Socrates‚ a Greek philosopher from Athens‚ was born in the year 469 B.C. According to Solomon‚ Higgins & Martin (2012)‚ Socrates was describes as” shiftless” and a master of verbal trickery‚ but his students still virtually worshipped him and described him as‚ “the bravest‚ most wise and most upright man of our times.” Socrates preached to his students and the city of Athens that virtue‚ moral excellence or what is right‚ was the highest ideal (Solomon‚ Higgins & Martin‚ 2012). Throughout his
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The Anti-Democratic Faces of Socrates Socrates is among an elite class of extraordinary human beings. Whether it is religion‚ politics or socioeconomic issues‚ Socrates’ philosophy had a profound impact on Athenian civilization. His thoughts and ideas have sparked many debates and examinations of the way we live our lives even today. In the three dialogues Defence of Socrates‚ Euthyphro‚ and Crito‚ written by the philosopher Plato‚ one can find evidence that Socrates was not an enthusiast for democracy
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HOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THHOW DO PLATO‚ LOCKE AND MACHIAVELLI ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF POWER‚ AUTHORITY AND LEGITEMACY? Plato‚ Locke and Machiavelli deal with addressing the concepts of power‚ legitimacy and authority through illustrating constant contrasts and the underpinning of authority. Plato deals especially with the legitimacy of those in power focusing on the morality of politics and the need for the enlightenment of authority (Spragens‚ 1997:41)‚ but looking at the status
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Comprehending the Mind’s Aging Eye "The Allegory of the Cave‚" by Plato‚ explains that people experience emotional and intellectual revelations throughout different stages in their lives. This excerpt‚ from his dialogue The Republic‚ is a conversation between a philosopher and his pupil. The argument made by this philosopher has been interpreted thousands of times across the world. My own interpretation of this allegory is simple enough as Plato expresses his thoughts as separate stages. The stages‚ very
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Still‚ there are many people who are in opposition to Socrates’ decision of remaining in prison and firmly waiting for his execution. Some critics would claim that Socrates is causing harm by accepting his execution and bringing an end to his life as a teacher. Yet‚ this claim is refuted because whether Socrates was executed‚ or he chose to escape and fled into exile‚ he would not have been able to teach the Athenian people either well. Also‚ he is not harming others through his death because of
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After Socrates explores the components of a just society‚ his reply to Glaucon is further explained by arguing for the soul’s division and also‚ more specifically‚ the account of the Tyrant. Plato has refuted each of Glaucon’s points in order to make Socrates reply more successful. The tyrannical man is the most unjustly man. He indulges in all his pleasures and sinks further into degeneracy (578a). Because of his desires and conflict to suffice his desires‚ he is left to resort to unjustly and
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meaning of the term. He classifies wisdom‚ courage‚ and moderation as the leading qualities a just person should possess. Using a multitude of hypothetical scenarios‚ Plato compares what should be just at a political level to the justness of one’s inner psyche. He provides many scenarios to support his statements‚ however his argument comes across as completely one-sided and biased. Plato’s ideal of a “perfect” society may be effective and keep the system orderly‚ but it deprives the majority of the
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THE HUMAN FUNCTION IN PLATO AND ARISTOTLE Plato and Aristotle have similar perspectives about human function. They also share some of their ideas about how human function is related to other philosophical notions such as virtue‚ good‚ justice‚ and the soul. According to Aristotle the chief good (and the human function‚ which has its end in itself) is happiness. But his definition of happiness is different from what ordinary people usually think. Happiness is neither pleasure nor wealth‚ nor is
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Lysis & Socrates: What is friendship? In this dialogue between Socrates‚ Lysis‚ and Lysis’ best friend Menexenus‚ Socrates is trying to show Hippothales that the way to attract attention from someone is NOT by praising them‚ but by drawing them into a philosophical discussion. He claims that praising them (especially young people) will only make them bigheaded‚ and that developing their mind & soul with deep conversation is the right way to draw their attention. Socrates shows this by starting
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Compare and contrast Thucydides’ and Socrates’ analyses of the fate of Athenian democracy in war‚ of why the Athenians went to war‚ and of how and why they failed. The Peloponnesian War was the turning point in Athenian hegemony in Ancient Greece. It was fought in 431 B.C. between the Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. According to Thucydides‚ Athens’ imposing hegemonic status and its overwhelming quest for more power made the Peloponnesian War and Athens’s
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