Essays on Plato

Socrates meets Euthyphro outside a public building (I presume it is a court) in Athens, Greece. Euthyphro is surprised to see Socrates here and asks if he has a lawsuit here just as Euthyphro himself has. Socrates explains that someone from a political subdivision of…

“Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven” (William Shakespeare). In this quote, William Shakespeare outlines the correlation between knowledge and religion. Knowledge brings people closer to God, it steers individuals towards a life filled with contentment. I…

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, then he became the dominant person to spread Christianity. However, the higher class of Jewish criticized the idea of Jesus and treated him badly. After the death of Jesus, his apostles continued spreading Christianity. In conception of Christianity, Christianity was…

Notes on Dialogue Reading Journal Vocabulary: Ecumenism (noun): The principle or aim of promoting unity among the world’s Christian churches. Volubility (noun): The quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness Adumbration (verb): Report or represent something in outline Bedlam (noun): a scene of uproar…

The next stage of Plato’s Allegory is freedom. In Plato’s Allegory it simply states one day the chain connected to the prisoner breaks and he is able to move and be free. In the matrix this part is more nuanced and Neo is given a…

Understanding yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Wisdom itself is a perceived understanding of not only one’s self but as well as external forces that have a significant influence on decision making. Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” effectively touches on the idea that in…

Introduction In the motion picture Groundhog Day by Harold Ramis, and Danny Rubin, shows scenes which are directly concerned with the theory of having virtues and being a virtuous person. I shall argue that the movie, Groundhog Day, is connected with the theory of virtues,…

Marriage – the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman). When two people make a public pledge or commitment to each other to share…

Introduction In this essay, I will explain about my truth and will compare it with Plato’s theory of truth. You might ask, why Plato in particular? Well, to tell you the truth, since week four of our reading and work assignments, I could not put…

Introduction In this essay, I will argue the question through the character of Socrates in Plato’s Book V from the Republic, how he chooses to stand on the base of having an efficient and prospers republic and the arguments he uses to reach that conclusion….