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Socrates and his conception of philosophy. Done by A. Sogoyan.
... world but not the organization of the world. Here in my opinion lies the main difference between the Presocratic thought and the views of Socrates. Another interesting point is that the famous method of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
“The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility” Evaluate this claim.
... the world's greatest revelations. However, with knowledge comes great responsibility. Seen throughout history, when knowledge is abused the effects are disastrous and often end in the loss of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Two brands of nihilism
... of how the "true world" is lost in the histories of disfiguring philosophies that posit otherworldly dualistic metaphysics. First, Plato's vision of the realm of forms. "The true world - attainable for the sage, the pious, the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
n the absence of interpretation there could be no culture.
... The interpretation of the world proceeded. There were civilizations established, of which some last until today. Further development brought the humanity to wars, religion, economy, discoveries and growing curiosity of the world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
This analyzes two works that describe ancient rome from a philosophical point of view.
... the poor of the world, while Pliny illustrates what life is like for the rich, and if the views are put together, then a person would get an accurate depiction of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
History of Philosophy Meno's Paradox
... the imperfection of the physical world proves that we must have a priori concepts that cannot be derived from experience. Rather, the very possibility of ... is the argument from imperfection, which purports to show that the imperfection of the physical world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Conformity
... ..." (Ralph Waldo Emerson,). The greatest people in the history of the world were misunderstood. If we ... the color of the sky, we will one day begin to question politics, economics, etc. Then we might discover that the many "great leaders" in this world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Immanuel Kant's Critique of Judgment, Friedrich Schiller's On the Aesthetic Education of Man, and Edward Tylor's Primitive Culture
... of beauty and relating to the outer social world. Subjectivity is, to them, an important part of the wholeness of the aesthetic process, while Tylor discounts the individual in his sociological view of the world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Plato's theory of ideas-the history of philosophy.
... History of western philosophy): "Let the traingle ABC have equal sides..." For the sake of easier assertion, the mathematician draws a picture of the triangle. He reflects the triangle by itself, not the Idea of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Why should we examine the technique of non-violent action? What is the possible relevance of this technique?
... the only way to win their freedom is through non-violence, setting an example for the rest of the world. Earlier in the century, people simply considered weapons the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy