox). Plato illustrated his concept of reality with his divided line analogy. Below the line is the realm of ... ideas (Chaffee 202). One can observe...

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... focused primarily on distorting, twisting, 'intensifying,' and 'defamiliarizing' language for effect. I think this was a productive and easy way to try and get readers to easily identify works as literary. Plato's Mimesis Conclusion Thus, just as "motion and change" define nature, mimesis, more than anything else, is the central characteristic feature of poetry. Indeed, imitation is what defines a poet ... poet (using dialogue) and the actor (in a dramatic presentation) imitate a character. Furthermore, where that imitated character has undesirable traits, the imitation is to be avoided...

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... Athenian democratic government, he disengaged from participating in politics. He strongly felt that neither a moral individual nor a state that is rational could be established in a democratic environment. Plato felt that the common man wasn't intelligent or capable of dealing with concepts that influence the state such as economics, policy of foreign affairs and other relative matters. He viewed ... can include: various college organizations, union members, national communities and any other form of group's that people find a common denominator. For Aristotle Aristotle is more philosoph...

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... with the responsibility of ruling and protecting the citizens. This stratification of society, and unequal distribution of power is simply an extension of Plato's system of justice. In the Platonic world there are those who are born to farm and those who are " by nature good ... goals described in his earlier work The Nichomachean Ethics. Though he does not ultimately establish an exact blueprint for a political state, Aristotle, like Plato, does establish the importance of justice and moderation, over individual freedom, in working toward achieving a happy life. Aristotle's political ...

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... with the responsibility of ruling and protecting the citizens. This stratification of society, and unequal distribution of power is simply an extension of Plato's system of justice. In the Platonic world there are those who are born to farm and those who are " by nature good ... goals described in his earlier work The Nichomachean Ethics. Though he does not ultimately establish an exact blueprint for a political state, Aristotle, like Plato, does establish the importance of justice and moderation, over individual freedom, in working toward achieving a happy life. Aristotle's political ...

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... what is fixed and unchanging. In order to prove their points, Aristotle had to figure out how knowledge can undergo forms of change while Plato had to give an account of where knowledge could be found. This is where the vast differences occur between the two men. The definition of ... around us, and unchanging. Many other factors can play a big part in the opinion of beauty to an object, such as age, or appeal. Plato concludes by saying that the Forms (in this particular example, beauty) is not accessible to the senses, and can only be understood by reason alone. ... that give an individ...

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... judges are captivated with sympathy for one party, "they bestow rewards on the litigant rather than truly judge" (68). Aristotle agrees with Plato's views as he restates "it is quite wrong to persuade men to evil," or even untruth (69). Today in modern society, rhetoric ... as a way to lead to truth but instead as a way to exert power over people. Even though some people used rhetoric for ill during Plato and Aristotle's time, these people were looked down upon unfavorably. Unhealthy persuasion was disgusting to the majority of the educated. Unfortunately, this is not ... true today. R...

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... they were the developers of art, science and religion in the European, Arabic and Judaic world (Guisepi). Through their works that will be discussed herein, it will be evident that Plato's, Aristotle's and Socrates' works are still the ultimate basis of western society. Socrates' ideas are never really documented since he never really wrote a book but just went around teaching, ... embarrassing and humiliating important people. However, the works of Aristotle as well as Plato are evidence that Socrates had great influence on the western world's evolution since Plato was his student and A...

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... political nature that constitutes their existence. This behavior seems embedded in the human DNA and seems to last as long as humanity is in existence. Plato's belief that under any circumstances, human beings will always be political by nature has been proved right until now and will continue to be a ... the true captain will be called a real stargazer, a babbler, and a good-for-nothing by those who sail in ships governed in that way" (plato, VI,484). The fact that this allegory applies to any person in any circumstance proves that it is indeed our unchangeable nature to be political. ...

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... a surer indicator of experience" ("time"). They believed that, regardless of the way it appeared, time is actually unitary and motionless. Parmenides and Zeno's belief held that time is an illusion. Plato, Plotinus, and the Bhudda all held that time was not completely illusionary. They believed that it was a relegated concept when compared to the Bhuddist Nervana and with the Platonic world ... of an afterlife, a reincarnation - a continuance of time after death - is created. Many religions believe that there is indeed an Everlasting Life after death on Earth, but others (Bhuddists, Orp...

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... question of "what kind of a persuasion does rhetoric artifice" may arise as "persuasion" can have many various types of effects on an audience. Socrates in "Plato Gorgias" says, "And if anyone asks of us what sort of persuasion, and about what, - we shall answer, persuasion which teaches the quantity of odd and even" ... are the artificers of persuasion. Socrates says, "Seeing, then, that not only rhetoric works by persuasion, but other arts do the same, as in the case of a painter" (Plato Gorgias, 483). In conclusion, rhetoric and education are both vital elements of human life, wi...

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... of the world and it's relation to absolute Forms. In contrast to Plato's beliefs, Aristotle felt that the basis of true reality can be determined by what exists in the physical world, not by an incomprehensive world of Ideas. To explain his theory, ... ...

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... indicates: Outline of the Politics Questions in Nicomachean Ethics X.9.1181b17-24 Book I: types of communities: the city, the household; household management Book II: critical survey of proposed and actual constitutions: Plato (Republic, Laws), Hippodamus, Sparta, Crete, Carthage, various legislators "First, then, let us try to review any sound remarks our predecessors have made on particular topics." Book III.1-13: city and ... , or any peoples related by treaty would form a single city; in this way, Aristotle rejects the minimalist conception of the function of a city described by Glau...

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... being discussed is "what is justice for the individual?- From this common foundation, the conversation is expanded to a broader level with the explanation and definition of morality and traditional society. Plato's aim throughout this discussion is to understand social and political solidity on a basis of moral resolutions that every man should live by. The protagonist uses various methods in pursuit of ... ...

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... was largely dominated by philosophy, history and law which we now call the traditional approaches to political science. Political scientists would study the works of great political philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Machiavelli and try to make new interpretations. However the answers they came up with were usually oversimplified and relied on a variety of assumptions. But the work of these ... ...

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... a tool in the study of physics. Just because calculation did not exactly fit observation was no reason to exalt either, or to abandon either. The old philosophical barriers erected by Plato and Aristotle gave place to new understanding of both physics and mathematics"(pg. 52) Once again this is an outstanding step forward and one that is a most convincing argument of ... ...

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... which is either true or false. Deductive reasoning is more dependable than inductive reasoning, and is considered to make stronger arguments because the conclusion has a certain answer; true or false. Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates were a few of the people who influenced the mathematical approach to thinking such as: if A=B, and B=C, then A=C. Sentences like the previous example, are constructed in an argument ... ...

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... and thinking. Though people believe that Copernicus was solely responsible for the introduction of Heliocentrism (Sun-centered universe) and flaws in Aristotle's work, it was in fact the translation of Plato's text to Italian that initiated the paradigm shift from Geocentrism to Heliocentrism. Copernicus' views demolished the need for epicycles around mars. However, unlike Galileo, he was not arrested because the ... ...

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... used to plant vines), and make sure that the whole city is not laid out in geometric intervals. This will allow for both safety and good appearance of the city. Plato, in his Republic, expressed a great disapproval of seaports, navies, foreign trade, and foreign travel in his writings on the political ideal. Aristotle on the other hand felt that seaports are ... ...

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