philosophical influence on ancient and modern philosophy. One of Plato’s works‚ Apology‚ depicts Socrates insight‚ integrity‚ and argumentative skill. Just as Socrates had believers‚ he also had non-believers. One of his foes went by the name of Aristophanes. Aristophanes’ Clouds‚ is a comedy that was intended to make people laugh by making a mockery of Socrates’ characteristics and philosophy. Although Socrates’ skepticism presented a real threat to Athenian traditional way of life‚ I argue that his skepticism
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Second Paper Assignment Shonell Maynard In the books; The Clouds written by Aristophanes‚ and The Apology‚ written by Plato‚ the philosopher Socrates is portrayed in two different ways. Plato‚ being a loyal follower of Socrates‚ portrays him as being a very simple man who is always open to learning new wisdom. However‚ Aristophanes portrays him as an atheist who practices sophistry along with a number of different crimes. People question whether
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timeless and changeless. Asking questions does obtaining objective knowledge and gaining an understanding. Questions are asked through guided reason and language. 2. Is Socrates against nature‚ or following it? Please draw examples from Aristophanes’ The Clouds and the relevant Platonic Dialogues. In the four dialogues‚ Socrates professes that he is for nature in different ways. He describes nature and human nature. He believed that human nature involves reasoning and consisted
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In Plato’s Apology and Xenophon’s Apology‚ Socrates is facing charges for his actions. This opens a slew of questions about the charges against Socrates. Throughout the books‚ the charges that Socrates faces are failure to know the gods about the city‚ promoting unfamiliar spiritual ideas‚ and for corrupting the youth. This varies from book to book as each book talks about the relationship between philosophy and the city and how it plays a role. It dives into the bigger question: does education lead
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Through out time societies have developed many different forms of comedy ranging from theater and poetry to cartoons and sitcoms. This paper will compare and contrast classical Greek comedy to that of medieval times particularly Aristophanes’s The Clouds and Ysengrimus respectively. These two comedies were composed in completely different time periods (about 500 years apart) which motivate us to discover the significance of the forms that these societies used to write these humorous stories. Lastly
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the Text Questions: Plato-The Speech of Aristophanes 1. Knowing that Aristophane’s speech was part of a series of other speeches but in a much more friendly competition didn’t quite affect my understanding of the words. I knew he was considered evil by Plato because he“...viciously satirized Socrates as manipulative...and an...impractical teacher who taught students to circumvent the law”(Plato 89). Although this occurred‚ in this passage Aristophane came off as a smart man to me. He somehow
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Lysistrata is a play about female agency in 5th century BCE Greece. What makes the sources of its humor different from those in The Acharnians or The Clouds? What comic truth does it try to convey that makes it different? Is the woman’s revolution it depicts permanent or temporary? Lysistrata is Aristophanes’ peace play‚ Compared with Acharnians and clouds‚ the protagonist of this play is a woman. Angry with the way men have devastated Greece through their love for the war‚ she arranges a group of women
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Spring 2011 THE COMIC SPIRIT CWL 320I-01 (#4996) MW 800-915am (MM-100) Course Description The Comic Spirit is intended to serve as an interdisciplinary introduction to the theory of comedy and history of comic forms. Literary works of various types‚ national literary traditions‚ and historical periods will be considered‚ as will other kinds of comic art‚ especially that of modern film. In all cases‚ particular emphasis will be given to the historical circumstance and the intellectual
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The polis some important characteristics A polis is a Greek city-state. Instead of having a united country‚ the Greeks were divided into large‚ independent cities with their own governments and people. Some of the more famous poleis are Athens‚ Sparta‚ Corinth‚ Thebes‚ and Argos. Poleis were originally ruled by heredity kings. As these kings became unpopular‚ they were often overthrown by tyrants. Although usurpers to the throne that were considered illegitimate‚ they were often very popular
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believe in. The book has three parts. In the first part‚ Socrates gives a long speech. This is Socrates defense against his accusers. During this speech‚ Socrates says many examples of characters in Greek books. For example‚ he talks about "the clouds" which is a comedy play. Socrates also talks about Anaxagoras in the first part. In the second part‚ the court decides that Socrates is guilty. They say Socrates is convincing the young people to believe in things they shouldn’t. In the third
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