Socrates maintains that death is not something we should fear, and presents several arguments for his position. ... This portion of Socrates' argument is hence sound and valid. ... Hence, Socrates' argument that we need only fear what we know for sure is unsound. ... This shows us that Socrates' argument was in fact his personal opinion. ... Socrates then says that disobeying any authority is definitely evil. ...

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Socrates was born in 470 B.C. There is no record of Socrates work. ... ", The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin, 1995). ... Why did Socrates accept his fate? ... Socrates, to me, is an interesting person. ...

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Socrates's contribution to philosophy was essentially ethical in character. ... Socrates that human vices were concecuence of ignorance and tat no person is willingly bad. ... Socrates logic made an emphasis on the rational argument and the search for general definitions. ... Socrates believed that these were vital steps toward our acquisition of genuine knowledge. ... Plato began his philosophical career as a student of Socrates. ...

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Socrates's contribution to philosophy was essentially ethical in character. ... Socrates that human vices were concecuence of ignorance and tat no person is willingly bad. ... Socrates logic made an emphasis on the rational argument and the search for general definitions. ... Socrates believed that these were vital steps toward our acquisition of genuine knowledge. ... Plato began his philosophical career as a student of Socrates. ...

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The only thing that is standing in their way is Socrates. Now the question is can Socrates save the Melians? ... Socrates will point out the justice is difficult to define. ... To do this, Socrates presents three allegories. ... The Cave allegory is the last parable Socrates uses. ...

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The relationship between Socrates and Martin Luther King The similarities between Martin Luther King and Socrates are so close that it's hard to imagine that either could have come up with their ideas alone. ... Is not the above quote what was the whole basis of Socrates argument in Plato's Crito? ... Socrates explains that "it is not possible that a bad man should injure someone better than himself." ... Would Socrates agree with King's arguments? Without a doubt I would say Socrates would definitely understand King's points and completely understand the need for direc...

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Socrates begins by asking Crito what "the truth" really is. ... As Socrates stated before, the truth is the popular view. ... So is Socrates right? ... Socrates" arguments, while heartfelt and well thought, tend to me mildly extreme. ... Socrates is on his deathbed when he recites those famous words on life. ...

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How Socrates "Corrupted the youth of Athens Socrates was a Greek Philosopher who would initiate a question-answer method of teaching, as a means of achieving self knowledge. ... Plato wrote about Socrates theories of virtue, love and justice. ... The young people became interested in Socrates conversations and would listen to people being examined, they would also imitate Socrates and cross- examine others. In Socrates opinion the people that the young have examine became very angry with him and began to retaliate. ... Socrates was later found guilty of these char...

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Antigone's predicament coincides in many ways with Socrates' ethical dilemma in Plato's "Apology- and the "Crito."" ... Socrates has been ordered to philosophize by Apollo, his superior in ethical matters. ... Socrates, instead, feels that disobeying the order of the state would in fact disobey the gods. ... Both Antigone's and Socrates' argument discuss and uphold moral goodness in the eyes of the gods. ... Socrates will not, therefore, obey Crito unless Crito produces a principle superior to his. ...

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In "The Apology"," Plato claims that Socrates is the wisest man even if he doesn't believe that he is. Plato claims that, "he is not speaking of Socrates, he is only using my name by the way of illustration, as if he said, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing"" (pg. 104, p. 9). This is strength to Plato's argument because he explains why Socrates is going around spreading his knowledge. Socrates is trying to find someone who is wiser than him but he has yet to find that person. ...

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As Herrick tells the tale of Socrates, the great Greek philosopher, he explains who he was, how he was, why he was, and the reasons for his death. Socrates said, "The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living!" Herrick tells us how Socrates would go to the "agora" and question people casually "What is truth? ... " Socrates was advocating for the examined life, so in my mind the "Unexamined Life is not Worth Living" is a very true statement. ...

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In the primary example of recollection, when Socrates questions Meno's attendant, the situation personifies Socrates" relationship with Meno. Through questioning Socrates leads the attendant, who does not recall the knowledge, rather Socrates teaches the attendant as though he were a student learning the unknown. The interaction between Socrates and the attendant illustrate the relationship between Socrates and Meno. ... The formation of Socrates" questioning solicited responses from Meno were akin to the attendant's, they were short and in response to the imposing questions of Socr...

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Socrates" first major argument is with Thrasymachus in Book I. ... Socrates counters this argument by using the phrase "the stronger." ... During Socrates's argument, in my opinion, Adeimantus looks to be stupefied by Socrates's great wisdom and knowledge, and how Socrates takes simple points and develops them to defend his argument. ... In Book IV, Adeimantus proposes a question to Socrates, asking what Socrates would do if someone blamed him for the economic condition of the man. ... After all of Socrates's arguments about justice, Socrates concludes his entire debate by descr...

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Euthyphro doesn't realize it, but his definition for piety is an identity claim, or at least Socrates constructs it as one. Socrates is arguing that the pious is not the same as the god-loved. ... When I say that the 1) author of The Apology was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, it is identical to saying that the 2) author of The Republic was a student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. ... Socrates' argument undermines Euthyphro's definition for piety by showing Euthyphro that if he holds his definition as true, then he is also saying that he believes that ...

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Way of the Peaceful Warrior Excerpt #1 In this excerpt a man is having a conversation with another man by the name of Socrates. The man tells Socrates that he does not need another teacher because he has enough already. Socrates replies to the man telling him that, basically, teachers are worthless. ... Socrates says that he won't "teach" him; he wants to show the man "body wisdom". ... Socrates believes that to learn, one must go farther than just books. ...

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There are many instances during Plato's Phaedo dialogue that suggest that Socrates acts much differently than any other person would while waiting to be executed. ... Socrates states that philosophy is actually the practice for dying. ... Socrates makes this a strong argument because he believes that people should not be afraid of death. ... Socrates backs this question up by leading into the discussion of opposites from opposites. ... First of all Socrates defines different goods or services that effect the body and soul. ...

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In Eugene Ionesco's play, Rhinoceros, one of the major themes that he depicts beautifully is of the absurd. Throughout his comedic acts, he illustrates a society of people that are in a condition in which the townsmen exist in an irrational and meaningless universe, and which human life has no ulti...

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The quest for truth is elusive in modern society because we are accustomed to using science to show us that something is true. Not everything can be proven by science, since it requires significant material evidence to be a matter of fact. Therefore many issues are left out. Philosophy comes in ...

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William Paley continued the argument of Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas. ... Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, Descartes have made arguments for the existence of God. ...

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However, this does not mean that all people will be satisfied with their roles and duties, so Plato and Socrates reveal this Myth of the Metals in order to claim some sense of unity. ... Even if after telling the lie no one knew the difference, and the lie were to save people from a terrible society, such as the lie Socrates told, I still am unsure....

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Plato was a philosopher who believed in higher education and was curios about the way humans learned. Socrates was Plato's mentor who had a major influence on Plato's life. Therefore, it led Plato to writing The Republic. In here, Plato stresses his belief in the search for truth, and reality, inst...

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It is through the publication of the Republic that he expresses the viewpoints of Socrates and his thoughts on the influence of music to the world. ... Socrates references metals that inevitably voids the idea of unity as it enforces a division in class. ...

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If a soul can desire one thing (like alcoholics who may desire drinking alcohol), but will another (like alcoholics who resist taking a drink of alchol when that is what they desire) it seems to follow logically that these two moments suggest that one soul is composed of at least two parts because, according to the reasoning Socrates employs one thing cannot have opposing interest in itself in relation to the same thing. ...

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Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. Lets start by defining the word orient. Orient means to so as to face the East, to place in a definite direction to the points of the compass or other fixed or known directions. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the m...

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Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. Lets start by defining the word orient. Orient means to so as to face the East, to place in a definite direction to the points of the compass or other fixed or known directions. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the m...

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