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What Sima Qian, a second century BC historian, marcus aurelius, a Roman emperor of the second century AD, and Niccolo Machiavelli, a fifteenth century political philosopher have in common is their observations on the leadership qualities that a political leader ought to have.... aurelius has focused on the eternal and philosophical virtues that a leader needs to have.... He has also advised an emperor to have a clear thought process, a good sense of reason, a composed mind and control over one's emotions, especially, anger (aurelius, Hicks and Hicks)....
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marcus aurelius, the emperor of Rome recognized a government that gave freedom of speech and equal rights to all its citizens (Antoninus 3).... This essay "Compare and Contrast Liberalism and Socialism" discusses Liberalism and Socialism which are two different political ideologies....
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"Roman Persecutions of Christians" paper argues that the attitude of the Romans to religion, in the early days of the empire, was very practical and tolerant.... In fact, the Romans added many of the gods of areas that they conquered, to their own pantheon of gods, and gave them Roman names.... ... ...
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The paper "Morality as a Set of Beliefs and Values" tells that morality is a set of beliefs and values through which actions can be measured and evaluated as 'right' or 'wrong'.... People have been working and debating for centuries to define the terms morals and morality.... ... ... ... There are times when people should and do forego certain rights to preserve community benefit....
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Plato, in his Apology, was at the end of his life before he got poisoned with hemlock and he would ultimately be assassinated.... Similarly, John Malkovich is basically in a bind.... He.... ... ... Plato's work Laches is a work of moral importance, which basically is parallel with the movie theme of Surrogates....
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'Meditations' of marcus aurelius can be considered the culmination of ancient philosophy with its constant reflections about the nature of the human soul, God, and destiny.... Therefore, taking into account that it is impossible to follow any particular plot of marcus aurelius's work, it is logical to concentrate on the main issues reflected by the author.... From the paper "Ciceros On the Republic, marcus aurelius Meditations" it is clear that the plot of Job's book is rather simple: it is told about the successful righteous person, Job, who leads loyal, pious life....
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: A Study.... For instance, the Roman Emperor developed and stabilized due to the just rule of marcus aurelius.... Alan Greenspan informs his graduating students to shape values that will enable them thrive in the frenetic and competitive world....
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The author examines marcus aurelius, an emperor who tried, in line with his own philosophical leanings, to make the best of what providence had ordained for him.... Hence, the writings do not add much to stoicism but can be termed a rehashing of the then present trends At the very young age of eleven, marcus was introduced to the Stoic tradition of philosophy.... His tutor Fronto had told marcus to stay away from philosophy telling him that it was a subject which had to be delved into completely, and could not be merely touched upon (Birley 69)....
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