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Plato's "The Republic": 3 strong points and 3 weak points in the theory of the city.
... many parts of the world today. Another strong point in the Republic is the question of justice. The main point in the work is the debate over ... self. Another weakness in the theory is the idea of philosopher kings. While it would be wonderful to know that a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Allegory Of The Cave - Interpretation
... the beauty of the world. He then decides to return to the cave and tell the other prisoners about the wonders he has seen (truth). When he returns into the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Plato's view of Justice in The Republic.
... of a the chain was broken then the natural order of the world was disrupted. An example of how this was believed to manifest would be the mysterious change of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Characterise and assess Plato's theory of forms/essences in the first half of the Phaedo (up to 95e).
... wonderful piece of pure literature is beyond doubt, yet it also contains a wealth of philosophical material. The central theme in the Phaedo is the immortality of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Kierkegaard's understanding of faith as a paradox, whereby the particular is higher than the universal, and therefore demands a teleological suspension of the ethical.
... of the most spectacular stories in the Bible: the story of Abraham's temptation by God. The story of AbrahamThe book of Genesis chapters 21 and 22, tells of Abraham as a leader of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
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... the Roman Emperor, Justinian ordered the close of it. Even though he was paganist, Christians [like yourself] were influenced and entertained by the wonderful dialogues of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
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