So against his friends and disciples pleas Socrates drank up his poisonous hemlock, and died. His friend Crito tried to change Socrates mind to escape by using a couple of arguments. ... When Socrates tried to explain to Crito that he should not worry about the opinions of others, Crito pointed out that if Socrates had worried about the opinion of others then he would not be in this predicament. ... Another fact that Crito brings up is that Socrates has five children and it would harm them if Socrates killed them because they would have to grow up without a father figure and they would als...

• Word Count: 1176
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Socrates sees justice as the primary ethical virtue. ... Socrates is clearly a moral absolutist. ... For Socrates, the law is always distinguished from brute force. ... Socrates was clearly a man with a moral mission. ... Socrates, the man has been held by admirers as a genius. ...

• Word Count: 1394
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In The Apology and The Symposium we are introduced to a character called Socrates. In both of these readings, Socrates expresses prodigious moral ambition, in that he considered it his duty to question supposed "wise" men and to expose their false wisdom as ignorance. ... As for Socrates it lead to his demise. ...

• Word Count: 874
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Thus, he asks Socrates what he believes how virtue is acquired. While Socrates is looking for the meaning of one virtue, Meno is asking about various virtues. ... However, Socrates disagrees, because a thief can do this. It is obvious to Socrates that Meno does not know what virtue is, and yet, neither does he. ... To support his argument, Socrates asks one of Meno's slaves who had never been taught geometry. ...

• Word Count: 854
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Socrates vs. ... In the dialogue, Socrates" friend, Crito, proposes that Socrates escape from prison. ... Socrates decides to accept his death penalty and execution. ... -Socrates (Plato 571) In the arguments that Socrates makes, what other people think does not matter. ... -Socrates (Plato 577) Socrates" argument moves from one of a general moral decision to the morality of his specific case. ...

• Word Count: 1118
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Antigone's predicament coincides in many ways with Socrates' ethical dilemma in Plato's "Apology- and the "Crito."" ... Socrates has been ordered to philosophize by Apollo, his superior in ethical matters. ... Socrates, instead, feels that disobeying the order of the state would in fact disobey the gods. ... Both Antigone's and Socrates' argument discuss and uphold moral goodness in the eyes of the gods. ... Socrates will not, therefore, obey Crito unless Crito produces a principle superior to his. ...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Socrates begins questioning Cephalus out of natural curiosity. ... Predictably, Socrates explores each one, revealing every little imperfection in his search for the truth. ... Until the entry of Thrasymachus, Socrates' associates have accepted his philosophical suppositions as a process rather than a viewpoint, as Socrates has been offering positive solutions and ideas. ... Before this, Socrates only desired knowledge, whereas now he desires the satisfaction of being right. ... The flaw of this method is that it assumes that Socrates will find the correct answers to his questions. ...

• Word Count: 626
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Creon's actions are both supported and contested by the views of Socrates. ... This viewpoint is supported by Socrates. ... Socrates reveals himself as a very spiritual man. ... Socrates outlined the duties of man in his speech. ... The actions of Socrates and Antigone disturbed the "ideal state". ...

• Word Count: 1339
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers of his time. ... Socrates proves this with the example of an athlete. ... If Socrates dies, who will look after his children? ... This is the breaking point in Socrates argument. ... Socrates cannot go against his agreement. ...

• Word Count: 948
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Crito, Crito is trying to help Socrates escape from prison. ... Plato's Crito is a scene from The Trial and Death of Socrates in which Crito tries to convince Socrates to escape from prison. ... Socrates begins to think about what if "the laws and the state came and confronted us and asked: "Tell me, Socrates, what are you intending to do? ... Socrates won because he put up a bigger battle. ... Also, Socrates doesn't concur with the ideas of his close friend. ...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the dialogue, Socrates" friend, Crito, proposes that Socrates escape from prison. Socrates considers this proposal, trying to decide if escaping would be "just" and "morally justified." Eventually, Socrates concludes that the act is considered "unjust" and "morally unjustified."... Socrates decides to accept his death penalty and execution. Following Mill`s thinking, Socrates`s decision does not maximize happiness and the outcome does not benefit most people. ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4

Priest and ministers make up panels that handle moral issues. People feel that they have the upper hand in knowledge when it comes to morality. Most hospitals have an ethics committee, which include healthcare professionals, lawyers, and religious representatives. The reason why priest and ministers...

• Word Count: 651
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It is through the publication of the Republic that he expresses the viewpoints of Socrates and his thoughts on the influence of music to the world. ... Socrates references metals that inevitably voids the idea of unity as it enforces a division in class. ...

• Word Count: 1685
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The open letter, "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King Jr., was written to his ministers in a response to their criticism about his actions in Birmingham. He wrote it in April of 1963 when segregation was at its peak in the South. The increased violence, and social injustice caused ...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ayres, and Socrates to allow him to delineate the many facets of a situation in terms of the Twins philophicalal traditions. ... The catholic nature of absolute truth, as established by the early greek philosphers like Socrates view the absolute as being outside the human condition. ...

• Word Count: 2880
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. Lets start by defining the word orient. Orient means to so as to face the East, to place in a definite direction to the points of the compass or other fixed or known directions. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the m...

• Word Count: 2506
• Approx Pages: 10

Taking a course in philosophy is like taking a journey to a foreign land. Lets start by defining the word orient. Orient means to so as to face the East, to place in a definite direction to the points of the compass or other fixed or known directions. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the m...

• Word Count: 2506
• Approx Pages: 10

In John Stuart Mill's "Utilitarianism", the main theories are greatest happiness principle and hedonism (pleasure is the only intrinsic good). Utilitarianism sticks to believe the theory of human nature that is pursuing happiness and avoiding suffering. They insist happiness is the final objective i...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." ...

• Word Count: 1102
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The Isms The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot. - Mark Twain This quote from Mark Twain concisely introduces an overview of the "isms" and t...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"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...

• Word Count: 1486
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As human beings, we often have to face many difficult situations that require us to make hard decisions. The question is, on what standard do we base our decisions? Nearly every society will have two different internal law codes, that of what is "just" and what is "unjust." We often solve a moral d...

• Word Count: 1755
• Approx Pages: 7

Summary of Cicero's, On Duties This excerpt from the book, On the Good Life, is a letter from Cicero to his son. I couldn't even imagine getting something like this from my father. It is full of great advice on how to live your life in such a way that you are regarded as a highly favorable person...

• Word Count: 1720
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas, it suggests a conception of morality and meaning that is secular in nature. In this paper I show that while the existence of God remains ambiguous throughout the novel, The Road contains both a clear moral code and a view about what makes life meaningful. I describe this moral code and e...

• Word Count: 8991
• Approx Pages: 36
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School