In The Apology by Plato‚ Socrates defends himself against the accusations claiming that he corrupts the youth with his teachings. As a Philosopher‚ or in the context of the text‚ a juror‚ or a judge ‚ it is important think critically and logically when examining arguments from both sides of the conflict. One of Socrates’ arguments against the charges brought upon him for corrupting the youth is this: “For if I am really corrupting the youth‚ and have corrupted some of them already‚ those of them
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Plato’s Apology discusses the trial of a philosopher from Athens named Socrates. During the trial Socrates is accused of rejecting the gods of the city and creating his own‚ as well as corrupting the youth of Athens. He unsuccessfully attempts to persuade the jury of his innocence‚ and is bestowed a verdict of ’guilty.’ In response to the jury’s decision‚ Socrates attempts to illustrate why death should be considered a blessing. I will argue that although Socrates presents possibilities that might
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In Hobbes Leviathan‚ one might recognize the complete controversy between he‚ and Socrates. Socrates‚ was a man with little answers; he made you question things you did not know‚ and things you thought you knew. However‚ Hobbes‚ gives you immense immediate answers‚ and even claims that philosophers are wrong (page 57). Hobbes also claims that men has “restless desire of power after power” (page 58); he claims this explains how and why people act in a certain manner. Reflecting on our modern society
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Socrates was put on trial because he was charged with crimes. The first was “corrupting the youth.” (43) The second was “refusing to acknowledge the gods acknowledged by the city.” (43) The third count was “introducing new divinities.” (43) The reason Socrates was put on trial was because he was going around challenging men about their knowledge and wisdom. He was told by an Oracle that he was the wisest man who lived‚ but he was skeptical about it‚ so he went and tested out that theory. He went
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Canadian short story writer and Nobel Prize winner Alice Ann Munro once said‚ “Time is interesting; seeing the past and present‚ and how the circumstances change people.” The concept of changing circumstances is commonly seen within literary pieces and characters. In Sophocles’ tragedies Oedipus the King and Antigone‚ the character Creon drastically changes as his leadership role in Thebes increases. In Oedipus the King‚ Creon is second in command of Thebes‚ which allows him to be sensible and
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Socrates’ exchange with Meno starts as Meno asks whether temperance can be taught. Meno proposes that it might be an aftereffect of practice or an innate characteristic. Socrates answers by reminding Meno that Meno’s own particular comrades‚ the Thessalians‚ have as of late picked up a notoriety for shrewdness‚ because of the rising acclaim of Gorgias (a Sophist educator). Gorgias‚ Socrates says‚ has taught individuals "to give an intense and terrific response to any inquiry you might be asked‚ as
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I found Professor Samons to be a really engaging lecturer and I really enjoyed listening to what he had to say about Plato’s critique on democracy. Professor Samons begins his lecture by asking the question: why do Americans love and aggrandize democracy so much‚ but Plato criticizes it? This was the same question I had throughout Book Eight. It seems that our entire goal as a country is to spread democracy to the rest of the world and to find ways to make ourselves more democratic than we already
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Phaedrus and Gorgias Response Paper Looking at both Plato’s Gorgias and Plato’s Phaedrus‚ the differences are easily noticed in comparison to one another. Gorgias was a text coming from Plato when he was a younger man‚ and not as experienced‚ living in a city of war‚ these elements add a hint of aggressiveness to the reading. Whereas Phaedrus was written when Plato was an older man‚ and the city was in a time of peace‚ and the setting had taken place in the wilderness‚ these facets gave the text
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scenarios that require a conscious mind in order for them to be taken into account. If I am making mistakes in my life‚ I should be able to examine them in order to prevent them from occurring in the future. 1. Plato. “Apology: Defense of Socrates.” 39A 2. Plato. “Apology: Defense of Socrates.” 38A By standing still and not examining these mistakes‚ I will have learned nothing and therefore they will continuously appear in my life. I believe the point of life is to grow as a human being
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The trial of Socrates This essay is an interpretation of the accusations against Socrates during his trial. Socrates was a Greek philosopher born in 470 BCE. He believed that philosophical system was the value of human knowledge. He would rather die than live and not to be allowed to teach and practice Philosophy and convincing people that the things that are worth it to be valued in life were wisdom‚ truth and the improvement of the soul as an opposed to money‚ honour and reputation. 1 In 399
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