In the play Apology by Plato, the protagonist Socrates delineates the responsibilities and obligations of man in relation to the State. ... This is seen in his speech where he states, "I speak because I am convinced that I never intentionally wronged anyone," (Plato, 37). ... (Plato, 29). ... (Plato 29, 36). ... Socrates stated, " the life which is unexamined is not worth living- (Plato, 38). ...
Plato once said, "music is a moral law. ... Plato's argument depicts no clear evidence of influential factors that music may have on individuals. ... According to Plato, early childhood matters the most for moral development. ... It is for that which Plato claims tales must strictly be censored, for kids absorb all information to which they are exposed. ... In Plato's republic, he expresses his belief that music enhances ability, anility, and political judgment. ...
From what we learn of him in Plato does Socrates offer a philosophy that is genuinely progressive and radical in its wish to reform the society of the day? ... I will rely on two of Plato's works in my argument, The Apology and The Crito. ...
This form of persuasion can be seen in the characters of Plato's Crito and Sophocles" Antigone. ... Plato's Crito is a scene from The Trial and Death of Socrates in which Crito tries to convince Socrates to escape from prison. ... Crito begins his argument by telling Socrates that if he were to not escape his death, "many people who do not know you or me very well will think that I could have saved you if I were willing to spend money, but that I did not care to do so" (Plato 44). ... The people he cares for are of the minority because they "will believe that things were done as t...
The question that arises in Plato's Euthyphro is should people be immune from popular moral belief if they do something that is good and also bad, such as murdering a murderer. ... The way that Plato is making Euthyphro think is, for lack of a better term, an "ideal" frame of mind. ...
It starts with Plato's notion of Justice and moves on to a sophist philosopher Thrasymachus who simple believed that our justice is serving the interest of the stronger people in society rather than the weaker. ... The opinions of different great people were criticized by Plato. ...
"What is ethics?" Simply put, ethics involves learning what is right or wrong, and then doing the right thing, but "the right thing" is not nearly as straightforward as it seems to be. "Ethics is the careful study of standards of behavior that apply to real-world problems and decisions. It gives...
Sophocles' play "Antigone- illustrates the conflict between obeying human and divine law. The play opens after Oedipus' two sons Eteocles and Polyneices have killed each other in a civil war for the throne of Thebes. Oedipus' brother in law Creon then assumes the throne. He dictates that Eteocles sh...
