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Early life of PlatoPlato's sophistication as a writer can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues, letters, and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious.[3] Although there is little question that Plato lectured at the Academy that he founded, the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. The dialogues since Plato's time have been used to teach a range of subjects, mostly including philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote. Plato was born in Athens, Greece. Based on ancient sources, most modern scholars estimate that he was born in Athens or Aegina[b] between 429 and 423 BC[a] His father was Ariston. According to a disputed tradition, reported by Diogenes Laertius, Ariston traced his descent from the king of Athens, Codrus, and the king of Messenia, Melanthus.[4] Plato's mother was Perictione, whose family boasted of a relationship with the famous Athenian lawmaker and lyric poet Solon.[5] Perictione was sister of Charmides and niece of Critias, both prominent figures of the Thirty Tyrants, the brief oligarchic regime, which followed on the collapse of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War (404-403 BC).[6] Besides Plato himself, Ariston and Perictione had three other children; these were two sons, Adeimantus and Glaucon, and a daughter Potone, the mother of Speusippus (the nephew and successor of Plato as head of his philosophical Academy).[6] According to the Republic, Adeimantus and Glaucon were older than Plato.[7] Nevertheless, in his Memorabilia, Xenophon presents Glaucon as younger than Plato.[8] Ariston tried to force his attentions on Perictione, but failed of his purpose; then the ancient Greek god Apollo appeared to him in a vision, and, as a result of it, Ariston left Perictione unmolested.[9] Another legend related that, while he was sleeping as an infant, bees had settled on the lips of Plato; an augury of the sweetness of style in which he would discourse philosophy.[10]
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1. Honeymoon in Greece
October 07, 2008
Explore Greece.. No other emotion has had as profound an effect on humanity as that of love. Much of the culture and mythology of Ancient Greece revolves around this hallowed word. Homer, Plato, Euripides and Sophocles are just a few of the ancient giants whose works have left a rich legacy on this, the most perplexing of emotions.
In fact, the Greeks have spent so much time trying to tame this proverbial beast that they have no fewer than 5 words in their language for love: epithemia, storge, phileo, agape, and of course eros.
Greece has a total area of 130.800 square km and one fi... (read more)
Author: gus lampro
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2. Welcome! Impulse buying encouraged for that perfect smile!
July 30, 2008
Some say Plato was the original snob traceable back to his Socratic dialogue, "The Republic", where his views were clearly expressed that countries should only be ruled by philosopher-kings. A presentation by early philosophers, whether for their scholarly allure or, as one author referred to it as liken to "chocolate for the ears"? This never fails to generate interesting conversation while avoiding the golden rule of never discussing politics and religion during a relaxing dinner.The quotes of philosophers of the medieval times are as timeless as the ether that surrounds us from quantum to t... (read more)
Author: Haynes Darlington M.Sc. PharmD.
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3. Gay Marriages And Wedding Rings
July 14, 2008
"The soul is a circle." –Plato Plato made this statement many centuries ago, but its significance is just as profound today when you think of it in relation to the wedding ring. Probably no other ring ever created has been surrounded with as much folklore and tradition as the ring that unites the hearts of two people. Gay marriages and wedding rings both represent the magic of love and freedom. Once this magical spark has been lit, love naturally evolves into commitment pledged with a wedding ring. For two people who want to exchange vows of devotion in a gay marriage, the history ... (read more)
Author: Suneva Suneva
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4. Emoticon
July 10, 2008
A small text-based or graphics-based picture or icon used in a message in order to convey an emotion is known as an “Emoticon”. Emoticons have been in vogue since the days of the Morse code. Back then, they were used more as a code rather than a graphical symbol. Only people familiar with the code could interpret them.
Emoticons gained popularity in the middle of the last century. During the mid-seventies, they were popular among users of the Plato system. By the end of that decade, these symbols started appearing on the Internet. Like their earlier usage, these symbols represented a spec... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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5. A World of Warcraft player's guide to Age of Conan
July 10, 2008
World of Warcraft has brought thousands, millions of players to the MMO genre that may never have tried it before. Despite that, It's become increasingly obvious over the years that WoW Gold players are not necessarily "MMO players." Even though they enjoy the style of gameplay, many of that millions-strong army only play World of Warcraft. When they want a break they go off to play completely different types of games. At Massively we try to love all of our MMO friends equally, so we'd like to introduce you World of Warcraft players to a brand new experience: Age of Conan.Join us on a brief to... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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6. 'World of Warcraft' Might Come To Cell Phones (Kind Of), And Other Revelations From Blizzard Entert
June 08, 2008
Pearce has a deep voice, shaved head and goatee, a video game developer not unlike "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in look, if not in as surly a demeanor. He's the executive vice president of product development at Blizzard, where work has begun on some major things, such as a "World of Warcraft" expansion; "StarCraft II," a sequel to a game that has become a national pastime in South Korea; and some new massively multiplayer games, which the world first learned about when a job post for work on a next-gen MMO was posted on Blizzard's Web site last year. About that job post: "That was not by acciden... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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7. Success of World of Warcraft
May 31, 2008
Those of us (and I have plenty of company here) who spend time thinking about massive games in a larger context have now had two years to see the effects of WoW on the marketplace as a whole. Some commentators have argued that WoW's success is a flash in the pan, while others have said every successful MMOG to come will be a refined version of Blizzard's title. Either way, Blizzard and World of Warcraft are trendsetting phenomena impacting the entire gaming industry. In terms of subscribers, six million is a really hard number to argue with; if you want to make money in a crowded marketplace, ... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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8. How To Get Free Gold In World Of Warcraft
May 19, 2008
It may sound incredible that video games can establish an effective economy, with its own currency and value. This is what it's happening with world of warcraft. This is a so called MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.It is a virtual world in which various characters interact each other, everyone representing a player. In order to buy items, services and various goods the player needs virtual gold, that is the currency of the WoW world. The World of Warcraft phenomenon might be affecting people in a more subtle way than we think. Yes, there have been some cases of dearth (al... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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9. WoWSpa Offers World of Warcraft Bargain Deals
May 15, 2008
Wowspa is currently offering the cheapest world of warcraft gold on Internet. WoW gold and WoW powerleveling service at WoWSpa are at least 15% cheaper than other service providers, and the register members can receive up to 50% off coupon code at festival seasons such as Christmas, Thanks giving Day and Easter Day. January 7, 2008 – WoWSpa rocked the wow gold market again by keeping the cheapest gold price a week, offering $5 USD per 1000 WoW gold.
WoWSpa.com, a hot new website offering the cheapest World of Warcraft gold, has quickly become known as the lowest cost provider of gold... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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10. The Two Ways To Get Wow Gold
May 08, 2008
Gold… every World of Warcraft player needs it, and every player wants more of it. When looking at getting gold, there are two things you can do: 1. Get a good strategy guide and mine it yourself 2. Buy it outright off sellers Let’s look at these two options side by side.
Mining gold yourself:
Unless you are really strapped for time, most people will recommend you buy a strategy guide and mine gold yourself. There are a number of good guides available that claim to teach you how to make up to 200 gold an hour, and this is in fact possible if you know what you are doing. Good gu... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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11. WoWMine - A farming wow gold company
April 04, 2008
Wowmine is an American company responsible for the sales and marketing of WoW gold worldwide. It was founded in October 2005 by a team of professional WoW gold farmers who incorporated Super Continental Development Ltd. Hong Kong, the US and Canada. It’s possible that a pre-registered and ready-made offshore company was used for this setup, which also explains the offtopic company name. WoWMine openly admits that they employ their own farmers and then sell directly to customers. Ridding the middlemen, the company is able to provide more competitive prices. WoWMine is the first ever to record d... (read more)
Author: plato phoon
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12. poplular software
March 26, 2008
www.hotsoftwaretools.com include all kinds of software.it provides a good place for user and developers. all users can take it easy to choose the best software and the developer can submit the program to here. and here is some poplulare software below :
Plato DVD Ripper Professional Convert DVD to AVI, MPEG, Apple iPod, iPhone, Apple TV MP4 File....
A-one iPod Video Convertor A-one iPod Video Converter automatically converts almost all formats of video files that are already on your computer such as DivX , XviD , AVI ,RM , RMVB , WMV , MPG, MPEG , ASF , MOV , ASX , SVCD , VCD stream ... (read more)
Author: xindy candy
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13. Online Learning: Introduction to E-learning
October 16, 2007
The Jubilee Academy to provide home-schooling curriculum to thousands of families across the globe. But how did we get to the point where technology gave us this capability? Let's take a look at the history of e-learning. The PLATO System was the first e-learning system developed for use in a higher learning setting. Since then, e-learning has been used in every level of education, from elementary schools all the way up through graduate programs and even in corporate training. Online home-schooling technology has only been around for the last few years. The Jubilee Academy was one of the... (read more)
Author: Mimi Rothschild
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14. Who Is Considered to Be a Genius?
October 02, 2007
Most of us even once in life called someone a “genius”. The implication of this word is usually positive. We associate this word with images of Plato, Blaise Pascal. These people seemed to have genius the meaning of which is defined in the dictionary: somebody who has extraordinary intellectual ability and creative power. However, the dictionaries do not help much for they include to many variations on the definition which conflict with each other. Vincent Van Gogh had unbelievable talent and he has been considered to be a genius for a long time. Would somebody still think so if he or she knew... (read more)
Author: Andrew Schwartz
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15. Middle Ages and Moethius
September 26, 2007
The works which were created in that period by Boethius were very important not only for him and people surrounding him, but for the development of philosophy in general, especially in middle age. His commentaries of Aristotle, Euclid, and Plato were like the main sources for the researches of that time. Some his ideas became the symbol of different schools. His works were present almost in every university and his standpoints were the ground for follow investigations. With time such works were at high amount and it was very easy to find them. The XII century was popular for discuss of such po... (read more)
Author: Andrew Schwartz
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16. Online Learning: The History of E-Learning
August 28, 2007
E-learning has a long and storied history which seems to have culminated in online homeschooling technology. It remains to be seen where e-learning technology can take us, but it's sure to be a logical progression from the traditional public school learning experience. Perhaps the primary advantage of online homeschooling is its ability to deliver content asynchronously. This means that students of all learning styles and speeds are able to learn at their own pace. The first e-learning system was called the PLATO System. By 2003, over 1.0 million students were enrolled in online lear... (read more)
Author: Mimi Rothschild
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17. Mediocre Performance in Elite Athletes: Long-term Benefits of Mental Preparation
July 07, 2007
Two of the world’s most influential people and leaders who constantly debate about EQ and IQ were Plato and Aristotle. The Roots and Branches of Psychology: Historical and Contemporary Views on Human Nature and Psychology written by Griffin (2004) discussed about the early debates about psychology or what was once called human nature by Plato and Aristotle. Plato believed that mind and body interact with each other of which mind is superior to the body. He believed that there is already knowledge and idea stored inside the mind of which the body only confirms and imitate from what’s in the min... (read more)
Author: Olivia Hunt
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18. Plato's Philosophy
June 03, 2007
It is used to justify that knowledge is already present in human beings and there is only a need to stimulate in order to cultivate such. Such illustration is in line with the belief that the soul is immortal and knowledge in previous life is carried over to the new life a human being have. In a human being’s new life, he must cultivate such knowledge in order to remember them.
The belief that the soul is immortal in connection with the discussion of knowledge has a great sense of being a myth but it does not necessarily follow that we cannot derive a coherent philosophical sense from it.... (read more)
Author: Sharon White
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19. Online Learning: Introduction to E-learning
May 09, 2007
E-learning is a fantastic technology that allows The Jubilee Academy to provide home-schooling curriculum to thousands of families across the globe. But how did we get to the point where technology gave us this capability? Let's take a look at the history of e-learning.
The PLATO System was the first e-learning system developed for use in a higher learning setting. Since then, e-learning has been used in every level of education, from elementary schools all the way up through graduate programs and even in corporate training. Online home-schooling technology has only been around for... (read more)
Author: Mimi Rothschild
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20. Online Learning: The History of E-Learning
May 09, 2007
E-learning has a long and storied history which seems to have culminated in online homeschooling technology. It remains to be seen where e-learning technology can take us, but it's sure to be a logical progression from the traditional public school learning experience. Perhaps the primary advantage of online homeschooling is its ability to deliver content asynchronously. This means that students of all learning styles and speeds are able to learn at their own pace.
The first e-learning system was called the PLATO System. By 2003, over 1.0 million students were enrolled in online lear... (read more)
Author: Mimi Rothschild
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21. Atlantis
April 20, 2007
Atlantis and Lemuria – lost continents, or a dreamland of Eden?
Copyright (c) Juraj Sipos
The Atlantis was definitely here; it is not a hoax. Plato wrote about it and his story began to unfold around 355 B.C., which was really long ago. Plato said that the continent lay in the Atlantic Ocean until its destruction around 10,000 years before. However, Plato's and others' remarks on this “lost continent” is not enough to build a “scientifically grounded theory” that would prove higher intelligence and technology flourishing there. But people with enough intuition can not completely th... (read more)
Author: Juraj Sipos
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22. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne - should I buy the BOOK or the DVD?
March 04, 2007
Oprah Winfrey says she lives by it, Rhonda Byrne says the greatest people in history - Plato, Newton, Beethoven, Shakespeare and even Einstein knew and used “The Secret”. Now it’s your turn to learn the principles contained in “The Secret”!
You’ve probably heard that there are a DVD and a book and are wondering what is the difference and which one should you buy? I have recently purchased both so I can help.
“The Secret” Book 184 pages are filled with great information on the law of attraction - from people that use it everyday. People like Jack Canfield the creator of the “Chi... (read more)
Author: Ian Anderson
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23. origins, babylonians
December 11, 2006
The Babylonians are generally acknowledged to have originated the practice and science of astrology. Their astrological charts enabled them to predict the recurrence of seasons and certain celestial events. So, in the beginning and for more than 2,000 years, astrology and astronomy were the same science.
Babylonian astrology was introduced to the Greeks early in the 4th century BCE and, through the studies of Plato, Aristotle, and others, astrology came to be highly regarded as a science. It was soon embraced by the Romans (the Roman names for the zodiacal signs are still used today) an... (read more)
Author: John Ugoshowa
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24. How Subliminal Messaging CDs Work
October 13, 2006
The Human Mind Nothing intrigues human beings more than their own mind. From the times of Plato and Aristotle, to the latest experiments conducted by the Dalai Lama, this single entity has continued to elude man's complete grasp. Whichever way you look at it - as philosopher, psychologist, spiritualist, cognitive scientist, or as a researcher making new discoveries in brain-computer-interface experiments - mankind seems to have tied itself up in knots in trying to understand the concept of "mind".
Despite this ground reality, there are a lot of sites in the web market that sell sublimi... (read more)
Author: Sanjay Agrawal
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25. God, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity: Secret Wisdom Of World Spiritual Teachers Exposed
September 21, 2006
Only the TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTH shall set you free
For thousands of years, all the world’s greatest spiritual teachers: Buddha, Mahavira, Lao Tzu, Bodhidarma, Socrates, Plato, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Osho Rajneesh (and others) have been preaching the same thing to humanity.
We can summarize all of their teachings in just 2 words “Know Yourself”.
What do they mean by that?
Why is “Knowing Yourself” the Foundation of WISDOM?
How do you know yourself?
Who are You? And who is this “Yourself”?
You’re are “God” or “Consciousness” or “Infinity”. ... (read more)
Author: I-key Benney
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