Platonism

Kendra Rivera Professor Mulholland Greek and Roman Humanities December 3, 2014 Humanism was a concept that led to many impacts on other philosophy and philosophers ways of thinking. Humanism is known as a concept or philosophy that gave a major importance to the human being, rather then the supernatural, gods or the divine. Humanism focused completely on the welfare of humans and this introduced a complete different way of thinking to everyone because they were so use to focusing on others…

goldsmith. It was not until he met Fra Filippo Lippi that Botticelli learned to paint. In 1470, Botticelli was an independent master for his creation of the Fortitude that completed the series of Seven Virtues. Botticelli’s artistic style includes Neo-Platonism which incorporates both paganism and christiantiy. This is one of the reasons Botticelli was such a popular artist in his time. By 1460, Sandro Botticelli already had his own personal studio. Botticelli’s talent was recognized when he was…

The relations between censorship and deleterious speech have always been the subject of much controversy among libertarians and collectivists alike. However, under the guise of public safety, governments often choose to censor all forms of expression that may be construed as harmful to the people. Ironically, authorities of state violate the fundamental rights of their people by choosing to edit the boundaries of freedom of expression itself. The fundamental thought that underlies the assumption…

Each of us have a little artistic characteristic in us, some have a talent for the creativity of art. Overtime there have been great artists, then there are superior and iconic artists whose works have stayed with us since their existence. Artists with such a special capability to capture the audience’s attention visually and spiritually in a way. They have helped shape the artistic history that is taught all over the world. These artists have their work plastered all over the world from museums…

Phil 3P97 Take Home Test 3: Deleuze and Guattari Anti-Oedipus Desire has a complicated history to philosophy; for most of philosophy's history they were viewed as fundamentally opposed. Since Plato, philosophy has viewed desire as base and something to be controlled by reason. By emphasizing reason over base desires, philosophy encouraged a pervasive self-denial identified by Nietzsche as the ascetic ideal. The core of this ideology was based on the notion that beliefs should be based upon…

the original cause of the good and the good is the cause of all things, but if this is true then the forms cannot be self existent but must be reliant upon the demiurge for their own existence. Also, it seems that since the cardinal doctrine of Platonism states the world is merely a reflection of the perfect forms, there is actually no need at all for a craftsman. The forms are the original and all that is needed to cause a reflection is the medium of the receptacle of becoming. If the case is…

Our concept of Modern Political Thought is mainly a derivative of the 17th and 18th century, whereas Classical Political Thought had its birth before the modern era. As a result, even somewhat politically-adept modern citizens seldom draw upon ‘modern’ philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Plato and Aristotle, who predate both Hobbes and Locke by over a thousand years, are even further from these citizens’ minds. As is stands, many individuals have difficulty finding pertinence in…

Origins of Philosophy What is “stuff” made of? From where and from whom does “stuff” come into existence? These were most likely the types of questions the very first philosophers of the West asked. 6th century BCE is estimated to be the time when early Greek philosophers began to take the first steps forward to questioning topics that were often noted as dogmatic (Stumpf 3). Western philosophy took questions about the universe, world, and everything inside of it and searched for a reasonable…

He stated that essences are changeless, eternal, immaterial, perfect, and knowledge; that the particulars were changing, ephemeral, material, imperfect, perception, and opinion. His criticism of the Platonism Theory stemmed from the feeling that it lacked explanatory power. He states that it is implausible that essence be removed from something. Overall, Aristotle knew that the old ways of philosophy did not address or explain as thoroughly as they should…

The Renaissance was a time of great cultural rebirth and achievement. Although it began in Italy, the Renaissance spread and affected most of the world and continues to influence us today. Many legacies and famous figures were birthed during this period, some of which we continue to be influenced by and taught about today. One of such figures is Michelangelo. Michelangelo was a sculptor, painter, and architect who was born in 1475 in Italy. Michelangelo was first apprenticed by Domenico…