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    A big question of western civilization is how one achieves human excellence. The answer lies in the words of two well-known philosophers‚ Socrates and Aristotle. Throughout Plato’s‚ The Apology‚ and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ the two tell all as to what it means to be a genuine‚ good person. In Socrates defense speech he explains to the jury what it means to be a just person‚ shown through his own actions in Greek society. Aristotle writes about what it takes to achieve happiness and how in

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    PHL202H5 Plato ’s Philosophy in Apology Plato was known to be one of Socrates ’ students‚ and knew him for over 40 years. Although Plato ’s version of Apology is popularly believed to be (the most accurate) historical recount of what happened in 399 B.C on the day of Socrates ’ trial‚ historians cannot be sure the validity of everything he wrote. It can be argued that it is actually a philosophical work‚ remarking on the teachings of Socrates and his beliefs‚ which he stood by even until his

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    Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 470 BCE to 399 BCE‚ unlike other writers of the time he is entirely known through the works of those around him such as Xenophon and Plato. In one of Plato’s work about Socrates‚ the Apology‚ Socrates sets up an argument for disobeying the laws of men that he appears to be at odds with another argument in another work about Socrates by Plato about excepting punishment in Crito. Many believes that these inconsistencies are actually the invention of Plato

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    Plato's Apology Analysis

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    Plato‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and pupil of the philosopher Socrates‚ relays his interpretation of Socrates’ defence against the Athenian council in‚ An Excerpt from Plato’s Apology. In the writings‚ (which may be biased being as Plato was an admirer of Socrates)‚ Socrates attempts to dispel the charges laid against him. Throughout the excerpt‚ there is much acknowledgement surronding the scuttlebut in cirulation emcompassing Socrates‚ why and how he earned he vile names‚ his

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    A Definition Of Poetry What is poetry? The question "What is poetry" used to be easier to answer. If it rhymed and had a regular meter (a type of rhythm)‚ it probably was a poem. As they say‚  "If it walks like a duck‚ quacks like a duck‚ looks like a duck‚ it must be a duck.” These days‚ not all poems rhyme or fit into standard forms. And if you look for a response to the question‚ "What is poetry?" you ’ll find lots of musings

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    Apology Plato Analysis

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    Apology by Plato tells a story of Socrates‚ who was being accused of teaching others for a fee‚ corrupting the young and not believing in the gods. He asks the court to allow him to defend himself in his normal speaking manner because he had never been in a courtroom. Socrates starts by denying the charges against him. He claims that he has never asked for money from other people. He argued that young rich people with nothing to do would follow him and imitate his interviews of well-known wise people

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    This article is about the art form. For other uses‚ see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel Poem Drama Short story Novella Genres Comedy Drama Epic Erotic Nonsense Lyric Mythopoeia Romance Satire Tragedy Tragicomedy Media Performance (play) Book Techniques Prose Poetry History and lists Outline of literature Glossary of terms History (modern) Books Writers Literary / Poetry awards Discussion Criticism Theory Sociology Magazines  Literature

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    the same gods as Athens while extorting the truth for his personal benefit‚ disregarding the pureness of Athens and its youth. To begin‚ Socrates did not believe in the same gods as Athens‚ the easiest of his convictions to prove because of his Apology. In his plea‚ Socrates distracts the jury with stories of disbelievers. As the defense begins‚ he does not say that he does believe or disbelieve in the gods of Athens‚ since the easiest answer for an innocent man is “I did not do it.” Instead

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    clue of the past. Ironically these are statements that would by used in The Apology by Socrates‚ who is wise and speaks out his belief. On the contrary‚ Jesus can be compared to Socrates because both are wise and died because according to the people‚ their teachings were implementing evil across the town. However‚ what is used in The Gospel According to Luke is Jesus own form of paradox statements like the ones in The Apology. For example‚ Jesus states a parable that is contradicting‚ “Can a blind

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    Marianna Moore “Poetry” While reading this poem‚ at first it was difficult to completely understand what is happening or what is exactly is being told. I decided to break down sentence by sentence to make it easier and it helped bring out the poems true colors. “I too dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle”. After reading this segment it points out to me that our speaker shares that she too doesn’t like it referring to the reader that they must not like it

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