From Socrates's point of view, he believes that death is like sleep. ... Ironically, Socrates makes a conflict point when he compares dreamless sleep to death. ... Socrates's idea of unrighteousness is clear and sound. ... What makes Socrates so brave is his belief in being a good person. ... Realistically, not everyone has the strong belief like Socrates does. ...
In Phaedo, Plato recalls Socrates' last hours of his life in a jail at Athens. ... In the dialogue, Socrates talks about the after life, and how it exists. ... Socrates believes people recollect knowledge of their previous lives through the objects they see. ... Socrates believes that humans must have had some previous knowledge of Equal. ... Socrates' theory of recollection is not adequate for the idea that souls are immortal....
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. ...
Socrates believes that the everyday world is an illusion compared to the world of knowledge. ... Socrates says, "the capacity for knowledge is innate in each man's mind." ... Socrates explains that the mind, body, and soul must all be in unison in order to be healthy, then happiness will ensue. ... Socrates believes that every man is part beast, and part lion. ... In order to avoid this, Socrates places limits on the subjects that the arts deal with. ...
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. ...
Even at his hour of death, Socrates showed no hesitation. However, Socrates' friends did not believe so strongly, and took some great convincing by Socrates, to allow his friends to be okay with his death. ... Socrates' friends then try to disprove him a second time. ... However, Socrates has a reply to his disbelief. ... Personally, I do not agree with any of the things Socrates has said. ...
Even at his hour of death, Socrates showed no hesitation. However, Socrates" friends did not believe so strongly, and took some great convincing by Socrates, to allow his friends to be okay with his death. ... Socrates" friends then try to disprove him a second time. ... However, Socrates has a reply to his disbelief. ... Personally, I do not agree with any of the things Socrates has said. ...
Socrates believed that the purpose of human life was personal and spiritual growth. ... In Socrates case, the situation is no different. ... Found guilty by the court, Socrates is asked to propose a penalty. ... Unlike Socrates, Ivan Ilych experiences a far more disheartening death. ... Socrates is an exception to the real. ...
After hearing Agathon's views of love, Socrates relates his theory of love through a speech that was given to him by Diotima. ... Socrates begins his speech by refuting what Agathon said, that love was a great god, and was a love of beautiful things. ... Since Socrates agreed that love does not possess good and beautiful things, he has claimed love to not be a god. ... Diotima builds an inference upon what Socrates has already said, by saying that Love was the beloved, not the lover. ... The question is brought up by Socrates as to what use is love to mankind. ...
Is death considered the greatest of all blessing or the greatest of evils? I agree with Socrates. Not knowing death and its" result, one cannot fear it. However; people fear death for different reasons. For example, their religious beliefs and personal beliefs. Nevertheless; death can also be view...
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 ...
Throughout history philosophers and authors have attempted to convey their idea of a perfect and happy society. Those same people have preached about finding the ultimate truth and using that to find ultimate happiness. The two however do not directly coincide together for there is much room to do...
He thought the notion of a better life after death furnished the grounds for the deprecation of this life Zarathustra's speech "On Free Death" raises questions concerning both freedom and determinism with respect to one's conduct toward finitude. In Thus Spoke Zarathustra and other writings, Niet...
For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? " but "What am I?- and where I belong in the garden maze known as life. My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocritical, and skeptical. I believe that human life is valued less than it should be, that it does have a meaning. ...
