... of critical reasoning, his commitment to the truth and and through the vivid example of his own life. Socrates was a man that believed in the superiority of an argument over writing, since he left no literary legacy of his own, we are dependent upon writers like Plato and the historian Xenophon. Socrates's contribution to philosophy was essentially ethical in character. The ... jury sentenced him to death and accepting this outcome, Socrates drank hemlock and died in the company of his friends and disciples. Plato socrates deciple was one of the most creative and influential thinkers in...

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... that is serious, complete, and poses magnitude. "The imitation of the action being what we know as the plot."(Hutton 63). Plato, a Greek philosopher was among the most important and creative thinkers of the ancient world. He was born in Athens in 428 BC to an aristocratic and well-off family. Even as a young child Plato was familiar with political life ... , and if it wasn't for these five people, things would probably be a lot different. Aristotle pretty much set the ground work for dramatic practices. Plato contributed to the cause by writing twenty-six dramatic dialogues in his life t...

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... like the person they are imitating, and this is fine if it is the imitation of good people, but not when a person is imitating a bad person. He believes that imitative writing such as theatrical works of tragedy and comedy should be omitted from this just society. Therefore, Plato will only allow poetry containing the mimesis of good men, or poetry using ... is that it is healthy and good for children to identify with characters in novels, plays, movies, or in games because it inspires them to become more open minded and creative. Today, imitation is viewed as a means for moral growth. ...

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... of critical reasoning, his commitment to the truth and and through the vivid example of his own life. Socrates was a man that believed in the superiority of an argument over writing, since he left no literary legacy of his own, we are dependent upon writers like Plato and the historian Xenophon. Socrates's contribution to philosophy was essentially ethical in character. The ... jury sentenced him to death and accepting this outcome, Socrates drank hemlock and died in the company of his friends and disciples. Plato socrates deciple was one of the most creative and influential thinkers in...

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