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    Socrates The Midwife

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    Socrates was born circa 470 B.C in Athens. He was a Greek philosopher and laid the groundwork for Western philosophy. He was the inspiration for Plato who later on became the inspiration for Aristotle. He believed that we should ask questions and look for the truth. Socrates was best known for his book Plato Republic‚ and in one of his books he gave the example of the teacher as the midwife. This metaphor was a great way to show what Socrates believed was the best way to help his students. Socrates

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    According to Plato’s Socrates in the Republic‚ justice in the ideal city consists in the fact that each ‘individual of the city should practice a single role to which their nature is most suited‚ among those relative to the city’(433a). For brevity‚ let us refer to this definition of justice as the principle of specialization. Socrates motivates this theory of justice with four clear arguments: (1) The theory fits with their society’s typical ways of thinking about justice: ‘minding one’s own business’(433ab);

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    socrates on democracy

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    Socrates on Democracy Socrates makes it very clear; he is not a fan of Democracy. He is openly objected to the type of democracy that Athens was running during his adult life. In contrast he was against all forms of government at the time. Socrates believes in the connection between virtue and knowledge. The masses‚ being uneducated‚ were therefore not virtuous and not fit to rule. Democracy is the rule of people‚ and as a group people are very indecisive so we end up trying to have everything

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    Socrates And Theaetetus

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    The Theaetetus is a dialogue‚ written by Plato‚ which is mainly concerned with the nature of knowledge. Socrates and Theaetetus discuss three different types of knowledge: knowledge as perception‚ knowledge as true judgment‚ and knowledge as true judgment with an account. The three definitions given by each were unacceptable for Socrates and a final definition is not given. In the end‚ Socrates quickly left the conversation to attend court for a charge pressed against him. This dialogue is known for

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    Defense on Socrates

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    Defense on Socrates There are times in every mans life where our actions and beliefs collide—these collisions are known as contradictions. There are endless instances in which we are so determined to make a point that we resort to using absurd overstatements‚ demeaning language‚ and false accusations in our arguments. This tendency to contradict ourselves often questions our character and morals. Similarly‚ in The Trial of Socrates (Plato’s Apology)‚ Meletus’ fallacies in reason and his eventual

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    Socrates Apologizes

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    An Apology From Socrates’ The Apology is Socrates’ defense at his trial. As the dialogue begins‚ Socrates notes that his accusers have cautioned the jury against Socrates’eloquence‚ according to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that Socrates speaks the truth. Socrates distinguished two groups of accusers: the earlier and the later accusers. The earlier group is the hardest to defend against‚ since they do not appear in court. He is all so accused of being a Sophist: that he

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    Socrates Exile

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    In the book The Trial and Death of SocratesSocrates is faced to refute a friend’s argument for him to escape Athens and not to be put to death. Socrates however‚ being a man of pious intent and just composition‚ believes for many reasons‚ that escaping is not the just thing to do. He provides many reasons for his point of view‚ The main reason Socrates does not flee Athens is because of the way he lives his life. What was ultimately most important about Socrates’ inquiries was‚ indeed‚ the unceasing

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    Essay on Socrates

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    The First Advocate for Free Speech – Socrates The precise facts about how and why the great Greek philosopher Socrates was sentenced and executed remains one of the biggest puzzles in history‚ even to this day. Socrates lived and philosophized in Athens‚ which is said to be the ancient model for a democracy. Yet‚ it seems like the Athenians sentenced to death a respected member of their society for speaking his mind and standing by his principles. Now how democratic is that? What makes the

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    Socrates Honesty

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    honesty or we develop it? Socrates: if someone were to walk up to you and ask‚” What is honesty?”‚ what would you reply the person? Meno: honesty is a moral character which triggers positive attributes such as truthfulness‚ straightforwardness‚ being fair and sincere. Socrates: What if a person possesses only one of those attribute but not the other‚ does the person still qualify as honest? Meno: in some cases‚ the person might still be regarded as honest. Socrates: How would you regard someone

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    Socrates as Eros

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    Esther Rodulfa PHL-1010H-LD01 09/18/12 Socrates as eros? Truly‚ love takes on many different forms. Love‚ for many centuries‚ has been given many different names. It also serves different functions. To distinguish a specific type of love‚ one of them is called eros. How love as eros can be defined is based upon the utilization of a specific writer’s perspective. Numerous published written works may account for the definition of eros. In this Essay‚ Plato’s perception of love as eros will be

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