In the two reading assignments that were assigned each of the characters argue whether breaking the law is just or unjust. The characters namely being, Socrates and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., both have different outlooks on the authorities, and the laws in which they must abide by. Both stories are taken from an earlier date in which Socrates and Dr. King were placed in prison after breaking the law. I think that Dr. King and Socrates have completely different outlooks on weather it's right to intentionally break the law.
I think that the argument between Dr. King and Socrates is very apparent that they disagree on weather a person should intentionally break the law. Socrates being a firm believer in what is just and unjust supports his position that escaping from prison and fleeing in exile to an adjacent city would be unjust because by him doing this would result in breaking the commitments that he has agreed upon by the courts after he was found guilty. Socrates knowingly argues with his friend Crito, because Crito knows that he will loose a friend if Socrates is put to death. Crito has strong determination in trying to get Socrates to escape from prison, and flee the city in search of a new life, but Socrates holds his position in thus he will not escape and will willingly be put to death for the crimes he has committed.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the other hand, feels that the segregation laws that the black people had to abide by were unjust laws, and the blacks were discriminated upon. When these same blacks wanted to have demonstrations to help remove the desegregation laws, they were asked ultimately to wait. While Dr. King was in prison for non-violent demonstrations, he had some time to compile a letter. In Dr. King's letter he states that because of segregation laws being unjust the black man/woman should and will break these so called unjust laws.
I feel that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
25 January 2002 Socrates vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Both Socrates and MLK Jr. are historical figures with strong beliefs. ... Socrates and MLK Jr. believe that the majority does not matter. ... Socrates is being put to death, whereas MLK Jr. is imprisoned. ...
The relationship between Socrates and Martin Luther King The similarities between Martin Luther King and Socrates are so close that it's hard to imagine that either could have come up with their ideas alone. I believe as King quoted Socrates with, " 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 to the majestic heights of understanding," King stemmed his beliefs and strong arguments from ideas of fellow extremists. When reading King's ...
Both Socrates and Martin Luther King Jr. believed that their principles and values were worth being incarcerated and even killed to make their points and arguments clear. ... In the case of Martin Luther King Jr., he was questioning the southern segregationist system. ... King Jr. also. ... Martin Luther King Jr. felt that the Jim Crow laws were unjust and immoral so, it was in essence a sin to follow them. ... King Jr. in protest. ...
Through the works of Greek artists, playwrights, and philosophers, one can examine timeless metaphysical conflicts such as; good vs. evil, order vs. chaos, stability vs. flux, relativism vs. absolutism and cosmic balance and harmony. ... Socrates was one who argued this point of view. ... Plato agreed with Socrates. ... Plato wanted a philosopher-king who would stress harmony and efficiency, as Plato did. ...
It is this idea that both Martin Luther King, Jr. and the teachings of the Tao Te Ching have in common. ... King, though adamantly opposed to using violence as a means of achieving a goal, is a man of movement. ... King says law should be egalitarian and inspired by ethics... Throughout the letter he cites numerous Biblical references and through these he not only appeals to the Christian nature of the ministers which would be his audience, but also to compare the good vs. evil mentality to modern social convention. ... King, the action is still necessary. ...
Plato vs. ... Plato, who himself was a pupil of the legendary Socrates, was around 61 years old at the time, and quickly realized that Aristotle was his star pupil. ... Just as Plato was studied under the wing of Socrates and later established his own philosophy, Aristotle followed suit. ... Plato considered this model of state to include women, and not just on one level, but on all levels, including the ruler or Philosopher King (King or Queen), (Price 64). ... This was also the reason that Plato called for the cessation of the nuclear family in the guardian and philosopher king spot, real...
Hamlet's true dilemma is not one of sanity -Vs- insanity; but one pressing his intellectual capacity. ... Besides making perfect sense, it could be thought to be the speech of the great Socrates or Aristotle. ...