Justice
In the Republic II Socrates is challenged to show that there is a value to justice that is not in some tied to the rewards and punishments that behaving justly or unjustly might bring to the individual. Glaucon believes that there are three categories that the things in life fall into. He believe...
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Plato and the Theory of Forms
Is there really a such thing as justice? Is there really piety? Plato would say so and he would say that these things exist in pure forms that have existed since before our souls came into existence. He would also say that these forms are continuous and they are constant and that they are the...
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Is Hedonism Real?
Judging actions is a difficult thing. Most people want to do what is good and they do not want to do what is bad. However, making the determination of what actions we should be part of and what actions we should avoid is one of the greatest quests of philosophy. Are we participating in actions...
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Plato's Theory of Forms: Pro
The theory of forms is an interesting hypothesis that contends that there are pure natures and characters of things that have existed before we were alive and carry on eternally. Plato contended that these forms were the only things that people could really have any true knowledge of. It is...
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Socrates
Socrates' defense in the Apology is not a means by which Socrates can escape the death penalty. It is really a study of life, morality, moral character, and the rewards of being able to have a high moral character and avoid harm to one's self and others. Socrates does not spend his time during...
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Should Justice be Valued on its Own?
Men are creatures of value and there are things in their lives that they crave and desire. Men value material things as well as emotional ones, but the primary question in this inquiry is on what basis should some things be valued. Socrates contends that justice should be valued for its own sake...
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Plato and Forms
Plato is known for many different things, but one of the most interesting theories he developed was his theory of forms. This was a contention that there were specific forms of things that existed before our souls and these forms were the only things that people could have any true knowledge of....
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The Forms and Virtue
The theory of forms is an interesting hypothesis. It contends that there are absolutes that exists in a pure state prior to out existence and that they are images ,natures, and characters of what we seek to discover in our lives. Plato believed that there was a pure form of justice and a pure...
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Utilitarianism and Punishment
Utilitarian justifications for punishments are based upon the basic act-utilitarian philosophy which maintain that those behaviors which produce the most positive consequences for the most people are socially acceptable and those behaviors which produce the least balance of positive consequences...
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Freewill, Retribution, Utility and Crime
With rape and theft as an examples, the author argues that free will makes retribution a suitable support for punishment. He also argues that utilitarian punishments would be nice, but would promote false justice. He concludes we must use a totalitarian approach. A complex argument, that gives an...
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