Lycuraus was considered to be a “lawgiver of Sparta” (p. 83, 1). After the death of his father and brother he came to power (p. 85, 1). When the Queen, his sister-in-law, became pregnant he promised to be a guardian of the child, and if it was a boy he would step down from power (p. 85, 1). The Queen however said she would “miscarry” if “he would marry her when he came” to power, which he agreed to (p.85-86, 3-1).…
Moreover, Goodall toured a medical research laboratory and realized that baby chimps located there were not allowed to interact with each other as they were contained in small boxes. Her encounter with a chimp hiding in the back of a box and rocking back and forth in its cage led her to advocate for labs where chimps could interact and be contained in larger cages if research was necessary. Jane not only noticed the maltreatment of laboratory chimps, she persisted in making her demands for improvement known. Her determination led researchers to comply to her suggestions even if they were not originally in support of the changes (Welty, "300 Days"). Goodall possessed a large array of knowledge regarding chimpanzee behavior from her individual studies, and she…
In an attempt to amass an overall consensus of justice being desirable as a benefit to the health of the soul, and the necessity placed on maintaining its ideals as a virtue (as expressed by Socrates to resolve Thrasymachus's definition); Glaucon extends his argument of justice to include the concept of the Three Kinds of Goods. As explained, all goods can be divided into three classes: as a mere means such as physical labor, as an end akin to joy, and as both a means and an end comparable to maintaining knowledge (Plato 32 [II]). Each assertion made by Glaucon, is an attempt to solicit the most authentic form of what justice is and to determine which kind of good it perpetuates. Although an advocate for the belief that justice is coveted both as a means and an end, Glaucon alludes to the fact that most individuals classify justice under the first group: justice is no more than a mere means.…
1 Nestorius placed a special emphasis on the humanity of Jesus. He began preaching against the title Theotokos or Mother of God, beginning to be used of the Virgin Mary. He distinguished between the logos (“divine nature”) and Christ (the Son, the Lord) as a union of divine nature and human nature. He refused to attribute the human acts and the sufferings of Jesus to the divine nature, arguing that God could not suffer on the cross, as God is omnipotent. Therefore the Virgin Mary, could not be viewed as the Mother of God, but simply as the mother of a man.…
Chapter four of Gilderhus discusses three basic schemata of history: cyclical, providential, and progressive. The cyclical approach theorizes that history is repetitious and moving in circles. The origin of this approach came from some of the Eastern Cultures of Greece, Egypt, Sumer, and Babylonia (p.51). The ancient peoples noticed events in nature occurring in predictable cycles.…
In Plutarch’s Lives, four men were introduced: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Coriolanus, and Caesar. However, out of these four, Numa proved to be a superior leader. Unlike the other three rulers, Numa Pompilius was a virtuous, moral, and humble man who led a life free of luxury. He was devoted to piety and philosophy and was a religious man who made worship of the gods his priority. The people also found him to be an excellent counselor and an honest judge who showed intelligence in his decisions and actions.…
Work for Respect Not Money in “Rethinking Work” By Barry Schwartz Work is not all about money: most people have that mindset that people go to work just for money when that is not the case. It is more than just money people see in work. Author/Professor Barry Schwartz wrote the article “Rethinking Work” Published to New York Times on August 30,2015. Persuading people that work is not all about money it is about respect, engaging, and being meaningful. Schwartz builds some of her tenability by using mostly facts and examples to get her point shown.…
A tribune originates from the Latin word tribunus which is a military or civil official from Rome (www.britannica.com). Roman tribunes have three main groups their separated into. A tribune who is assistant to a legion commander, a tribunus cohortis which would be a commander of a cohort military unit, and a tribunus cohortis urbane which is a urban cohort commander (www.tribunes and triumphs.org). Tribunes were chosen by the people most of the time and the people chose the noble men to be tribunes.…
He will tell the citizens the gods assigned them to their class because they are best suited for that job. The rulers would have gold in them, the soldiers would have silver, and the craftsmen would have iron or bronze. It is, however, possible for them to move from one class to another. This is mentioned because Plato understands that it is possible, for example, for a craftsman’s son to have the abilities to become a soldier or vice versa. The last virtue is of course justice.…
Montesquieu’s ‘separation of powers’ involves the powers of government being spread out between three sections. Legislative, executive and judicial. The three sections ensure that the government works for the vice of the people and no 1 or 2 sections gain too much power. To sum up his views, he claimed that for a government to become great it “has to stand with people, not above them.”…
Glaucon is unsatisfied with the argument between Thrasymachus and Socrates regarding Justice. Thrasymachus believes Justice is for the common good, it is not for the good for an individual, that any compromise is involved. Glaucon renews Thrasymachus’ argument, he divides the good into three classes: things good in themselves, things good both in themselves and for their consequences, and things good only for their consequences. Socrates places justice in the class of things good in themselves and for their consequences without any hesitation. Glaucon wants Socrates to prove by exploring that Justice is best, not a compromise.…
In Book I of Plato’s Republic, Socrates and Polemarchus debate the assertion “it is just to give to each what is owed to him,” that Simonides originally theorized. The postulation develops from Cephalus’ prior claim that a just man is one who “speaks the truth and repays his debts” (331d). Socrates undermines Cephalus’ definition of justice by proposing a scenario wherein a madman lends a sword to a friend, and the friend may either return the weapon or keep it from the obviously dangerous individual. Socrates concludes that returning the weapon, which would be the “just” action according to Cephalus because it constitutes honest repayment, is unjust. In his debate with Polemarchus, Socrates once again critiques the proposed relationship between…
“And while I had to lack after the savage who was a fireman…to look at him was edifying as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches and a feather hat, walking on his hind legs…he was useful and had been instructed (www.SparkNotes.com).” As a result, it seemed that no matter how educated the Natives became, they were still seen as being a lesser people to the whites. From racism, the idea of civilization vs. uncivilized life came about. Conrad used the “light and dark” difference regarding this. The light represented civilization –the civilized or “good”…
Oedipus sincerely cared about his people. When Oedipus found out that the murderer of King Laius had to be punished he was merciful in saying, “his fate will not be cruel he will depart unstumbling into exile” (233-34). Once again displaying his good heart…
The scientific training of workers is important because it allows each worker to be able to achieve his greatest amount of efficiency. However a challenge to this facet is that it is human nature to resist change. Workers and management alike become accustom to how thing are being done and will initially resist the slightest change. Taylor felt that it was management’s duty of to scientifically analysis which changes they plan to put into practice in order to create the smallest amount of rebellion within the minds of the workforce. Bureaucratic management relies on authority of regulations to implement change.…