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  • Plato’s Republic

    Plato’s Republic

    Both Thrasymachus in book one and Glaucon in book two admire unfairness over justice. They both are agreeing with each other point of view, Glaucon just trying to prove the power of unfairness. In book two Glaucon points out that most people class justice among the first group. These peoples view justice as a necessary evil, which Thrasymachus said we allow ourselves to suffer in order to avoid the greater evil that would befall us

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    Essay Length: 413 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Nozick’s Account of Justice

    Nozick’s Account of Justice

    Of the four theories of distributive justice we have discussed in class, the one theory that has the most plausibility is "justice as entitlement." This Nozickian theory is often considered a counterblast to Rawls' "justice as fairness" because it is a theory of extremes in comparison. When Rawls uses the original position to create an ideal of fairness, he, according to Nozick and Sandel, "does not take seriously the distinction between persons because it severely

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    Essay Length: 1,001 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Reflecting on Justice

    Reflecting on Justice

    Reflecting on Justice The word “Justice” is often misconceived as a drawn line defining what’s right and what’s wrong. Its definition is sometimes perceived as a black and white issue, where no grey area exists. To me, however, this extensive word is based on a moral principle which is then utilized to determine righteous conduct. This moral concept is sometimes controversial. One’s belief may be different than another. Thus allowing, as the previously referred to:

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    Essay Length: 726 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Discuss the Processing of a Criminal Case Through the Criminal Justice System from Investigation and Arrest Through Probation and Parole.

    Discuss the Processing of a Criminal Case Through the Criminal Justice System from Investigation and Arrest Through Probation and Parole.

    The criminal justice system begins with a report that a crime has occurred. A Law enforcement investigation of a crime may begin in a number of ways. For instance, an officer may arrive to a crime scene to determine the motive of the crime. During an officer’s investigation, they may cross-examine witnesses and potential suspects to further their case. If an investigating officer acquires a sufficient amount of evidence at a particular location, they may

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    Essay Length: 528 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Plato

    Plato

    As a psyche in the ancient Greek cosmos, I have become aware of the logos of the cosmos. The cosmos becomes knowable to me through the virtues of truth, goodness, and beauty. Logos is Greek for measure and cosmos, a Greek word, can be translated as meaning totality. When I encounter the Greeks, they claim that there are three elements to cosmos. The first factor is anthrapoi which is Greek for human-like. The word anthrapoi

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    Essay Length: 1,671 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Yan
  • What Is Perfect Justice

    What Is Perfect Justice

    Kyle Taggart Philosophy 11/7/05 What is perfect justice? Perfect justice is when the truth is always found and no one is treated unfairly. Perfect justice is when everyone gets fair treatment and when there are no instances of someone who is innocent going to jail. Perfect justice will never happen in our country or even in our world, but if perfect justice did exist, there would be no problems in the court systems. Perfect justice

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    Essay Length: 389 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Gay Marriage: With Liberty and Justice for All?

    Gay Marriage: With Liberty and Justice for All?

    Gay Marriage: With Liberty and Justice for All? At a time where a procedural republic is present, gay marriage is an issue that does not satisfy the ideal of liberty as self-choosing and unencumbered. However, this concern has become one of the most controversial subjects today because it violates the first amendment, which is the right of the people to peaceably assemble. How are homosexuals supposed to assemble for their cause if they are threatened

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    Essay Length: 919 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Jack
  • Justice

    Justice

    In our world today they are many ways we have seen how justice work into our society, we as a society live by rules but we rules are in some ways meant to be broken. It is seen through many eyes around the world, many of the ways justice is portrayed in different ways because laws are different around the world. I have seen how justice is severed to those who decide to break the

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    Essay Length: 307 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Cries for Justice

    Cries for Justice

    Cries for Justice Much can be said about the famous civil rights movement of America. To its ongoing struggles and fights against segregation, to its breathtaking heroes of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Moes Wright, Malcolm X and many more. According to Professor Fields, “A social movement is a sustained interaction between people with power and people without power” (Lecture 04/06/06). There are six elements to the anatomy of social movements, but the two most

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Summary of Plato’s Euthyphro

    Summary of Plato’s Euthyphro

    Summary of Plato's Euthyphro Socrates encounters Euthyphro outside the court of King-Archon in Athens and is asked why he is there. Socrates proceeds to tell Euthyphro that he has been called to court on charges of impiety by Meletus. Euthyphro asks Socrates how Meletus came to his accusation. Socrates tell Euthyphro that Meletus accuses him of corrupting the youth of Athens by being a maker of gods and that he invents new gods while denying

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Juvenile Justice

    Juvenile Justice

    Today's court system is left with many difficult decisions. One of the most controversial being whether to try juveniles as adults or not. With the number of children in adult prisons and jails rising rapidly, questions are being asked as to why children have been committing such heinous crimes and how will they be stopped. The fact of the matter is that it is not always the children's fault for their poor choices and actions;

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    Essay Length: 1,495 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Plato’s View of Rhetoric

    Plato’s View of Rhetoric

    Plato’s view of rhetoric—Ability and deception versus the genuine art Both written by the famous Greek philosopher Plato, Gorgias and Phaedrus share a recurring theme -- the discussion of the art of rhetoric. Through the discussions among Socrates, Gorgias, Chaerephon, and Polus in “Gorgias”; and Phaedrus and Socrates’ heated dialogue in Phaedrus, I noticed Plato’s favour towards the art of rhetoric and his disapproval against the deceptive rhetoricians. In this essay, I will explore Plato’s

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Republic of Plato

    The Republic of Plato

    After reading Book II in "The Republic of Plato" I have many questions. I understand what it is that Glaucon and his brother are trying to say. Justice is a concept of a group of people that is created by fear of injustice. It's a necessary evil in their opinion. You do not commit unjust acts towards others so that others will not commit them towards you. It's like an early version of the golden

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jon
  • Plato and the Forms

    Plato and the Forms

    Plato's notion of the Forms vs. the physical realm is quite and interesting topic. I believe something very similar to what Plato thinks about the Forms and our physical reality. Plato says that there is nothing that is perfect in this reality that we live in. And the Forms are the perfect ideals or thoughts that we are striving to achieve throughout our lives. Plato says it is impossible to reach the Forms in our

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    Essay Length: 530 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Yan
  • Plato and Aristotle

    Plato and Aristotle

    To compare the political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth. Plato is regarded by many experts as the first writer of political philosophy, and Aristotle is recognized as the first political scientist. These two men were great thinkers. They each had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes. It is necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Jon
  • Present and Discuss the Views Submitted by Socrates and Thrasymachius in the First Book of Plato’s Republic

    Present and Discuss the Views Submitted by Socrates and Thrasymachius in the First Book of Plato’s Republic

    In the first book of the Republic Socrates and Thrasymachus argue about the nature of justice. Thrasymachus claims that justice is the advantage of the stronger. He also claims that Socrates' arguments against that position stem from a naive set of beliefs about the real intentions of rulers, and an uncritical approach to the way words acquire their meaning. Present the arguments on both sides. Who do you think is right? Justify your position. In

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Republic by Plato

    The Republic by Plato

    Book III in The Republic by Plato the discussion of a just city deeply continues. The people that will become the rulers of the just city, the Guardians, are the main topic. The hierarchy of the society begins to come into better understanding and most importantly we are given the means through which that hierarchy is established and of course preserved. Socrates proposal of how to achieve a just society would effect the society's citizen's

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Bred
  • Essay on Plato's Apology

    Essay on Plato's Apology

    Essay on Plato's Apology Plato's The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state, inventing new deities, and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates' speech, however, is by no means an "apology" in our modern understanding of the word. The name of the dialogue derives from the Greek "apologia," which translates as a defense, or a speech

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Criminal Justice System

    Criminal Justice System

    As long as criminal activity exists within the world, there will be a demand from society to control and alleviate it. As Tonry & Morris (1984) state, the early work of Sir John Peel towards the end of the nineteenth century regarding policing, is merely a distant reminder of what early societal protection was like. Since then, many dramatic changes have occurred within both the structure and the purpose of the police force, providing the

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • Socrates, Plato, and Aristotels View on Happiness

    Socrates, Plato, and Aristotels View on Happiness

    What Is Happiness What is happiness, and how can one achieve true happiness? This is the ultimate question of life and what every person is seeking an answer to. Many feel that they have found their answer in belonging to the faith of their choice, but what is it that their faith teaches them that brings them happiness? The Philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle all have a similar view on what happiness is and how

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jessica
  • What Is Law and Justice?

    What Is Law and Justice?

    The history of law and justice is the history of civilization, and law itself is only the blessed tie that binds human society together. Our ancestors had no idea of redress beyond vengeance, or of justice beyond only individual reprisal. The law, like everything we do and like everything we say, is a heritage from the past. We just follow in their footsteps and carry on with it, and keep it in today's society, only

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    Essay Length: 506 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Aristotle Vs. Plato Learning Is Recollection

    Aristotle Vs. Plato Learning Is Recollection

    What alternative does Aristotle offer to Plato's claim that learning is recollection? Where would Aristotle locate the mistake in Plato's argument in The Phaedo? In his dialogues The Phaedo and Meno, Plato, through the form of Socrates, puts forth the idea that all learning is recollection. In The Phaedo, to prove that the soul is immortal, Socrates asserts the view that all learning is recollection and we simply need to be reminded of facts that

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Political Thinkers - Marx, Tocqueville, Burke, Plato

    Political Thinkers - Marx, Tocqueville, Burke, Plato

    Madison and Plato are two men from two different parts of historical era. Within the rotation of time, views are often conflict against one another due to needs and necessity of time. Plato was a man or thinker of pure logic than passion. In his view, he argued on how society will be ruled through a systemic process where passion will play with less importance for the benefit of the ruled. He emphasized that in

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Critical Analysis of "the Truman Show" and Plato's "allegory of the Cave"

    Critical Analysis of "the Truman Show" and Plato's "allegory of the Cave"

    Critical Analysis of "The Truman Show" and Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" When "The Truman Show" was released in 1998, it was just another popular Hollywood flick, but its story is closely related to Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." The plot line for the movie follows this classic tale in many ways, some more obvious then others. As with most cinematic treachery, the movie's similarities are no coincidence. The writers drew from Plato's classic because

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Stenly
  • History, Science and Technology, Justice, and Environmental Issues of Sweden

    History, Science and Technology, Justice, and Environmental Issues of Sweden

    History, Science and Technology, Justice, and Environmental Issues of Sweden During the seventh and eighth centuries, the Swedes were merchant seamen well known for their trade. In the ninth century, Nordic Vikings raided and ravaged the European Continent as far as the Black and Caspian Seas. During the 11th and 12th centuries, Sweden slowly became a united Christian kingdom that later included Finland. Queen Margaret of Denmark united all the Nordic lands in the "Kalmar

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Vika

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