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Papers On Classic Greek Philosophy
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Empedocles
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This 3 page report discusses the ancient Greek
philosopher, physician, scientist and poet, Empedocles. He lived during the culmination of the splendor of the Periclean age of Athens. Some of his most significant perceptions were that: like
things are known by like things; motion is explained through the forces of love and hate; and, the problem and meaning of the “being” of things. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWempedo.wps
Epictetus' "Enchiridion" And Friedrich Nietzsche's "The Twilight Of The Idols": Assessing The Socratic Way Of Life
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses how Epictetus and Nietzsche view the Socratic way of life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCsocnz.doc
Essay on Plato's Triportite Theory and Justice:
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This 4 page paper examines the components of Plato's triportite theory and how that applies to his sense of justice. This paper furthermore examines how Plato's ideas about justice are applied to personal morality and politics in general. Bibliography lists no sources.
Filename: GSPlatoj.rtf
Eternity According to Plato
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This 3 page paper examines Plato's definition of eternity that comes from his work entitled Timaeus. His position is critically discussed. Christian doctrine is used in the analysis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA415e.rtf
Ethics and Hubris in Sophocles’ Ancient Drama
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that Sophocles created a reality in his dramas which also addressed issues of the day in terms of how the individual interacts and relates with the collective or the community of which they are a member and to which they must often acquiesce. In his stories of both “Antigone” and “Oedipus Rex,” Sophocles establishes a realm in which the audience cannot help but sympathize with the character who is faced with a dilemma for which they have no experience and no frame of reference. Plato also presented such dilemmas for consideration but did so through the philosophical rather than dramatic aspects of the tension between individual and community
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWethdrm.rtf
Ethics and Morality according to Aristotle in the Legal Defense of a Guilty Man
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This 10 page report discusses issues of ethics and morality from the perspective of Aristotle. The situation is one in which an attorney’s client confides that he is actually guilty of the crimes of which he is accused. What, according to Aristotle, is the ethical dilemma and how should it be solved? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWethleg.rtf
Ethics and Politics
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The Views of Plato and Aristotle : This 6 page paper examines the views of these two philosophers. The ideas are critiqued. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA510AaP.rtf
Ethics: The Views of Aristotle and Kant
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This 15 page paper examines these theorists' views. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Kant's On a Supposed Right to lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA845ak.rtf
Euthyphro, Crito, and Socrates
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This 7 page report discusses the
accusations made against Socrates and his discussions with both
Euthyphro and Crito regarding the various issues at hand. The
discussions that take place between Plato and the other two men
allow the modern reader a greater insight to the character of
Socrates and the issues that surrounded him and his trial.
Different views of Socrates are presented that allow one to
better understand the overall philosophical thinking of Socrates.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWeucrso.
Euthyphro, Crito, and Socrates
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This 8 page report discusses the
accusations made against Socrates and his discussions with both
Euthyphro and Crito regarding the various issues at hand. The
discussions that take place between Plato and the other two men
allow the modern reader a greater insight to the character of
Socrates and the issues that surrounded him and his trial.
Different views of Socrates are presented that allow one to
better understand the overall philosophical thinking of Socrates.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWeucrs2.wps
Evil According to Aristotle
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This 6 page paper looks at Nicomachean Ethics. The concept of evil is discussed in a general sense and many examples are provided. Nietzsche's ideas are touched on and utilitarianism is also mentioned in the course of the discussion. Several quotes from Aristotle's original work are used. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA346Nic.rtf