Cooke, Elizabeth F. "The Moral and Intellectual Development of the Philosopher in Plato's Republic." Literature Research Center. EBSCO Industries, Inc., 1999. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. [] Plato was first and foremost a philosopher and it is this knowledge that this article focuses on with her discussion of Plato’s Republic. Cooke, the author of the article, dives into the lessons that Plato attempted to teach through his text. Such topics include Plato’s emphasis on intellectual freedom. One certain passage within Cooke’s article that is especially intriguing and exceptionally relevant is the third paragraph in section two of the work. In this paragraph, Cooke discusses another topic that Plato taught: courage to not only face the truth, but
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These trials, of course, are the events that led to his absolvement from slavery. As a slave who could read and write, Douglass had the ability to comprehend things that the others could not and he was forced to have courage in order to help the others understand, which perfectly parallels the concept that Cooke is pursuing in her article. The ideas she presents can be considered plausible because, upon further research, Cooke is found to be a professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska who specializes in pragmatism, philosophy of science, and American philosophy.
Franklin, H. B. "Animal Farm Unbound Or, What the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Reveals about American Literature." Literary Resource Center. EBSCO Industries, Inc., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. …show more content…
She then goes on to analyze it and provides background context to provide the reader with a better understanding of what was happening around Douglass during the time he wrote his story. While the summary portion of this article is important due to its relationship to the original text, the analysis portion has far more significance. There are several key moments and events that she looks into, however only two are of importance to the comparison of Douglass to Plato. This, of course, is the fight with Mr. Covey and Douglass learning to read and
These trials, of course, are the events that led to his absolvement from slavery. As a slave who could read and write, Douglass had the ability to comprehend things that the others could not and he was forced to have courage in order to help the others understand, which perfectly parallels the concept that Cooke is pursuing in her article. The ideas she presents can be considered plausible because, upon further research, Cooke is found to be a professor at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska who specializes in pragmatism, philosophy of science, and American philosophy.
Franklin, H. B. "Animal Farm Unbound Or, What the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Reveals about American Literature." Literary Resource Center. EBSCO Industries, Inc., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2017. …show more content…
She then goes on to analyze it and provides background context to provide the reader with a better understanding of what was happening around Douglass during the time he wrote his story. While the summary portion of this article is important due to its relationship to the original text, the analysis portion has far more significance. There are several key moments and events that she looks into, however only two are of importance to the comparison of Douglass to Plato. This, of course, is the fight with Mr. Covey and Douglass learning to read and