Philosophy 101 Fall 2014 Brenda Larsen Plato’s Apology Analysis Assignment Re-read‚ study‚ analyze Socrates’ cross-examination of Meletus‚ Socrates’ prosecutor. This section of the Apology that you need to study is at the end of this assignment. You will need to study it to answer the questions. 1. Paraphrase (in your own words) Socrates’ argument about why the idea of deliberate corruption is incoherent. 2. Is this the reasoning of a man who cares about children? 3. Do you agree that he
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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 everlasting
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The Apology is written by Plato of Socrates’ trial‚ at 70 years of age Socrates was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. Plato’s account consists of three speeches that were given by Socrates during this trial. Socrates speaks before the men of Athens‚ his jury‚ in 399 BCE and confesses he has forgotten who he was‚ he then recollects who he is‚ and finally he proclaims who Socrates is. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against the accused before the
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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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La’Quesha Bryant Professor Burnett English Comp 2 12 February 2013 Slanting and Charge Our knowledge‚ not only the specific facts we observe and present but also the facts we remember‚ is influenced by the principle of selection. The process of selecting knowledge and highlighting that takes place when we put our knowledge into words to achieve the communicator. Since emphasis is simply given stress to subject and indicating what is important or less important‚ slanting by use of emphasis is
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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‚ he takes a route of disapproval and disbelief that this charge was brought up against him‚ “Socrates does injustice by not believing in gods‚ but believing
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between fixed charge and floating charge are easy to recognize charges with certain assets are known as fixed charges. Charges created on assets that change regularly are floating charges. Fixed charge is special nature do not like floating charge is dynamic. There is a voluntary in moveable asset and compulsory in fixed charges for the registration. On the other hand‚ when there is a floating charge‚ the registration is mandatory regardless of the type of assets. Fixed charge is a legal charge while floating
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excerpt from “The Plagiarism Plague” by Raymond A. Schroth‚ the writer criticizes the behavior of cheating and plagiarism are caused by culture. The author shows how plagiarism is a moral rather than ethical problem. By using the example of a writer who collects works from others and put them together to publish a book of his own‚ the author claims the writer cheats “his own character” in return for money. In addition‚ the author explains how different culture has an impact on plagiarism. For example
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PLAGIARISM: A SOCIAL PROBLEM It’s four in the morning‚ and you’re just one page into a 15-page term paper that’s due at ten‚ and the professor isn’t giving extensions. A few years ago‚ that would have been it: You would have passed in the paper late‚ if at all‚ and dealt with the consequences. But this is 2007‚ and so‚ in your most desperate hour‚ you try a desperate ploy. You log on to the internet enter "term papers" into the search engine‚ and find your way to www.al-termpaper.com. There‚ you
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Plagiarism and Moral Development Moral Development is a theory defined by Lawrence Kohlberg in our text. “Kohlberg contends that people pass through a series of stages as their sense of justice evolves and in the kind of reasoning they use to make moral judgments.” (Feldman‚ pg. 320) These stages are sequenced into levels: “Level 1- Preconventional morality- at this level‚ the concrete interests of the individual are considered in terms of rewards and punishments. Level 2-Conventional morality-
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