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- 121: Taming Of The Shrew
- ... know One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife, As wealth is burden of my wooing dance, Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love, As old as sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates’ Xanthippe, or a worse, She moves me not, or not removes, at least, Affections edge in me, were she as rough As the swelling adriatic seas. I come to wed it wealthily in Padua; If ... know One rich enough to be Petruchio’s wife, As wealth is burden of my wooing dance, Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love, As old as sibyl, and as curst and shrewd As Socrates’ Xanthippe, or a worse, She moves me not, or not removes, at least, Affections edge in me, were she as rough As the swelling adriatic seas. I come to wed it wealthily in Padua; If ...
- 122: The Allegory Of The Cave
- Plato was born 427 B.C. and died 347 B.C. He was a pupil under Socrates. During his studies, Plato wrote the Dialogues, which are a collection of Socrates' teachings. One of the parables included in the Dialogues is "The Allegory of the Cave". "The Allegory..." symbolizes man's struggle to reach understanding and enlightenment. First of all, Plato believed that one can only ...
- 123: The Moon is Down: The Effects of War
- ... him getting the hair trimmed from his ears, so he will look neat for the conquerors, to the greatness of the last scene in which he is led out to be shot, he calmly quotes Socrates last words" (192). Molly Morden is very upset because her husband is going to be executed. She kept on asking the Mayor if he was going to sentence her husband's death. She wouldn't ... him getting his hair trimmed from his ears so he will look neat for the conquerer, to the greatness of the last scene, in which he is led out to be shot, he calmly quotes socrates's last words" (Lisca 192). IV. Molly Morden A. Her husband Alex was executed. 1. Unravels the wool from an old sweater and winded yarn in a ball to keep heer mind off of her ...
- 124: Sparta: Uncultured Discipline
- ... students after the completion of their training (Isaac Asimov, 1965, p. 135). Many famous ancient philosophers were Greek, these people tried to teach how people should lead their lives. Easily the most widely know is Socrates, who lived during the "Golden Age" of Athens. Socrates believed we each had a conscience that tells us what is right and wrong. He is considered by many to be the wisest man who ever lived. We owe a great deal to these ancient ...
- 125: The Classical World
- ... and philosophical school. One of the three main rules of this school was, "No eating beans or meat," which most likely influenced the idea of the modern day vegetarian. Wanting people to think for themselves, Socrates did not want the people of his time to "imitate their elders."4 To Socrates, "people should depend on reason and logic to guide their lives." 4 These beliefs have contributed to the development of ethics. Also these beliefs have influenced the basic thinking and making decisions of man. In ...
- 126: A "Golden Age" for Athens?
- ... Sophists were criticized by Athenians who thought that Sophists were destroying Greek tradition by emphasizing rationalism over a belief in superstition, however it was this rationalism that became so important to Greek philosophers such as Socrates and Plato, both who belonged to the 5th century BCE. The Sophists high regard for rhetoric was later of great use to citizen addressing the Assembly in the developing Athenian democracy. Athenian democracy is perhaps ... for male citizens. The underprivileged of Athens included women, metics and slaves. The position of Athenian wives in Athenian society is clearly stated by Xenephon in his Oeconomicus. Ischomacus, a young husband, is conversing with Socrates about the duties of husband and wife. Ischomacus relates how he explained to his wife that the duties needed to support a household consisted of "indoor" and "outdoor" activities. He then explains to his wife ...
- 127: Rapid Population Growth
- ... 200 calouries per day unfortunetly of the six billion over 220 million are malnourished. Causes of rapid growth Throughout history many have debated the plant’s carrying capacity. As far back as 469 BC in Socrates time and to the present, have said that the world will suffer globally for there will not enough food for humans. Farmers of the past, present and the future have and will continue to prove ... of getting contraception or to be informed about it, thus making the population grow at an alarming rate. Throughout history many have debated the plant’s carrying capacity. As far back as 469 BC in Socrates time and to the present, have said that the world will suffer globally for there will not enough food for humans.. Farmers of the past, present and the future have and will continue to prove ...
- 128: Humanism
- ... could still be mistaken. This exemplifies Secular Humanists tradition of skepticism. Just like every religion has it's sage, so does Secular Humanism. All other sages created rules or laws save the Secular Humanists sage, Socrates. Socrates gave us a method of questioning the rules of others. In general both philosophies agree that reason is taken over religion. In finding what all humanists believe you have to look towards the Humanist Manifesto ...
- 129: The Orgins of Atomic Theory
- ... in fact it was a product of many great minds. There were many fundamental ideas that formed the basis for their theory on the make up of the universe. One-hundred and forty years before Socrates there was a lesser-known scholar named Thales, and he was the Father of Philosophy. Thales was from a part of Greece called Miletus, and it was for his skill as an engineer, not as ... years passed before any of the great thinkers of Athens looked further into Thales' theories on matter. They focused on the philosophical aspects of the world, the hidden meaning of life and other timeless questions. Socrates and his cohorts formulated grand theories about the human soul and psyche, the search for knowledge of self consumed their thoughts and their writings. Their focus was on the building rather than the bricks. Democritus ...
- 130: The Existence of God
- ... glory of God; and the firmament showeth his work ”. Theists have used this well-known argument (teleological) for thousands of years as strong evidence for the existence of God. William Paley continued the argument of Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas. He said that if one found a watch in a field, one would automatically conclude that it was made by a watchmaker because of its obvious design. The complex design of the ... The cosmological argument also failed because it never logically reasoned the creation of the universe. There are many great individuals who have spent a vast amount of time in studying the Bible. Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. We must realize that individuals like King James are in fact men, not Gods and the Bible is, in actuality, only ...
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