Platonism

Throughout Plato’s “The Republic” book V Plato advocates for equality of women time and again. Although in a modern day his motives cannot be viewed as a quest for equality, this ideology brought about an idea of change for ancient Athenians where women were viewed below men. Traditionally the women of ancient Greece stayed in their homes, cooked and cleaned, raised the children, and cared for their husbands but, in Plato’s eyes women and women are viewed as equals in most cases. In Plato’s eyes…

James Moore Dr. Georgia Mouroutsou Philosophy 2205W October 18, 2016 Plato’s Argument for the Souls Immortality The mysteries beyond our physical lives have always been up for debate. Arguments from the dawn of rationality range anywhere from religion to the sciences as to decipher human origin, our purpose in life and what lies beyond our known existence. Plato, an ancient Greek and arguably most prominent philosopher in history expresses his view in his work the “Phaedo” using his predecessor…

Plato is known as one of the most famous philosophers of all time. Being the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, he read and studied in the area of philosophy in the middle of the fourth century B.C.E in Greece. He was influenced by many other famous philosophers but Socrates has the biggest impact on his life. Plato is known for many works such as Republic where his work blended political philosophy, ethics, and metaphysics. Plato is also widely known for his theory of Form where…

Stories of escaped prisoners usually do not elicit an excited response. Yet when philosophers mention Plato’s Cave Allegory, the freed prisoner becomes something to be seen as good. This story Plato tells has become a foundation for many later forms of philosophy. It has actually been so influential that it impacts the arcs of books, movies, and all types of pop culture. So what makes Plato’s Allegory of the Cave so impactful? It isn't in the story itself, but what philosophical principles he is…

Every philosopher has diverse ideas and beliefs, yet Plato’s rational ideologies, thought process, and reason speak the loudest to me and correlate with my beliefs. The philosopher, Plato, lived in Athens and died in 428-347 B.C. Plato lived as one of Socrates pupils and wrote the words of Socrates after his death. Before his death, Socrates was Plato’s role model and influenced Plato’s ideologies and outlook on life. Plato’s passions and ideas aspired from the relationship between the soul and…

Greek Philosopher, Aristotle divided methods of persuasion into three categories: emotional, ethical, and logical. These appeals have been used for ages and are still used today. Antigone, a play written by Sophocles in Ancient Greece is an example of the use of the appeals. Antigone, Creon and Haimon used Aristotle’s Greek appeals to persuade individuals. Antigone primarily uses an emotional appeal to try to provoke the feeling of guilt in others to persuade them into helping her. Antigone…

Since the beginning man has worshiped a God or many gods. Due to this, mankind has always wanted to become like a god. He has always wanted the knowledge of a god. Plato’s Republic, Marcus Aurelius, and Saint Augustine all had different views on whether or not it was possible to obtain or perceive absolute truth. Looking at the definition of absolute truth, you can get a glimpse of how man sees himself, and what he wishes to become. The people who wrote about who they thought could and who could…

“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” is possibly one of the most well-known speeches of the 19th century; it was given by the extremely influential abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. Plato had a similar level of prestige in ancient Athenian society. He covers the major themes of power, evil, and virtue in Gorgias, comparable to topics in Douglass’ speech. Douglass and Plato deliver to different audiences, yet they still cover similar themes in the text. One particular subject in both is…

Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" is concerned about on how humans perceive things or the truth in particular. It shows how we gain knowledge. Plato claims that truth from what we see and hear are not real knowledge, and that there is another way of finding the truth which is philosophical. The allegory shows how the cave, shadows, game, escape and return of the prisoner symbolized different things a person would know if he/she would even try to look at things differently. The allegory started with…

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM HIM 163: CLINICAL AFFILIATION I COMPREHENSIVE JOURNAL ENTRY Scanning/Analysis/Assembly/Objective 10 Lexington Medical Center uses an electronic health record but that does not mean they don’t have to scan/assemble loose paper into EPIC. There are three steps to ensure the quality and efficiency of indexing and scanning forms and loose records into EPIC. The first step is to scan these loose forms. Most of the hospital scans their own records for the most…