Category: Philosophers

Plato was a philosopher in the time of the distinguished Greek philosophers. He wrote a book entitled The Republic in which he explains some of his philosophy on subjects ranging from education to government. Plato constructed a model by which he proposed all governments evolve. He called it the Five Stages of Government. He suggested …

PLATO AND CONFUCIUSBy Brent Monroe PergramPlatos ideal regime achieves justice by controlling individuals and their desires by setting down a compact to not tolerate injustice or suffering. By setting down laws and compacts and to name what the law commands lawful and just.(Bloom,359a)Plato believed that even individuals who practice justice are forced to do it …

The impact of the Heliocentric Theory Heliocentric: Relating to the sun as acenter; appearing as if seen from the sun’s center.(Webster,447) Theheliocentric theory was first introduced to the world by a Polish astronomernamed Nicolaus Copernicus. Copernicus published his views on the heliocentrictheory in his book Commentariolus, in 1514, which sparked the time period nowknown as …

Hope is a volatile thing. Some extoll it as a salvaging grace in seeking times while others decry it as a barbarous misrepresentation. Frequently described as fleeting and other times as enduring, it ever appears to mean an affectively powerful experience. It can animate bravery, motive, and prolong a sense of religion, significance, and purpose. …

Social Viewpoints. In Understanding social welfare: A search for social justice, refer to Chapter 2. This chapter discusses the way in which societies base their social welfare systems on predominant views of human nature. Choose at least three of these views, compare and contrast the three, choose the one that you find most ethical, and …