Biography Socrates Plato ampAmp Aristotle Essays and Term Papers
443 Essays on Biography Socrates Plato ampAmp Aristotle. Documents 351 - 375
-
George Washington Biography
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles." Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family,
Rating:Essay Length: 575 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 20, 2010 -
Discussion with Socrates
Jake TA: Noreen Discussion Section: 12pm Friday Discussion with Socrates Socrates was an interrogative man, who asked questions incessantly in order to find out if he was the smartest man, as the god Apollo had stated to him. He would ask questions that dealt with moral issues, such as how should a person live, and what is a good life. Socrates is the smartest man because he knows that he doesn't know everything. Everyone else
Rating:Essay Length: 968 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 21, 2010 -
Hank Aaron Biography
Henry Louis Aaron (Hank) Aaron    Date of Birth: February 5, 1934(the day before Babe Ruth turned 39). Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, United States Date. Circumstances of Death: Living Early Life: The second of nine of Herbert and Estella Aaron’s , he weighed just 2 and 1/4 pounds at birth. Hank was a quiet boy who just had one or two friends in the neighborhood. When Hank was eight he saw his first major
Rating:Essay Length: 712 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 22, 2010 -
Plato’s Republic
In Plato's Republic, Socrates goes to great lengths to explain and differentiate between the ideas of opinion and knowledge. Throughout society, most common men are lovers of sights and sounds. "Lovers of sights and sounds like beautiful sounds, colors, shapes, and everything fashioned out of them, but their thought is unable to see and embrace the nature of the beautiful itself (Republic 476b)." The few who do recognize the beautiful itself are followers of the
Rating:Essay Length: 366 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 25, 2010 -
Biography of Ernest Miller Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls By Ernest Hemingway Biography of Ernest Miller Hemingway Ernest Hemingway was born in July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. His father was a doctor, and his mother was musically trained. Ernest was the second of six children. His mother hoped Ernest would be influenced by her musical interests but he preferred fishing and hunting trips with his father, this love of adventure trips would later be reflected in many
Rating:Essay Length: 2,187 Words / 9 PagesSubmitted: April 25, 2010 -
Biography of Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor Biography Paul Taylor was born July 29, 1930 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He lived a very lonely childhood during the depression-era in America and was often separated from his parents. After attending Syracuse University on scholarships in painting and swimming, he began to study dance. Two years later he joined the Martha Graham Dance Company, where he performed in a number of pieces, including Clytemnestra, Alcestis, and Phaedra. Taylor established his own dance company
Rating:Essay Length: 424 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Aristotle’s Moral Theory
In this paper, I will examine Aristotle's understanding of virtue and his explanation of virtuous actions as presented in Nicomachean Ethics. In Book II of the work, Aristotle distinguishes between moral virtues, which are learned through habit and practice, and intellectual virtues, which are learned through instruction. However, it is not until later in Book II that Aristotle actually defines virtue. He opens Chapter 5 with, "Next we must consider what virtue is" (35) and
Rating:Essay Length: 593 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Louis Armstrong’s Biography and Discography
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY Pops, Satchmo, Dippermouth, Satch, Dipper, Papa Dip, Ambassador Satch , Little Louis …. Lots of nicknames can be used to mention about Louis Armstrong, but above all you can name him as ‘The King of Jazz’. Armstrong is the most influential jazz trumpeter of all-time. He first achieved fame as a trumpeter, but towards the end of his career he was best known as a vocalist and was one of
Rating:Essay Length: 2,601 Words / 11 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Socrates Philosophical Problem
Socrates Philosophical Problem The problem lies in lack of knowledge which often leads men to mistake bad things for good. His aim in his philosophical dialogs were to establish an understanding of knowledge through questioning and debate. He believed in many universal truths and by the exercise of reason one may come to an understanding of what was good. In this time philosophy was lacking moral and political philosophies and there was not a clear
Rating:Essay Length: 1,172 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Thomas Jefferson Biography
Thomas Jefferson Biography Thomas Jefferson was a man that was one the founding fathers of our Nation. Thomas Jefferson was one of the most dedicated and influential Americans were Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was a very talented and gifted man. He was a man ahead of his time. Thomas Jefferson was a true renaissance man. Thomas Jefferson was plantation owner, horticulturist, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author, inventor, violinist, and the founder of the University of Virginia.
Rating:Essay Length: 886 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 26, 2010 -
Jackson Pollock’s Biography
The central figure that charted the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the deeply troubled painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock's artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles, California where he
Rating:Essay Length: 354 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: April 27, 2010 -
The Republic, Plato
Readings: Book 1, Plato, The Republic, [W] Assignment: Write brief answers to the following questions: 1) Describe the different notions of Justice discussed in the reading. 2) What is the value of justice, or what purpose does it serve in both individual lives and in the lives of societies? In Book I of the Republic, Plato ponders the different notions of justice. He considers the nature and value of justice and the other virtues as
Rating:Essay Length: 514 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 27, 2010 -
Machiavelli Aristotle Comparison
Machiavelli and Aristotle's writings on man, The Prince and Nichomachean Ethics respectively, and the management thereof contain divergent ideas of how man should act and reason. They have a similar view of the end: greatness, but the means which the two philosophers describe are distinctly different. Machiavelli writes about man as mainly concerned with power and self-assertion, while Aristotle desires a society of individuals, of honorable men. An excess of the power seeking Machiavellians and
Rating:Essay Length: 913 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: April 28, 2010 -
Eminem Auto Biography
EMINEM The music business, how eminem got into the music business from his hard times living at home with his mother who was suffering from Munchausen Syndrome which means she was making Marshall (Eminem) take medicines he didn't need. First i will talk about eminems life when he was a kid and his relationship with his mother and uncle Ronnie. Eminems father left him when he was only 6 months old and his mother was
Rating:Essay Length: 1,459 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: April 28, 2010 -
Albert Einstein - Biography
Thinking. We all do it, but for some it can be taken to a different level; maybe even to a different place. Especially when your job is made for outside-the-box thinking; you may need some creativity to place a theory or two. Well, one man did just that not to be compared to anyone but to be known for it for many reasons. Albert Einstein will go down in history as the greatest thinker
Rating:Essay Length: 744 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: April 28, 2010 -
Socrates
SOCRATES (469-399 BC) Socrates was the first person I chose for my “committee”. The things about Socrates that have always drawn me to his work was his belief in “know thyself” and that “the unexamined life is not worth living”. His drive and interest in questioning appeals to me most, probably because I question everything. I want to know why things are the way they are, how they got that way and why am
Rating:Essay Length: 1,534 Words / 7 PagesSubmitted: April 29, 2010 -
Ibsen’s Ghosts Vs.Aristotle’s Poetics
Ibsen's Ghosts, although a relatively modern drama, maintains many classical elements of tragedy as defined by Aristotle and championed by the ancient Greek playwrights and poets. One element of displayed prominently in this case is character. Aristotle believed that there were four main elements to a good tragic hero: 1) the character must be good, 2) decorum, 3) the character must be true to life, and 4) constancy within the characters demeanor and actions. The
Rating:Essay Length: 276 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: May 1, 2010 -
Socrates: The Greek Philosopher
The life of the Greek philosopher Socrates (469-399 BC) marks such a critical point in Western thought that standard histories divide Greek philosophy into pre-Socratic and post-Socratic periods. Socrates left no writings of his own, and his work has inspired almost as many different interpretations as there have been interpreters. He remains one of the most important and one of the most enigmatic figures in Western philosophy. As a young man Socrates became fascinated with
Rating:Essay Length: 493 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: May 1, 2010 -
The Trial of Socrates
The Trial of Socrates by Doug Linder (2002) The trial and execution of of Socrates in Athens in 399 B.C.E. puzzles historians. Why, in a society enjoying more freedom and democracy than any the world had ever seen, would a seventy-year-old philosopher be put to death for what he was teaching? The puzzle is all the greater because Socrates had taught--without molestation--all of his adult life. What could Socrates have said or done than prompted
Rating:Essay Length: 3,860 Words / 16 PagesSubmitted: May 3, 2010 -
Countee Cullen Biography
Countee Cullen was a wonderful poet, children’s book writer and teacher. He was born March 30 1903. New York City and Baltimore seem to be his two main disputed places of birth, but his true birthplace it still unknown. After claiming Louisville Kentucky as his birthplace for a New York University application, he later claimed New York City to be his hometown. Cullen was enrolled in Public School Number 27 in the Bronx, New York
Rating:Essay Length: 764 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: May 3, 2010 -
Jose Diokno Brief Biography
JOSE W. DIOKNO (1922-1987) Renowned Street Parliamentarian Nationalist, and Legal Luminary Jose W. Diokno, or "Ka Pepe," as he was popularly known, was born on February 26, 1922 to Ramon Diokno, a former associate justice of the Supreme Court, and Eleanor Wright, an American who became a Filipino citizen. He graduated from elementary school with distinction, and finished his secondary education at De La Salle College as valedictorian in 1937. In 1940, he earned his
Rating:Essay Length: 343 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: May 4, 2010 -
Biography of Charles Darwin’s Own Evolution
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsburry, England on February 12, 1809. He is the son of Robert Waring Darwin, a physician. Darwin showed little interest in his education at Shrewsburry School and in medical studies at Edinburgh University (1825-27). He decided to turn away from becoming a physician after witnessing several operations performed without anesthesia. At the same time he began to be interested in geology and in natural history. He was sent to study
Rating:Essay Length: 484 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: May 5, 2010 -
Bowling for Soup Biography
Musical heavyweights, yes. But what do these acts actually have in common? They've all been nominated for Grammys. Yep, Bowling For Soup, the drunk-rockers from Wichita Falls, Texas, scored a nomination in 2003 in the Best Performance Pop By a Duo or Group category for their power-pop Sing-a-long "Girl All the Bad Guys Want." "It opened a lot of doors for us," admits BFS's frontman Jaret Reddick, who wore an unforgettable pale-blue tux to the
Rating:Essay Length: 1,169 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: May 5, 2010 -
Biography of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey, a famous black writer, talk show host, and actress, was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi .She was born to unwed, teenage parents. Her mother Vernita Lee was eighteen and a housemaid. Her father Vernon Winfrey was twenty and in the armed forces. Winfrey was named Orpah from the Book of Ruth in the Bible, but her name was later changed to Oprah because it was easier to pronounce. As
Rating:Essay Length: 1,142 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: May 5, 2010 -
Plato
Plato 1."Plato's beloved teacher was tried on trumped-up charges of impiety and corrupting youth, and sentenced to death. In Plato's eyes, democracy was now tarred wit hthe same brush as tyranny." [19] 2."Possibly during his stay in Megara, or during a stop on his travels, Plato wrote his earliest extant works. These are in the form of dialogues and are heavily influenced by Socrates, both personally and intellectually." [20] 3."No less than three of Platos's
Rating:Essay Length: 1,029 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: May 6, 2010