Essays on Philosophical Works

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A Study of Society Detachment in Henry David Thoreau's Life Without Principles

1 page / 550 words

In Henry David Thoreau’s “Life Without Principle,” Thoreau talks about separating ourselves from society as a whole and living life according to our own standards, not society’s. I believe that Thoreau’s thesis statement is, “If I should sell both my forenoons and afternoons to society,...

Life Without Principle

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Conformity in American Society

3 pages / 1315 words

Conform or die. In both Mark Twain’s Corn-Pone Opinions and Thoreau’s Life Without Principle essay it is clearly expressed that it is human nature to conform either based on societies opinions and or expectations of living life to the fullest degree. Throughout Twain’s essay, he...

Life Without Principle

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Reviewing The Main Quotes and Points from The Communist's Party Manifesto

4 pages / 1846 words

This paper will review key points and quotes from the “Manifesto of the Communist Party” and then evaluate the book and place it in its sociological context. The book was written in England in 1848. This was a time of great social change brought about...

Manifesto of The Communist Party

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Comparison of Marx's Communist Manifesto and The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

3 pages / 1426 words

Introduction Karl Marx’s “Manifesto of the Communist Party” and “The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte” comprise an interesting binary of literary binaries. The first work presents ideas and abstracted elaborations of history, while the latter offers Marx’s lesser-known journey through “revolutionary” France adjacent to the...

Karl Marx Manifesto of The Communist Party

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Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto as One of The Most Authoritative Manuscripts on Politics

5 pages / 2152 words

The Manifesto of the Communist Party is an 1848 political pamphlet written by German philosophers Karl Marx then translated into English by Friedrich Engels, which is recognised as one of the world’s most influential political manuscripts. This piece was written under the context of bourgeoisie...

Manifesto of The Communist Party

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A Comparative Analysis of Different Theories on People in The Meno by Plato and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

2 pages / 798 words

When it comes to being human, Socrates and Machiavelli have two totally opposite opinions. In Plato’s The Meno, he believes being human is something you are born into due to the work of the Goddess Persephone: you are recycled into a new life based on...

Machiavelli Meno Plato

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How The Idea of Recollection in "Meno" Differs from "Phaedo"

2 pages / 810 words

In Plato’s dialogues “Meno” and “Phaedo,” the concept of recollection plays a significant role in addressing questions about knowledge, learning, and the nature of the soul. While both dialogues involve Socratic discussions on this topic, they differ in their emphasis and approach. This essay aims...

Meno Phaedo

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What Human Virtue Means as Explained in Plato's Book Meno

2 pages / 832 words

The goal within the Meno is to discover what the concept of virtue resembles. Within the opening lines of the Meno, Socrates begins his questioning of the initial definition of human virtue that is proposed. In typical Socratic fashion, Socrates addresses some of the problems...

Meno

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Socrates' Arguments to Prove Soul is Immune to Death in Plato's Phaedo

3 pages / 1083 words

Throughout Phaedo, Socrates uses a priori proofs coupled with logic to support his idea that the soul is immune to death and destruction, and will therefore continue to exist after the death of the body. He uses empirical science sparingly as his arguments deal with...

Phaedo Socrates

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A Study of The Case for The Soul not Dying I Phaedo by Plato

2 pages / 995 words

The Cyclical Argument In Plato’s Phaedo, three arguments are made for the immortality of the human soul. The first argument, known as the Cyclical Argument, suggests that the soul passes from the living to the dead and then back from the dead to the living,...

Phaedo

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The Discussion on Immortality by Socrates, Cubes, and Similar in Plato's Phaedo

1 page / 611 words

The Soul: The Body’s Mortal Companion In Phaedo, Socrates, Cebes, and Simmias discuss whether the soul of a person is immortal or not. Socrates contends that the soul is eternal due to the idea of recollection, the “opposites” argument, and the idea of affinity. The...

Phaedo

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Diogenes of Sinope: The Dogged Philosopher

2 pages / 763 words

Diogenes of Sinope: The dogged Philosopher Within the Greek philosophers, we have many well-known ones, such as Aristotle, Plato, Socrates and so on. Most of these are common knowledge yet many are forgotten by the normal people. One such philosopher is Diogenes, commonly called the...

Influential Person

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The Connection Between Courage and Justice Based on Aristotle's Literature

2 pages / 1074 words

Courage and justice have been two highly discussed values throughout the semester, and in this essay I will seek to connect the two together as well as relating the ideas in accordance with Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, The Illiad, and The Epic of Gilgamesh. According to...

Aristotle Courage Iliad Nicomachean Ethics

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The Concept of Aristotle's Function Argument

1 page / 420 words

In Aristotle book, Nicomachean Ethics Book 1, he makes the argument that there is the good and the ‘well’. To explain his claim he gives us an example, “the function of lyre-player is to play the lyre, and that of a good lyre-player is to...

Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics

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Justification of Socrates’ Punishment in The Apology

1 page / 544 words

Was Socrates’ Punishment Just? In The Apology, Socrates is put on trial for supposedly corrupting the youth of Athens and for not believing in the gods. The charges were brought against Socrates because by Meletus. While on trial, Socrates defends himself very well against the...

Socrates The Apology

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The First Book of Plato’s Republic Review

1 page / 392 words

Plato wrote the Republic in 380 BC. The first book of Plato’s Republic is concerned with justice. What is justice and why should one behave justly are two questions which Socrates and hisinterlocutors attempt to answer. The first definition of justice is proposed by Cephalus....

Plato Plato Republic The Republic

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The Portrayal of Enlightenment in Allegory of The Cave by Plato

1 page / 441 words

In the Allegory of the cave, there are four main stages of enlightenment. The four steps cover all aspects of enlightenment, from knowing absolutely nothing and perceiving reality only through your sensory organs to reaching full knowledge and having the capacity to understand “the good.”...

Allegory of The Cave Enlightenment Plato

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Review of The Allegory of The Cave, by Plato

2 pages / 999 words

In Platos The Allegory of the Cave, he allows an individual to realize that which they already know. The situation in the cave seems dark and gloomy, like a place no one would ever want to go. However, the reality is that some people are...

Allegory of The Cave Plato

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Analysis of The Concept of Life Portrayed in Different Writings

3 pages / 1230 words

While reading these stories, it was clear the messages that each individual story was trying to convey. Each story in some way correlates with the next because they are all along the same theme. Each story has an underlying theme about human life and prosperity...

Allegory of The Cave Plato