Polis

throughout history. Essential political ideas of Plato are predominantly expressed in his groundbreaking work “The Republic,” including the fundamental theoretical discussion of an ideal state that I am willing to analyze in this essay. Plato’s idyllic Polis, resembling the human soul that incorporates the trinity of appetite, spirit, and reason, is composed of three types of inhabitants that correspond to each constituent…

According to Fusar-Poli (2009), schizophrenia is delineated by prefrontal activity and elevated striatal dopaminergic functions. There are primary neurological brain abnormalities in individuals with schizophrenia. For example; robust abnormalities elevated in striatal dopamine activity and prefrontal cortical dysfunctions (Fusar-Poli, 2009). Other abnormalities include white matter in the right superior frontal gyrus, left middle frontal gyrus, bilateral parahippocampal gyrus, adjacent to the…

more prosperous they acquired a government and authority. They also created Ziggurats that they claimed were homes of gods and gave power to kings, which also helped to regulate trade. The Greeks also had a “City State” as well it was called the Polis. The Polis helped to “ Levee taxes on their hinterlands and appropriated a portion of the agriculture surplus to support the urban populations”(Ziegler 192). By doing so they created a prosperous city that helped the Greek society.…

Humanism destroyed barriers that once stood strong. Its new philosophy provided individuals with their own fate, the ability to decide what their life would be. Its ideas first emerged in Ancient Greece where the Greek city-states, poleis, flourished in the Golden Age around the 400s BCE. Later, after the near collapse of civilization, the aforementioned philosophies reemerged in Italy during the Renaissance of the 1400s CE. The two philosophies relate so similarly, in that, during the rebirth…

Equality; a tipped scale Aristotle's ideal state is one where it’s society has ‘some inequality” amongst its ‘polis’ where its ‘politês’ are proportionately equal (Politics, Book 6 Part 3). Inequality is demonstrated by Aristotle's ideal state through proportionate equality. Proportionate equality is where equality is granted “according to proportion” (Politcs Book 7). The amount an individual contributes to society is what they are rewarded. For example state officials were regarded as high…

be politically or otherwise, but one culture in particular has been able to grant women substantial power within her community; Ancient Greece. At first there had been “the long-standing thesis that women had no presence in the public world of the polis,” but as stated, this theory is entirely wrong. Religion was a very important part of life for the Greek’s and one that allowed women to wield much power. “Religious office presented the one arena in which Greek women assumed roles equal and…

The factors of competition can be compared based on the historical actions of early polis military, the theatrical presentation, and the eventual evolution of warfare. Firstly, it is necessary to understand how Classic Greeks viewed competition or agōn, and its effect upon military action in the early polis. As the Classical Greeks conception of athletic competition and battle shared a common set of words and concepts as both were considered agōnes…

Weicheng Zheng PSC 21002 Prof. Morgenstern Mar 9, 2017 Tragety by Fate The charm of the tragedy is eternal with pure idealism hidden on people’s heart and such pure character cannot withstand the grind from reality. The tragedy is always flawed, it is unreal and imperfect, but it is more realistic. In Antigone, the tragedy has become an absolute fate which Antigone must violate the law whether it is natural law or human law. After…

In the center of Athens, the temple of their patron goddess Athena stands proudly on the acropolis, its massive marble form imposing awe upon all who behold it. Doric columns over 30ft high surround the rectangular base and support a ceiling that protects a statue almost as beautiful as it’s likeness. At one time, the Parthenon would have been described precisely this way. Even though time has long since done away with its wooden roof and the exquisite statue of Athena, its looming columns still…

"Politics" originates from polis. This current term's accentuation is on group instead of the zone of region on which the state stands. In bygone governments the ruler's manner shaped the focal point of the city, around which everything else was gathered. Conversely, it was the public square or commercial center that shaped the focal meeting spot for residents in the polis. Political choice making forces were exchanged from the ruler to the get together; choices were figured in broad daylight;…