Humans are always seeking knowledge to progress further in life or even just to prove they are above others. In the poem "Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women" it explains why Adam should be blamed as well for Eve eating the fruit. Men are seen to be more superior to women and more powerful and knowing .In this case though it seems different since Adam was did not keep a good watch on Eve which ends up with her eating the fruit gaining more knowledge than Adam. Adam should have been the wiser one being
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I want to apologize for SOME of the things I said in my post about Berkley the other day. I’ll admit I was pretty ill informed on that particular situation. I just talked to a friend the other night who went with a group of people to see Milo speak and I was informed that a few of them were assaulted. Apparently some girl got pepper sprayed by at protester and some other guy was smashed over the head with a flag pole etc etc. I was also informed that among those assaulted were a group of LGBTQ peeps
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Socrates - The protagonist of The Apology‚ as well as all of Plato ’s other dialogues. Socrates seems to be a very simple man‚ not having many material possessions and speaking in a plain‚ conversational manner. However‚ this seeming plainness is all a part of the ironic characteristic of Socrates ’ method. Professing his own ignorance‚ he engages in conversation with someone claiming to be an expert‚ usually in ethical matters. By asking simple questions‚ Socrates gradually reveals that his interlocutor
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On pages 35-37 of Plato’s philosophical dialogue “Apology” (389 BCE)‚ Socrates argues that if he is wise it’s because he‚ unlike others‚ knows that he is not wise and he knows that people can not know when they think they know. In the beginning of the dialogue socrates sets up the question on why he is in trouble with the court(for corrupting the youth) and where did his reputation come from. He explains to the court that the oracle pronounced him as being the most wise and that no one else was
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the cave; he is able to question and examine new ideas‚ introducing the concept of thought. Finally‚ the released prisoner takes in his new surroundings‚ develops reason‚ and attains understanding. The allegory can be a solid argument for Socrates’ Apology. One of the staples of human existence is the pursuit of knowledge; more specifically‚ the pursuit of the underlying truth. To reach an understanding of the truth‚ one must first go the preliminary stages. Once these phases are overcome‚ only then
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Cindy Juarez 4/23/2013 Mountain View High school Letter of Appeal “The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them‚ or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going‚ what they plan to do along the way‚ and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”-Churchill In my life I’ve always had a plan or a certain path I was destined to take
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Persuasion: Socrates’ Apology In speaking of effective rhetorical persuasion‚ we must appeal to our target audience in a way that will get them to accept or act upon the point of view we are trying to portray. Aristotle said that we persuade others by three means: (1) by the appeal to their reason (logos); (2) by the appeal to their emotions (pathos); and (3) by the appeal of our personality or character (ethos) (Corbett and Connors 32). When Socrates‚ an infamous rhetorician‚ gave his “apology” to his fellow
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choses to do good. Even though it may be a bad or evil decision‚ to them it is a good decision for them. He believed no person had intentions of evil or wrong doing and if they had knowledge of wrong doing‚ they would choose to do good instead. The Apology and Allegory of the Cave Readings‚ is much like the Good Brahmin’s (Voltaire) in that we are as wise‚ as we engage ourselves into. If we do not venture outside our comfort zone or space‚ we cannot learn about the world‚ cultures‚ different people
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Plato and Aristotle Name: Course instructor: Plato and Aristotle Just like Plato makes it clear especially in his apology of Socrates saying that he was among the devoted young followers‚ he must have told Aristotle about how he loved pizza but Aristotle must have argued out that he knew the pizza guy but he knew not about the extra large mutton and olive pie regardless of how hungry they were. This is just like they knew little about the hockey but knew about Athens
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