In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates‚ a proud Athenian‚ does not hesitate to die in accordance to the laws of his nation; as the status of his home state is more valuable to him than his own life. Thus‚ despite family and friends to live for‚ Socrates obeys the states wishes and agrees to die for his actions‚ showing his dedication to a parental state
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Summary and Analysis of Crito Crito‚ a close friend of Socrates‚ wants to help Socrates escape from the prison‚ because he thinks Socrates has the good reputation of his friends‚ and should not be worried about money‚ his friends‚ and good places to go after he escape from the prison. What is more‚ Socrates can take care of his children. Socrates tells Crito that they should not pay much attention to what “most people” think‚ and they should pay more attention to the opinions what
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Plato - Plato WHEN Socrates was sixty years old‚ Plato‚ then a youth of twenty‚ came to him as a pupil. When Plato was sixty years old‚ the seventeen-year-old Aristotle presented himself‚ joining the Teacher ’s group of "Friends‚" as the members of the Academy called themselves. Aristotle was a youth of gentle birth and breeding‚ his father occupying the position of physician to King Philip of Macedon. Possessed of a strong character‚ a penetrating intellect‚ apparent sincerity‚ but great personal
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many examples like these be explained without using the word “Harm”? Since the world has been existed; many philosophers‚ scholars‚ prophets and the mankind have searched the answers of these questions; such as Mark‚ William‚ Hans‚ Juan‚ Moses‚ Socrates‚ Plato had and has done the same. All these people have tried to distinguish the differences between; good & bad‚ true & false‚ beauty & ugly. They have tried to solve the secrets of life; which is better‚ more qualified and more productive. During and
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of rhetoric‚ the art of persuasive speech‚ not for the sake of truth‚ but for the sake of winning the argument 1 make a bad case look good 2 make an unjust case appear just 3 advance one’s special interest 4 Chance the ’goo’ life of pleasure c Sophists did not teach for the sake of leanrning‚ but for the sake of 1 sought out the wealthy 2 charged high tutorial fees 5) Plato is opposed to the sophists philosophical understandings and actions/ethics‚ calling them ’hucksters
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Even today‚ people admire the ideas of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Their teachings are at the root of modern philosophy and science. Alfred Whitehead is quoted as saying: “The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” If you really know how to read Plato‚ the truth behind this statement is easy to see. Nearly every great philosophical idea was discussed by Plato to some extent. The best way to put it is
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Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo Next The philosophy of ancient Greece reached its highest level of achievement in the works of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The influence of these men on the culture of the Western world can scarcely be overestimated. Each of them made significant contributions to philosophy‚ and it would be difficult to determine to which one of them we are most indebted. All three were original thinkers and great teachers. In point of time‚ Socrates was the one who appeared
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Plato‚ student of Socrates‚ and Aristotle‚ student of Plato‚ two of the most influential philosophers to have ever walked the earth‚ take two completely different approaches whilst talking about the formation of city states and epistemology itself. Plato primarily defined the nature of things in theoretical terms through metaphysics‚ in contrast to actual terms. Thus by looking to the ’higher forms’ he aimed to explain the function of existing knowledge and understandings in the search for the ’absolute
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On his way to his trial‚ Socrates runs into his friend Euthyphro‚ there to prosecute his own father for the murder of a slave. From this state of affairs‚ Socrates engages Euthyphro in a dialogue that begins with questions regarding piousness and ends up unsatisfactorily attempting to come to a true answer. In the course of this discussion‚ definitions of concept of holiness emerge‚ only to be picked apart by Socrates. Ultimately‚ Socrates’ goal is a new definition of piety and subtle rejection of
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the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in philosophical cosmology‚ philosophical theology‚ philosophical anthropology‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚ the best possible political system (state) will be ruled (governed) by
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