called Timaeus and Critias (), in 360 B.C., before this there is no literary record of Atlantis. Plato was very vivid in his writings of Atlantis giving explicit details: a canal connected Atlantis to sea, there were inner, middle, and outer rings of Atlantis, a wall circled the outer ring, there were mountains to the north and a sea to the south(Atlantis).descriptions In Timaeus and Critias, Plato wrote that “and one grievous day and night befell them, when the whole body of your warriors was swallowed
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In Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Golden Mean, he describes how virtue and vices relations to everyday life. The way he describes the value of virtue is that it lies between to extremes. The two extremes, excess and deficit, are determined by rational principal, and then applied to an individual's situation. Virtue as a state of character is a matter of how we stand with regard to the passions. Aristotle’s rule of the mean only works on an individual level, in other words it is not transferable the
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It’s crazy to think that we still use Aristotle's rhetoric, Roughly 300 BC is when Aristotle created the rhetoric and we still use his ideas today. Aristotle's work is believed to be the first known contribution to persuasion. Robert F. Kennedy’s Speech Following the Death of Martin Luther King Jr. was altogether very persuasive, his use of ethos logos and pathos was superb. RFK and Mlk were both firm believers that nonviolence was the most effective form of civil disobedience. Robert F. Kennedy’s
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Miltiades’ statement as a general to Callimachus, a polemarch, is a manipulative power play. In order to get the outcome that he wants, Miltiades tells Callimachus that the fate of Athens is in his hands, saying, “yours is the decision; all hangs upon you; vote on my side, and our country will be free…But if you support those who have voted against fighting, that happiness will be denied you” (400). In this instance, Miltiades’ use of power was for the collective good, ultimately leading to Athens’
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In ‘The Apology’ written by Plato, Socrates is being accused of many things by Meletus. Socrates is being accused of corrupting the youth in general, corrupting the you intentionally and that Socrates is an atheist; in all of which he does not defend himself but rather manipulate what all the accusations against him are. In the middle of ‘The Apology’, Meletus accuses Socrates of “corrupting the youth by demonic teachings” but instead of defending himself, he starts to manipulate the accusations
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Virtue ethics principle concepts are made of the characters in moral philosophy. Virtue ethics give you moral advice to act as one should in the same situation. It comes from Aristotle it’s a person who has ideal character (2004) example would be a young boy help an older lady that has heavy grocery bags to her car, These are natural internal traits of kindness honesty and truthfulness . Utilitarianism places the right and wrong solely on the outcome () It choices the outcome that will make you
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Alexander the Great and homoeroticism The concept of homosexuality in ancient Greece was non-existent, the concept of homoeroticism on the other hand did exist. In ancient Greece an educational system was based off homoeroticism. Homoeroticism was practiced between men and youth, it was a rite of passage into manhood as seen through the practices of pederasty. With this concept in mind the questions that scholars have often asked regarding whether or not Alexander the Great was homosexual have
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Socrates’ and Love In the Symposium written by Plato we are recounted on the speeches made on the praise of love, by six different men. Beginning with Phaedrus, leading up to Socrates. In Phaedrus speech he sees Love as the oldest of Gods (Plato 10). He indicates how powerful an army would become simply by composing it of lovers. All because one is their absolute greatest, less cowardly in the presence of their lover. Therefore, more willingly to die for each other. Phaedrus is quoted saying, “Love
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There are many figures in the history of the world that are remembered for different accomplishments they have achieved. From the Found Fathers, to Martin Luther King Jr., even people like Stalin and Hitler; all these historical figures have done huge things to change the world. What Pericles is specifically trying to say however, is that it is not the grand actions that one has done that ultimately matter in a person’s life, but how they treated others that matters in the long run. Pericles is
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After the Sophists, Socrates turned philosophy inward and began to emphasize self-reflection. Rather than simply contemplating the workings of the world, he considered how it is that we attain knowledge about the world. The Pre-Socratics and the Sophists lacked this emphasis on self-examination, which is argued to be the true starting point of philosophy, thereby dooming their investigations to failure (xxiii). Socrates avoided these criticisms by beginning his search for what can be known, “since
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