Essays On Books

The Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval is notable because Jefferson explicitly states “…I know besides. that the Torahs and establishments must travel manus in manus with the advancement of the human mind”. This deviates slightly from the conventional perception of Jefferson interpreting the constitution as absolute under all circumstances. The notion that he […]

The Islamic  Republic  of  Afghanistan, in the third world is one of the poor country of about 29,928,987 Population. It consist of   Sunni  Muslim  80%,  Shi’a  Muslim  19%, other 1%.  There  ar  different  tribes  and   ethinicity  in Afghanistan  in  which  major  are  Pashtun  42%,  Tajik  27%,  Hazara  9%,  Uzbek  9%,  minor  ethnic  groups  (Chahar  Aimaks,  […]

Republic Act No. 1425, known as the Rizal Law, mandates all educational institutions in the Philippines to offer courses about José Rizal. The full name of the law is An Act to Include in the Curricula of All Public and Private Schools, Colleges and Universities Courses On the Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal, […]

The unicameral Assembly was abolished by the 1935 Constitution, and a bicameral Congress was established through the 140th constitutional amendment. However, because of World War II and the Japanese occupation that followed, the elected members were unable to convene a month after the congressional election held in 1941. After the war, the Philippine Congress had […]

When you think of our past presidents, James A. Garfield probably isn’t the first person to pop into your mind. This book is an excellent read for people who don’t know much about Garfield because the author has researched her topic thoroughly and does a great job blending the facts about his life into a […]

In the twentieth century, Communism was an ever present, dominating regime that controlled society and all economic activity all over Europe in the 20th century. The state dominated all enterprises, controlling every aspect of it including labor. Under this regime, every person living in the country was assured a job. This also meant fixed income. […]

The Roman Republic enjoyed reasonable success in its early stages, the conquest of Italy and overseas territories lead to rapid expansion and a surge in population, wealth and culture. However, as this essay will demonstrate this growth of population and increase of wealth was not sustainable; the allies with which Rome went to battle were […]

Germany, a prominent nation in the 21st century, has made significant progress in its economy, politics, and social development. Despite its advancements in science and technology, Germany is also known for its involvement in World War I. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that led to the downfall of the Weimar […]

I. Introduction Plato’s definition of justice in The Republic1 is based upon his division of the individual soul (psyche) and the state (polis) into three mutually interrelated parts. In this essay I will examine the structure of Plato’s analogy between the soul and the state in order to determine whether it is able to support […]

In Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” he questions the reality of human existence and how individuals perceive things differently. Many people doubt themselves when their beliefs differ from those around them, but sometimes what one thinks may be truer than the popular opinion. The world often believes what they want to, rather than the truth. […]

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Essay One of Plato’s more famous writings, The Allegory of the Cave, Plato outlines the story of a man who breaks free of his constraints and comes to learn of new ideas and levels of thought that exist outside of the human level of thinking. However, after having learned so […]

Simile of the Cave, also known as The Allegory of the Cave is from Book VII of The Republic, written by Plato in 360 B. C. Here Plato uses the analogy of a cave to put forth his beliefs and concepts on knowledge and learning. According to Kelly Ross, ???The most enduring image of the […]

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is about understanding what true reality is, and how it differs from what we perceive as reality. It starts off with describing prisoners, who have been chained since their childhood deep inside a cave; not only can they not move their arms and legs, but their heads are chained in […]

Plato’s theories about reality involve the allegory, in which Plato expresses something of his beliefs about learning, and his beliefs about the relation between the world of appearances and the world of Reality. Plato suggests that there was a difference between intellectual knowledge, gained through reason, and the knowledge gained through using the senses. He […]

I will be looking closely at matrix a 1999 science fiction film that illustrates the future, and refers to the present world that we live in as the ‘matrix’, based on an imitation of reality created by machines and artificial intelligent. The brief story outline of the film is that Morepheus is a human freed […]

Plato’s “The Parable of the Cave” is still relevant today as a potent and legitimate means for self-reflection and uncovering truth. Through his personal experiences, Plato demonstrates how shadows can hinder our journey towards wisdom, serving as obstacles to enlightenment. This evaluation has endured through time and continues to hold significance in modern society. The […]

Reflection on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave The “Allegory of the Cave” starts off as a story told by Socrates to Glaucon. In this story, a group of people live in a cave underground. They are bound and unable to move or turn their heads, and so can only look straight in front of them. […]

“And whereas the other so-called virtues of the soul seem to be akin to bodily qualities, for even when they are not originally innate they can be implanted later by habit and exercise, the of wisdom more than anything else contains a divine element which always remains, and by this conversion is rendered useful and […]

This essay will assess the simile of the cave by concluding whether the simile is strong in explaining society, both the way it is now and the ideology of it, with philosophers ruling, it will also decide whether it would be right to implement such a society. The simile of the cave is a story […]

What is Reality? What is reality? Everyone has his own opinion about this question. Einstein has mentioned that “Everyone sits in the prison of his own ideas. ” (Einstein, Pl) This is why people always hold onto what they believe is reality, and this finally lead to the formation of a mind-set. In my opinion, […]

Introduction The Allegory of the cave is a symbolic story by Plato about prisoners in a cave who have been chained in a cave since their infancy; they have been chained to the floor with by their heads such that there is nothing they can see apart from the front wall of the cave. Behind […]

Introduction The focus of this text is the impact that different factors have on shaping people’s beliefs about death as the final stage of life. The loss of individual capacity to sustain vital processes constitutes death. Despite differing views, death has had a significant impact on Western thought for over two millennia. It is argued […]