Form of the Good

While both offering insightful and surprising opinions, Augustine and Plato have two different ideas on how people come to know. Plato offers his doctrine of recollection, as well as his theory of form and Augustine presents his theory of illumination. Ultimately, Plato’s explanation of how humans come to know is better because of the giant faith claim that Augustine is making by saying that to learn, one must consult with their inner teacher, Jesus Christ. Plato puts forth the proposition…

Most people have seen a movie trailer, if it was good it may have convinced them to see the film, but if it was not good, it may have not convinced them to see the movie. Watching a trailer is usually seen as a good idea before seeing the movie. It allows one to appreciate the grand work of art a movie is, but it can also show how terrible a movie is. However, trailers can influence consumers, and do more than just demonstrate the idea of a particular movie. Therefore, the consumer’s opinion and…

Plato did not solve the problem of the ONE and MANY. Aristotle did so brilliantly. He held that the principles of being are POTENCY and ACT. These two states of being answer the problem of Change as well as that of the One and the Many. Potency and Act divide being in such a way that whatever is, is either pure Act (the ultimate Being, or God), or is composed of potency and act as its primary intrinsic principles (all other beings). For example, Wood has the qualities of wood, hard or soft, from…

(Module 4, Session 9). Similar to Plato's Simile of the Divided Line, Plotinus believed that reality is broken up into four realms. Plotinus refers to Level 1 as “the Good or the One”; this is the ultimate source (God) (Module 4, Session 9). Level 2 is the intellectual realm that consist of Forms. Just like Plato's Forms, Plotinus's Forms are immaterial and eternal concepts…

Egypt first started? If not that’s good cause the world may have a problem and a lot of questions. But back to Egypt it was one of the first societies to have despotism. This form of government is ran by one person and that person as complete power, decisions are made easy. What is despotism well it’s a form of government that the the power is handed down to sons. It was founded in the fourteenth century B.C. Some history on it is that it was one of the first forms of government. Despotism…

by the married couples to the unmarried relatives, they are often given out by the aunts present; uncles would take over that role in the absence of their wife. Red packets could be given out by unmarried middle aged relatives. Exchange of gifts in forms of fruits, sweets, and homemade cakes usually takes place between the different nuclear families. The first dish is ordered by my eldest aunt, and then the rest of the family decide on the remaining dishes to order. Eight dishes would be…

The consumption of goods by Ivory Coast youth is an attempt to appear greater than they are. By consuming goods that encapsulate a higher quality of life or a greater level of freedom, they experience the potential of a life they could have, in differing circumstances (Mason, 1985). Status is also gained by the consumption of high quality goods, and in turn, this greater status gives them access to higher quality goods, however the ability to access and consume higher quality goods does not…

income has direct impacts of several principles of Catholic Social Teaching and its potential to impact the social good. Intimate involvement with core values associated with the social good and individual responsibilities are prerequisite to understanding the impetus behind establishing a UBI. While further analysis is needed before it can be equated with increasing the common good of mankind, it does have several aspects that are aimed at improving the well-being of all, especially…

To Hobbes, the most direct form of justification for the exercise of power over others lies in man’s existence in the State of Nature. In this state, man is permitted to do what is necessary for his own survival. This implies an overarching right to anything and everything, including the use of one’s power to better himself (and resultingly worsen someone else) in an effort to survive. Under certain circumstances this right to everything, according to Hobbes, is relinquished to escape the State…

him for too long. This subject is about how people’s choices can have an impact on others. I think that Mom had the biggest overall impact on Paul.One reason is that, Mom filled out the IEP form. Secondly, Mom “lost” the IEP form. Lastly, Mom decided to lie to Paul. First of all, Mom chose to fill out the IEP form for Paul. On page 27, it states, “Mrs. Fisher,…