… and why?" is easy for me to answer. Children should learn what they want to learn and not what we force them to learn. For this paper, I could simply write a list of subjects that I think children need to learn. However, my philosophy of education…

… by Glaucon and Adeimantus to prove justice is better than injustice. In doing so, Socrates must prove that justice is good in itself, rather than for its eternal rewards. Glaucon believes that it is inherently better to be unjust rather then…

… enable one to see what is right for states and individuals, and the troubles of mankind will never cease until either true and genuine philosophers attain political power or the rulers of states become genuine philosophers." Do philosophers or theorists…

… that are justified, true and actionable. Any description, hypothesis, concept, theory, or principle which fits this definiton would be considered knowledge. However individuals usually use this term Knowledge to desribe a belief they may obtain.…

… a society that places value on the Kantian ideals of freedom, liberty and equality. According to Hinman, rights are the "central concept upon which...political organizations are built." Rights set limitations as to what extent others can encroach onto…

… the idea of an "iron law of oligarchy," the application of a hierarchy of power. This establishes the idea that democratic institutions are naturally hierarchal in nature, with inflexible organisational processes. His theory states that "democratic"…

… emergence from his self incurred minority." In order to attain enlightenment, individuals and society must educate their reasoning, and free themselves from immaturity. This freedom is the "public use of one's reason in all matters, " which can…

… love of wisdom. A philosopher can be defined as a lover of wisdom. Socrates would have defined himself as a philosopher, one who refused to give up philosophizing because only through philosophy could he accomplish his duty to God and pursue goodness…

… of all time. Plato captured, in the Socratic dialogues, Socrates' method that later became the model for the modern scientific method. He has influenced, in one way or another, every philosopher to come after him; whether it is directly, like Plato…

… and spectacular mountains, I stood atop New Hampshire's Presidential Range awestruck by nature's beauty. Immediately, I realized that I must dedicate my life to understanding the causes of the universe's beauty. In addition, the hike taught me several…