1 According to Aristotle, for whom is rhetoric useful? Rhetoric is useful to all men and as Aristotle explains all men make use, more or less, of it, for to a certain extent all men attempt to discuss statements and to maintain, them, to defend themselves and to attack others. Ordinary people do this either at random or through practice and from acquired habit. 2 What is one way in which rhetoric is useful? Rhetoric is useful because things that are true and things that are just have a natural
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Virtue: the good result that comes from something Can the definition of virtue, given above, imply that a virtuous act can simply be a person avoiding evil? Is that enough for a person to be considered virtuous? Virtue is not avoiding conflict, nor fleeing from the enemy. However, virtue is accomplished with action; with completing something holding an affirmative result; in keeping ground when fought. One cannot be deemed virtuous without action proving it, and avoiding evil is not an action proving
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Plato discussed the soul in detail in his book Phaedrus. General ideas of the soul were discussed along with a metaphor to fully describe what the soul is, tying in his concept of the realm of the forms. Plato believed that the self was just the soul. He saw the soul as a separate entity from the body and even thought that the human body was bad. Since souls are separate from the body, they are eternal, never can be created nor destroyed. “Every soul is immortal. That’s because whatever is always
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In Plato’s ideal polity, inequality of outcome and inequality of opportunity are not essential, however, inequality in organization and gender inequality are necessary for a viable state. Inequality of outcome will harm the state as Plato believes that wealth and poverty will prevent citizens from fulfilling their duties. Moreover, inequality of outcome will cause division within the state, leading to conflict between classes and disrupting internal peace. Inequality of opportunity also stands in
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The Use of Morality within Society Plato’s Myth of the Cave is and eye opening piece of literature. Within the passage, Plato attacks the presets of society by addressing the lack of observation and questioning. He uses the analogy of the cave to point out the close mindedness of the world around him. Unavoidably, while one questions society the issue of morality will arise. Morality, as a whole, is a complex concept that is based on the ideal of right and wrong. By applying Plato’s principle
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Athens, a small city state in ancient Greece, created the first democracy in the world. A democracy is a government that allows all people to make decisions. Athens created the first democracy between the 5th and 4th century bce (bc) Before Athens, other civilizations did not create a democracy or a type of government that was similar to a democracy. This made it hard for Athens to create the first democracy because they did not know what they needed to do to create a democracy. According to the
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Viktoria Herrmann Comparison between Jacques-Louis David’s The Death of Socrates and Nicolas Poussin’s The Abduction of the Sabine Women In David’s piece The Death of Socrates we see Socrates dressed in a white robe, sitting on a bed and accepting a cup of poison being handed to him. He is surrounded by multiple other figures who all seem to be grieving - unlike Socrates himself who looks strong and determined with one hand gesturing in the air. The other hand is accepting the cup, while his face
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An example of this is the Sumerian law (an eye for an eye) that says that if a house builder is found guilty of faulty construction that kills the owner’s son, then the builder’s son must be put to death in compensation. The Sumerian concept of justice at times reeks of immaturity and reveals that the sense of virtue is hindered by instinctive tendencies and takes time to develop. The Sumerian practices of slavery and land ownership touch on other issues. The universal traits of nomadic tribes
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Requiring philosophy in the general education curriculum, whether it is in addition to or in place of another class, is worth it. Last semester when I was registering for classes I knew when I saw that I could take philosophy in place of another class that it would be worth it. And almost finishing this semester I know without a shadow of a doubt that it was. In fact, I would encourage other students to take a philosophy class. Studying philosophy allows for our God-given desire to grow and learn
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Third Attempt. Greek Slavery grew out of desperateness to pay living expenses. Although Athens had enough money to provide equal living for all Athenians, the money was unequally divided. One outcome is that some poor Athenians were not able to collect enough savings to support themselves. According to “Slaves to Democracy, “ Often the only thing they had available to use was their own bodies, so if they were unable to pay, they were force to become slaves.” One can conclude that this is how the
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