David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. ... Now does that not sound similar to the quote taken from The Apology? ... This quote proves to the readers that many politicians make illegal and unjust decisions on their own. ... The answer is mentioned in this quote: "If the tax-gatherer, or any other public officer, asks me, as one has done, "But what shall I do?" ... This quote further clarifies that justice cannot exist in the political world, by explaining to the readers that due to Socrates" commitment to justice, it would not have been possible for him to survive in publ...

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{PB, pp. 42-43, ln. 402-414) From this quote, it is evident that Prometheus was aware of the actions he chose, as well as the consequences that would lie ahead. ... (PB, p. 53, ln. 743-748) From this quote, it is evident that Prometheus" actions were not a "regrettable or unfortunate thing", nor were they, "caused by awareness of wrong or foolish behavior." ... (PA, p.71, ln.23a) From this quote it is evident that Socrates truly believed that it was not necessarily true whether he was wise or not, but that according to the oracle, human wisdom was worth nothing. ...

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To be more specific on the previous quote, the following is Socrates' entire quote: "This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing (anything). ... " (Socrates in Plato) This is one – if not the most recognized quote of Socrates. ...

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"Aristotle, "On the Soul- This quote speaks volumes about the attitude of philosophers like Socrates, whose work was put to parchment by Plato, and Artistotle. ... While this bit of Aristotlian wisdom is portrayed in Socrates' act, it is simply described in the above mentioned quote and the context is taught briefly to his students among an intellectual slew of other concepts. ...

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To show how steadfast Socrates was in his beliefs he states to the jury, When my sons grow up, I would ask you, O my friends, to punish them; and I would have you trouble them, as I have troubled you, if they seem to care about riches, or anything more than about virtue; or if they pretend to be something when they are really nothing, -- then reprove them, as I have reproved you, for not caring about that for which they ought to care (Plato, 746) This quote, taken from Plato's The Apology of Socrates, is asking the jury, that if his sons do not live by the same rules as he is p...

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Socially Constituted and Socially Defined Law An argument against the idea of Natural Law The idea of natural law has been long debated in the subject of jurisprudence. There are theorists that contend that there is a natural law by which everyone must abide in order to thrive in the world. O...

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Topic #1 As Socrates once stated "the unexamined life is not worth living." (Apology, internet quote site) If one agrees with Socrates then he or she would believe that living the examined life is something that is of the utmost importance. This being true, one would want to gain the knowledge t...

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Philosophy When I was born, I did not know the difference between right and wrong. Now, I do. The word philosophy means the love of knowledge. One type of knowledge is propter quid, which ask the question why or how. In this paper, I will demonstrate how Socrates, Hume and Aristotle, three we...

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