In the dialogue of Meno, Socrates explains the idea of recollection within the question and answer period between himself and the boy. ... Therefore, Socrates believes that since the truth is always inside the soul, then it must be immortal. ... Socrates declares, "[Light] is the bond which links together sight and visibility" (The Search for Knowledge 93). ... Socrates explains, "Light and sight may be truly said to be like the sun, and yet not to be the sun."... The process of the question and answer period between the boy slave and Socrates is...

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Socrates was a sort of bridge to Plato and Aristotle. ... Socrates never comes to many real conclusions about anything. ... These are examples of Socrates response to someone else's idea. Socrates never opens with his own ideas. ... Thrasymachus, in fact, accuses Socrates of this. ...

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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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Meletus and Socrates do not have the same definition of corruption. Meletus claims that what Socrates is doing is wrong. ... Socrates" defense is well-thought out and logical. ... This is a statement from Socrates. ... Socrates does a fine job of defending himself in The Apology. ...

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In Plato's Republic, Socrates, Glaucon, and Adeimantus build and imaginary city. ... Socrates discusses a theory of forms which states that the physical aspect of something is a particular, like human beings. ... Socrates claims that painters have no understanding of the form or what it is to be a good shoemaker. ... The epistemological criticism of Socrates" statement is that image-makers tend to not know the form. ... But, in Book V Socrates suggests that it may be possible for an image-maker to create an image close to the true form. ...

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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. ...

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In the Phaedo Socrates and Simmias discuss the immortality of the soul at great length. ... Yes, abundantly proven, Socrates, he replied. ... Much of Phaedo recalls the death of Socrates and based on the previous passage from page 129 it is clear that Socrates will not suffer such a fate. ... Plato understood that Socrates was going to be ok and so did Socrates. ...

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Not only did the story, "The Myth of The Cave" further explain what Plato meant by The World of Senses and The World of Ideas, some say it could have explained something about Socrates. The "cave-dwellers killed Socrates because he disturbed their conventional ideas and tried to shed some light on true insight. "The Myth of The Cave illustrates Socrates" courage and his sense of pedagogic responsibility." ... It explained Plato's beliefs and made some sense of why Socrates was sentenced to death. ...

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According to Socrates, the true philosophers are appropriate for ruling. Unlike inadequate rulers that love sights and sounds for their spectacles, Socrates describes the true philosophers as "those who love the sight of truth." (475e4) Unlike true philosophers, inadequate philosophers are only interested in small parts of wisdom. ... Socrates presents the true philosophers as having a different kind of mind structure. ... With the Divided Line as a backdrop, Socrates presents the Allegory of the Cave as a metaphor that presents a person's travels from ignorance to wisdom. ... Socrates ...

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In Book II through VII of the Republic, Socrates talks about the guardians of the Luxurious City. ... Socrates says "isn"t it the laws concern to make any one class in the city outstandingly happy but to contrive to spread happiness throughout the city by brining the citizens into harmony with each other through persuasion or compulsion and by making them share each other the benefits that each class can confer on the community" (519-E). ...

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In Book II through VII of the Republic, Socrates talks about the guardians of the Luxurious City. ... Socrates says "isn't it the laws concern to make any one class in the city outstandingly happy but to contrive to spread happiness throughout the city by brining the citizens into harmony with each other through persuasion or compulsion and by making them share each other the benefits that each class can confer on the community" (519-E). ...

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Except for a chosen few like Christ, Gandhi and maybe even Socrates, no one is really enlightened, or has seen what life is all about. ... Look at Christ, he was crucified for trying to teach as was Socrates. ...

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This paper will examine Plato's theory on education as described in the Allegory of the Cave. This paper will defend the position that education is the turning of the soul in the direction of the Good, allowing people to reason for themselves. The reason why is that an individual needs to question the foundations of his or her knowledge to become enlightened, a process which is initiated through the turning away from ignorance and to the Good. Plato's Allegory of the cave, which is his theory on education that ultimately leads to enlightenment, starts off deep in a cave where there ...

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Plato was born around the year 427-347 BCE in Athens, he was Socrates' student, creating the idea of fundamental conflicts between what could be known by reason and what could be known by senses. ...

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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...

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