Socrates‚ Polus and the Two Miserable Dwarves History of Ancient Philosophy Christopher P. Camp‚ Jr February 18th‚ 2013 In part of Plato’s Gorgias‚ Socrates begins a debate with a student of the orator‚ Gorgias‚ named Polus. Polus and Socrates argue about if someone who commits unjust acts and is not caught is more miserable than someone who was caught for their unjust acts. Socrates argues for the position that the person is less miserable if they are punished. Polus finds this absurd and
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other person in his time and God can attest to that fact in person. Similarly‚ Socrates is a noble and a highly respected individual in the community. His inquisitions and critique of various aspects of life land him in court. Yet‚ Socrates appears to be fighting for something greater than his very
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In The Apology by Plato‚ Socrates defends himself against the accusations claiming that he corrupts the youth with his teachings. As a Philosopher‚ or in the context of the text‚ a juror‚ or a judge ‚ it is important think critically and logically when examining arguments from both sides of the conflict. One of Socrates’ arguments against the charges brought upon him for corrupting the youth is this: “For if I am really corrupting the youth‚ and have corrupted some of them already‚ those of them
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I will make claims of why I think Socrates is the type of investigator that he is. There are three types of investigators: the dogmatic‚ the academic skeptic‚ and the Pyrrhonian skeptic. All three types of these investigators have some form of relation to each other‚ but I will clarify them and give examples of each. After reading the Apology and Sextus Empiricus I have came to the conclusion that not only are all three investigators somewhat alike‚ but Socrates plays the role of all three as well
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Socrates was in fact wise about God in his life and death as a philosopher in the classical Athens time period. To fully show he was wise about God‚ one must investigate what wisdom and who God is‚ and use textual evidence‚ or dialogues of Socrates‚ to prove his wisdom of God. In order to show that Socrates was in fact wise about God‚ one must first define what wisdom itself is. An English word with the stem word‚ weid‚ wid meaning “to see” (Mohr‚ p. 4). It can be defined as a type of knowledge
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choice‚ but what is it that their faith teaches them that brings them happiness? The Philosophers Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle all have a similar view on what happiness is and how to achieve it. Aristotle’s view is based on Plato’s and Plato’s is based on Socrates’ teachings; this is why they are similar but they are all important and different with each philosopher’s personal views and beliefs. Socrates was a great man who was assassinated for his beliefs on the purpose of life and how to live happily
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What exacty is virtue and how does one describe it? In the dialog Meno‚ two men‚ Meno and Socrates‚ attempt to define virtue. The dialog begins with Meno asking Socrates if virtue can be taught. Personally‚ I do not imagine that virtue can be taught. Meno does not exactly know what virtue is but guesses that it is to possess power and to retain good things. Socrates argues that learning is impossible because a soul has already learned everything from passed lives and that learning is simply recollection
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Death is a very vague character he is blunt and goes straight to the point. Death starts off with a sort of mocking or cynical manner‚ with a dark sense of humor‚ but as the novel goes on and World War II gets bigger and faster‚ Death shows weariness and remorse about having to collect so many souls. He’s extremely truthful and tells you how it is. A small fact he shares at the very beginning of the book is “you are going to die”. He explains that he is attempting to be cheerful about this whole
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The intellectual roots of critical thinking date back to the teachings of Socrates‚ who discovered a method of analytical questioning; known today as “Socratic questioning‚” establishing that one could not rationally justify their assured claims to knowledge. Socrates established that people cannot depend upon those in "authority" to have sound knowledge and insight. He demonstrated that individuals may have power and high position and yet be deeply confused and irrational. He established the importance
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