... objective in Plato's philosophy is a creation of a perfect society. He constructs a foundation for a utopian society in his book "The Republic". The purpose of his thought process was to cleanse his society of the woes he felt plagued it and ... of office to considered just". Plato views the idea of law and justice as what sets the standard for society's behavior in a state. Aristotle puts emphasis on the institution of the polis or civilized community. The polis was structured to allow the average individual in society to participate in ... be sovereign rather than the few best". Plato o...

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... can not help but to think back on two people that so long ago have reasoned and imagine political theories that are still in use today. Plato and Aristotle are considered to be "Founding Fathers" of modern political theories. I armed myself with Hacker Andrew's Political Theory: Philosophy, Ideology, Science: New York: ... politics we need to 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. They each had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individ...

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... to seek the difference in each. The main focus of Plato is a perfect society. He creates a vision for a utopian society, in his book The Republic. This vision was a sketch of a society in which the problems he thought were present in his society would be solved. Plato wanted ... personality. Essentially what Plato wants to achieve is a perfect society where everything will function in a perfect way and in which everyone will be happy. Aristotle, unlike Plato, is not concerned with modifying the current society and making it a perfect society. He just wants to improve it. Rather than ......

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... Another definition suggests that to be ethical is "to conform to accepted standards consistent with the agreed principles of correct moral conduct". Conversely, until Aristotle, there were no "agreed principles for moral conduct" thus the term ethical cannot be used within the context of Homers society. We can, ... creature of fate" (book22 pg351) as opposed to knowledge and power which, although useful, are not an obligatory attribute- we see Zeus being deceived in book 14 line153. They also engage in deception, adultery, theft, rape, the production of evils for humans and are enslaved t...

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... Another definition suggests that to be ethical is "to conform to accepted standards consistent with the agreed principles of correct moral conduct". Conversely, until Aristotle, there were no "agreed principles for moral conduct" thus the term ethical cannot be used within the context of Homers society. We can, ... creature of fate" (book22 pg351) as opposed to knowledge and power which, although useful, are not an obligatory attribute- we see Zeus being deceived in book 14 line153. They also engage in deception, adultery, theft, rape, the production of evils for humans and are enslaved t...

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... "Stanford-style multicultural curriculum", which aimed at familiarizing students with traditions, philosophy, literature, and history of the West. The program consisted of 15 required books by writers such as Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Aquinas, Marx, and Freud. By 1987, a group called the Rainbow Coalition argued the books were all written by DWEM's or Dead White European Male! s. They felt that this type ... the knowledge of contributions by people of color, women, and other oppressed groups. In 1987, the faculty voted 39 to 4 to change the curriculum and do away with the fifteen book re...

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