English 104 10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific
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Confucius stressed that a harmonious society can be created through the practice of Li. Discuss how this is possible by using the Five Relationships concepts. What is the Five Relationships? * In Confucianism‚ it’s between superior and inferior person. They are ruler – subject‚ husband – wife‚ father – son‚ older brother – younger brother‚ and elder friend – younger friend. * Each has a formal responsibility to carry out toward the other. The husband has responsibility for li toward his
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Apology‚ in greek‚ means ‘to give defense’ (###). In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates is blamed for numerous acts and elegantly defends himself in front of the court. To start off‚ he was first accused of studying astrology and demonology and passing his knowledge and beliefs to other people. His first response to this was blatantly asking who has heard him speaking of such acts: “…should tell each other if anyone of you has ever heard me discussing such subjects to any extent at all” (19d). He also claims
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contract.” Mencius‚ like Confucius‚ believed that rulers were divinely placed in order to guarantee peace and order among the people they rule. Unlike Confucius‚ Mencius believed that if a ruler failed to bring peace and order about‚ then the people could be absolved of all loyalty to that ruler and could if they felt strongly enough about the matter‚ revolt. I surmise if we go into details‚ it will probably take us months or maybe even years before finishing this comparison. I personally felt that
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heaven nor cavil at men‚ while I stoop to learn and to aspire to penetrate an to things that are high‚ yet this heaven alone knows what I am.” - Confucius Explanation: While I say nothing against heaven nor find fault against men‚ while I bow my head in search of higher
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THE REPUBLIC PLATO CONTENTS I Of Wealth‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ and their Opposites II The Individual‚ the State‚ and Education III The Arts in Education IV Wealth‚ Poverty‚ and Virtue V On Matrimony and Philosophy VI The Philosophy of Government VII On Shadows and Realities in Education VIII Four Forms of Government IX On Wrong or Right Government‚ and the Pleasures of Each X The Recompense of Life BOOK I OF WEALTH‚ JUSTICE‚ MODERATION‚ AND THEIR OPPOSITES Persons of the Dialogue SOCRATES
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References: Confucius (1915) (Contributors: Dawson‚ Miles Menander) The ethics of Confucius: The sayings of the Master and his disciples upon the conduct of “The Superior Man”. G. P. Putnam’s Sons: New York. Fung‚ Y. L. (1948) A short history of Chinese philosophy‚ The Free Press: New York. Lau‚ D. C. (1979) Confucius - The Analects (Lun Yu)‚ The Penguin Books: England. McDonald‚ J. H. (translator) (2009) Tao Te Ching
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The Cave The allegory of the cave is a story of open mindedness and power of possibility made by Plato. Plato considers the allegory of the cave as an analogy of the human condition for our education or lack of it. So imagine prisoners who spent their entire lives chained deep inside a big cave. The prisoners were chained in a position where they cannot see the activity going on behind them and they are forced to stare endlessly at the cave wall in front of them. Directly behind them is a light
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Contributions It is believed that Plato‚ a student of Socrates‚ was one of the greatest contributors of philosophy. Proof of Plato ’s notoriety in the world of philosophy can be clearly seen with his dialogues and his renowned student Aristotle. Plato’s writings are in the form of dialogues‚ with Socrates as the principal speaker. With his theory of Forms‚ he had discussed a wide range of metaphysical and ethical questions while finding inherent connections between the two. Plato also considered epistemological
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great philosopher‚ Plato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence leads one to believe Plato employed the adjective – charming – with a great degree of sarcasm. The philosopher states that democracy brings instability to a state which is governed by the many. Plato is also voicing his
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