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. ...

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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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Justin also makes mention of Socrates' importance, in saying that he was one who sought to utilize reason and truth, and the charges of atheism against Socrates resulting in his death were in fact the demonic gods reacting to a man who might have awoken people to reason and lessened their sway on the world. ... Socrates offered an eloquent defense of his position just before his execution. Like Socrates, Justin the philosopher defends his convictions as utterly rational. ...

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Furthermore during the same period, a great philosopher named Socrates was teaching that we should question more the things that we do to better understand them. Although a patriot and a man of deep religious conviction, Socrates was nonetheless regarded with suspicion by many of his contemporaries, who disliked his attitude toward the Athenian state and the established religion. He was charged in 399 B.C. with "neglecting the gods of the state and introducing new divinities, a reference to the daemonion, or mystical inner voice", to which Socrates often referred (Vlastos...

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In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, there was a growing unsettlement with traditional religion. People were becoming less accepting, taking less for granted, and wanting more; more knowledge and more answers. A new age of questioning was surfacing. Searching for alternative answers and...

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Christianity and Hinduism Introduction Though there are many religions in the world today, some of the most popular are Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam. So what is right for you? People have been known to explore many before they settle and it has been proven that a majority ...

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Confucius decided not to focus on matters of metaphysical importance in his discussions, though he was well-known for his ability to converse as deeply as Socrates, because he felt that things of that nature would not be applicable to his teachings. ...

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People have always searched for a belief system that explains the world. Many people end up discovering that there is a God. However, people come to very different conclusions about God. Some may find that God is very involved in the world. They may see God as very caring or very upset with what is going on. ...

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