Marcus Aurelius

constitution. Constitutionalism proclaims the desirability of the rule of law as opposed to rule by the arbitrary judgment. Liberty in philosophy means freedom and free will. Some of the earliest talk of liberty dates back to Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who wrote of liberty being “a policy in which there is the same law for all”. The idea of equality could possibly date back to the beginning of humans, with various equality movements throughout history. Pluralism is the acknowledgment of…

The Roman empire was the ancient world’s largest and most powerful empire. It reached its height in 117 C.E., encompassing nearly 2 million square miles and containing more than 50 million people. Connecting the vast empire were more than 250,000 miles of roads, 50,000 of which were paved. Roman engineers founded or improved more than 1,000 cities and towns. Rome itself was a magnificent example of cultural, technological and social superiority in its time. It was a great place to live in until…

Greek philosopher Socrates influence on his native land was immense. He was recognized for his work during his own lifetime which was uncommon. His work contributed a lot in the fields of ethics and logic. Socrates believed that living virtues life was more commendable than acquiring material wealth or being overly concerned with their families or political involvement. It is said that he invented the teaching practice known as pedagogy which is a method used by a teacher when questioning a…

Marcus Aurelius once said, “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one”. This saying expresses Coach Jones’ attitude when encountering a mentally retarded young man in the movie, Radio. Throughout the film, Coach Jones struggles with taking the young man they call Radio under his wing at Hanna High School. Many groups and people, such as Mr. Tucker and the school board, Frank Clay, and the community at the barbershop, are weary of Radio’s presence in the high school and…

Marcus Aurelius, once said that “Time is a sort of river of passive events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes place, and this too will be swept away.” This holds true because in the novel, The Great Gatsby, time is rapidly moving from event to event meaning that time does not stop. Throughout the novel the main protagonist ,Gatsby, does not seem to be able to catch up to the present time of the novel. F.Scott Fitzgerald, a…

Love 's Executioner and Creatures of a Day, by Dr. Irvin D. Yalom, are two riveting and insightful compilations of Dr. Yaloms ' life work as a Psychotherapist. Both are composed of various tales that shed some light on some of humanities greatest struggles, and Yaloms ' journey to guide his patients through the darkest times in their lives. Through these two writings, Dr. Yalom, is able to depict not just the development of his characters, but reveal his own growth and development as a…

How has the understanding of [the] universe in China changed in last hundreds of years? Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius once said: "He who does not know what the world [does] not know where he is, and he who does not know for what purpose the world exists, does not know who he is, nor what the world is." It is true that a person 's self-identity is hugely affected by his or her view of the world, and that a country or race 's self-image is based on its understanding of the universe. In the last…

1. Plato believed that justice is good in itself, or “an intrinsic good”. He showed this by arguing in the Republic that justice is an essential part of living a happy life. In the Republic, Plato separates the soul into three parts he calls reason, spirit, and appetite. A moral or just person would be a person whose soul is functioning in equilibrium. By this, Plato meant that reason did not overcome spirit, spirit did not over come appetite and so on. The soul was essentially balanced. Plato…

In the ancient days of Rome, women spent their lives with limited independence, with only a few exemptions. From daily living to the day of their wedding the actions of women were under the control of a man, whether that man was her father, husband, or guardian. From the time of her birth to the time of her death, there were rules that a woman was to follow. Some of these were written into the laws of Rome while others were just socially expected. At birth, a daughter or in Latin filiafamilias…

“Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years, death hangs over you”, Marcus Aurelius. Ever since the first human being set foot on this planet, there have been a plethora of deadly and fascinating diseases that have caused fear and concern but also marveled the scientific and medical communities with their strange and often times bizarre behavior. Throughout the course of history many have examined and come across countless numbers of bacteria and viruses that cause extreme and…