... solutions. He felt that Plato's view of a strict overhaul of society in general wasn't necessary. He believed that society was at its optimum and you can only improve upon the existing one. Plato's perfect society would consist of three basic groups, which are Guardians (Gold), Auxiliaries (Silver), and the Artisan (Bronze). The highest of these classes are the gold people, which ... find a common denominator. For Aristotle Aristotle is more philosophically inclined than Plato; he tends to get rid of ideas that are irrelevant, and he believes that the concept of forms existing separate ...

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... or not known of? If one heard the description of Atlantis on a whim, they might be inclined to think what they heard was the blueprint of a made up, mythical creation existing only in someone's imagination. This serves as a strong argument against the existence of Atlantis. However, it is repeatedly stated in the Critias and the Timaeus: "And the fact is that ... 9600 BC. This implies the concept that Atlantis had a long history before it was destroyed. This is very hard to believe for a number of reasons: There are almost no other existing, substantial written records to support Plato ...

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... same time, there's another aspect in Plato's concept of state: namely, the realistic analysis of political life, which is provided in the part of Plato's work, where he examines really existing forms of state. He singles out five basic forms - aristocracy, thymocracy, oligarchy, democracy and tyranny, although gives preference to aristocracy, which is arranged according to the principle of rule of ... genuine human beings, capable of governing and exercising justice. Aristotle's views on moral issues are always such as were accepted in his times. In some aspects, they differ from those ...

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... a human took into account the situation that aging was proposing future, this wrongful death and what would be recognized as a great philosopher and thinker. The own selfishness is in all existing human, so it is logical to consider that one of the reasons why Socrates accepted this decision with such calm is because he thought best for himself and his ideology ... ...

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... used this argument as the basis for his doctrine on the Forms. He maintained we cannot gain knowledge of absolute realities from bodily sense-experiences, and it is our pre-existing knowledge of the Forms that allows us to inquire into their nature in the first place. Plato described it to be an 'inborn possession' which thereby constitutes that our ... ...

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... a social organization. Since human beings can not exist without a social system, which can not function without politics, it proves Plato's claim that human beings are political animals. The importance of existing though freedom, knowledge, and enlightenment is accentuated by Plato on The Republic. He uses the cave allegory to highlight how human beings will not survive the darkness unless they act ... ...

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... equal justice no matter their social standing, public life, intelligence, or achievements. Plato, unlike Thucydides argues that equality and specialization, a person's unique roles in society, are not capable of co-existing. This is primarily because in Plato's ideal society, specialization is comprised of inequalities of functions. Each person's techne or specialization is determined by the type of soul he has. In ... ...

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... of knowledge, the key to life. Because the Philosopher King is the only person who understands the forms (anything not conceived by the senses but only not the mind, independently existing truths), he is all knowing and understanding, he must be the one to make sure the city itself is Just. To do this there must be a system in place to ... ...

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... , Plato defined the nature of the things through metaphysics and in theoretical terms, as opposed to actual. By looking to "higher forms," he sought to explain the role of pre-existing knowledge and understanding in the search for "absolute truth." Conversely, Aristotle was concerned with the more physical aspects of nature, primarily Natural Sciences. The major distinctions can be viewed in ... ...

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... on the desires that they possess, but there is no absolute way of determining whose desires should be fulfilled and whose should not. In other words, "there are no independently existing standards of right and wrong conduct" (Bryne 2). We construct these standards, which mean that, when acted upon, the current rules of tolerable conduct at any specific time or place will ... ...

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