Apologies were beautiful. Two people mended a broken bond with careful words of regret and remorse. To quote Lewis B.Smedes‚ a renowned author and theologian from the early nineteen hundreds‚ “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” But today‚ nearly one hundred years later‚ the way we apologize has been altered by our self-obsessed and self-serving society. It has merely become a polite formality- with little to no meaning. If we change the way we apologize
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In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates is on trial for his life because of the alleged accusations of him believing in false gods and teaching such doctrine and corrupting the youth through his teachings. Socrates addresses his accusers faulty allegations while addressing the Athenian people’s destructive gullibility in siding with his accusers opinions without searching out the evidence for themselves. Using this opportunity to not just defend himself but rather expose the underlining and core issues‚ Socrates
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Socrates. The Socratic tradition is a long a deep tradition that has influenced every facet of our life today‚ the four most important texts to be examined are The Apology‚ Euthyphro‚ and Crito. These texts capture the way Socrates saw the world. I am going to talk about the political philosophy and Socrates moral philosophy in Crito and the Apology and I am going to talk about religious belief in Euthyphro. I am also going to talk about the way Socrates has influenced western culture and society‚ and the
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In 399 B.C‚ Socrates‚ a 70 year old teacher of rhetoric and speech‚ had been declared the wisest by the oracle at Delphi‚ however‚ he hadn’t considered himself the wisest. He figured that someone else was wiser than himself so he began to talk to poets‚ artist‚ educators and he realized that when they claimed that they knew the answers that didn’t. He had been the only one that had acceptably admitted that he didn’t know the right answer. People were infuriated because he had pointed out that the
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The Death of Socrates XXXXPHI 103 Informal LogicInstructor: Paige Erickson January 20‚ 2014 Plato’s “The Apology” is a story depicting the trial of Socrates. Socrates is being charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Throughout this essay we will go over the charges that were pressed against Socrates‚ how he responds to the charges‚ and lastly my view on his innocence. Throughout the trial Socrates speaks to the
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is one of the most discussed topics that has always risen a lot of doubt and concerns . Many philosophers and writers‚ through the centuries‚ have tried to find a definition or a reason for this mysterious and inevitable event. Analyzing Plato’s Apology‚ he seemed to have a positive view about death. He claimed that death is a “state of nothingness and utter unconsciousness”; in fact‚ he compared death with the act of sleeping. But since death is more deep and irreversible‚ humans cannot be bothered
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Effective Apologies and Forgiving the Christian Way Everyone has had to apologize and accept an apology at some point of time in their lives. They my not have known the art of apologizing and forgiving‚ but these are traits that people are taught from a very small age. Forgiveness is one or the toughest tasks known to man‚ whereas others may argue needing to apologize is tougher. A lot of times pride gets in the way of an awesome apology and stubbornness take precedence over forgiving and
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good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others to degrade him. This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology‚ when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong‚ and are doing him a favor. In order to understand this better‚ one must first understand why Socrates is not at all afraid of death
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of knowledge. Plato essentially laid the foundation of western philosophy by the use of his academy in Athens (teaching intellectuals such as Aristotle)‚ and the pieces of literature he produced. These impactful texts including "the Republic" and "Apology"‚ mix both myth and reason through the voice of his renowned teacher‚ Socrates. In this way‚ Plato defines his understanding of reality as comprising of levels… The theme of justice is prevalent throughout the dialogue of "the Republic"‚ as Socrates
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