In terms of political wisdom as an ideology Socrates easily explains it with the roles of the guardians in his city. ... Moderation, Socrates thought had to do with everyone having only what they needed to survive. ... This was an ideology that Socrates really believed in, moderation and the collective sharing of goods and services. In Book IV we see Socrates talking about justice and the just individual. ... Bing a just individual according to Socrates is finding a balance on these three things....

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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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First I am going to look at Socrates by getting more in depth with the Laws that Socrates used to support his views is the idea that if he disobeyed the laws, he would be violating them on three separate accounts. ... He, like Socrates, feels that there is a moral obligation to obeying just laws. ... I feel that there he agrees with Socrates. ... It was man that put Socrates in jail and made him drink hemlock, not the laws. ... Whereas, Socrates sees it as just obeying as he should and being moral. ...

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Socrates is one of the greatest philosophers of all time. ... And in the case of Socrates, he believed that the "state- was not unjust. Socrates had great respect for Athens, it's people and it's government. ... This is the stance that Socrates took in the face of death. ... In conclusion, Socrates lived and died as a model philosopher. ...

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In the Crito, Socrates argues that he has tacitly agreed to never break the laws of Athens. ... Socrates also states that the laws the city brings forth are not, "savage commands to do whatever we order" [Crito, 52a]. ... In Socrates argument he states that he could have left his country if he didn't like how the country was ruling [52e]. ... Socrates believed that by appealing to the verdict or by running away he would be wronging the city [50A]. ... Socrates sentence to death was unjust. ...

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The philosophy of Socrates was as liberating - perhaps as salvific - as the religion of Jesus. ... Socrates and Jesus were very similar. ... Jesus and Socrates had lived similar lives but this is not all that was similar. ... Both Jesus and Socrates were judged and sentenced to death for their beliefs. ... Socrates was also viewed by the Athenian government as a threat to their way of living. ...

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Thoreau would be very much inclined to disagree with the main point of Socrates" argument dealing with the law of Athens in "Crito." However at the same time, various points in Thoreau's argument do in fact coincide with Socrates" argument for obedience. Throughout "Apology," Socrates continued to bring up the issue of majority rule and the problems associated with the idea of an ideal democracy. ... Socrates expresses a sense of duty to society and government even if these institutions are representing its citizens immorally. ... Furthermore, Thoreau would also accuse Socrates of i...

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The characters namely being, Socrates and Dr. ... Both stories are taken from an earlier date in which Socrates and Dr. ... King and Socrates have completely different outlooks on weather it's right to intentionally break the law. ... King and Socrates is very apparent that they disagree on weather a person should intentionally break the law. ... Socrates knowingly argues with his friend Crito, because Crito knows that he will loose a friend if Socrates is put to death. ...

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Facts on Socrates 1. ... Socrates' physical appearance according to Plato's Symposium- Short, stocky, snub nose and bulging eyes. ... Socrates attacked these values with his insistent emphasis on the greater importance of the mind. While many Athenians admired Socrates' challenges to Greek conventional wisdom and the humorous way he went about it, an equal number grew angry and felt he threatened their way of life and uncertain future. 9. ... Political Thoughts of Socrates 1. ...

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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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Thrasymachus is a realist; Socrates, an idealist. ... Every argument that Thrasymacus makes on what justice is Socrates has a counter attack. ... Socrates is able to wear Thrasymachus down after every round of arguments. ... This is eventually how Socrates wins an argument without even displaying his own views. ... He was caught in Socrates web of contradiction. ...

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These are Socrates (470BC-399BC), Plato (427BC-348BC) and Aristotle (384BC-322BC). Socrates was a teacher and philosopher who lived in Athens between 470 BC and 399 BC. Socrates wrote nothing. ... Socrates was ultimately tried and convicted of treason, atheism, and corruption of the young and sentenced to die. ... Most of what we know about Socrates and his ideas of justice we learn through his student, Plato....

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All of these societies also are corruptions of Socrates" vision. ... These societies are all very similar to Socrates" society. ... In the same way, Socrates" society censors many parts of religion for what he thinks is the better. ... Socrates believes that he can create a society that is free from crime and has perfect citizens. ... Therefore, the logic behind American society is extremely different from Socrates" logic. ...

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Henry David Thoreau would completely agree with Socrates" above quotation. ... The major difference between Thoreau's arguments and Socrates" arguments is that Socrates persuades people by talking about his experiences. ... Socrates is clearly criticizing politicians of being unjust. Many Athenians view Socrates as a man who pursues what is morally right. ... The major difference between Thoreau's arguments and those made by Socrates is that Socrates speaks about himself and his experiences. ...

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This is a question that Socrates answers very decisively. ... Pretty much Socrates just describes the man that no one wants to be ruled by. ... This question goes back to Book II where Glaucon posed a question for Socrates to solve. ... If you do that as Socrates does you would have to say the same thing he says himself. ... The third and final argument set up by Socrates is what is known as the metaphysical argument. ...

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Later in the work he will raise his voice a few times again, but only to agree, more wholeheartedly, with Socrates. ... Thrasymachus" problem (at least Socrates" version of it) still stands. ... In the process Socrates must also supply a positive definition of justice that will resist scrutiny. ... Socrates himself is exactly such a man: one who is just, but appears unjust. ... Perhaps, Socrates suggests, by constructing a just city from its birth or origins we will be able to see what justice is more clearly. ...

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In Plato's work "The Simile of the Cave", Socrates talks about such themes as ignorance of men, and enlightenment. ... But you can't just live your life on your own, Socrates says: later you are going to have to come back to society and even though things may not be right there, at least you will know who you are, and see things as they truly may be....

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Socrates spent a great deal of his life seeking out the "truth- and definitions of question that would universally answer the notion of right and wrong; virtuous and immoral; just and unjust. ... If the good is so full of the wealth of wisdom and knowledge, a philosopher like Plato or Socrates or Aristotle should have been able to implement it. ...

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