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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 Essay

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    the “Apology. The “Apology” captures Socrates speeches at his trial where he accused of “corrupting Athen’s youth‚ lack of respect for gods and introducing new deities” (Leibowitz 45). In the context‚ Socrates does not

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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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    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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    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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    Step 1 A. EasyBeds is a hotel chain operating in Europe and recently expanded into the Asian market. The last two years it operates a small- capacity hotel in Shanghai. The strategy of the business is to provide customers with int’l service standards but at a significantly low cost base. As a result‚ their competitors are 5* hotels‚ but the level of their prices are just above 2 to 3* hotels. To manage that they offer their clients only basic services. In addition‚ their client mix includes both

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    1 The Constitution of 2 Liga Filipina The Constitution of Liga Filipina Article I: Name of Organization - Liga Filipina The name Liga Filipina derives its name from the revolutionary group La Liga Filipina‚ led by Jose Rizal against Spain. It is the Filipino Cultural Organization of the State University of New York at Albany. Article II: Purpose A. To promote unity among Filipino students and those interested in Filipino culture

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