philosopher from Athens named Socrates. During the trial Socrates is accused of rejecting the gods of the city and creating his own‚ as well as corrupting the youth of Athens. He unsuccessfully attempts to persuade the jury of his innocence‚ and is bestowed a verdict of ’guilty.’ In response to the jury’s decision‚ Socrates attempts to illustrate why death should be considered a blessing. I will argue that although Socrates presents possibilities that might await one after death‚ he does not exhaust all
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February 20‚ 2012 Was the Death of Socrates Justified? The life and death of Socrates is a topic that can spark great debates. Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was put on trial for two specific reasons. In the Apology‚ we learn that the people of Athens claimed that Socrates did not believe in the gods of their city‚ but in other spiritual things. This was thought to be impious. They also believed that Socrates was corrupting the youth. Socrates did his best at trial to prove
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The Death of Socrates XXXXPHI 103 Informal LogicInstructor: Paige Erickson January 20‚ 2014 Plato’s “The Apology” is a story depicting the trial of Socrates. Socrates is being charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Throughout this essay we will go over the charges that were pressed against Socrates‚ how he responds to the charges‚ and lastly my view on his innocence. Throughout the trial Socrates speaks to the
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The Apology is Plato ’s account of Socrates defense against the charges that Meletus‚ Anytus and Lycon had brought before the Athenian court. These charges we impiety and confusing the minds of the youth. In the beginning of his defense he points out that there had been previous accusations against him. He had been accused of being a sophist - who were people that taught the art of rhetoric not based on truth‚ and made the weaker argument strong - he was accused for questioning things above
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ideas expressed in The Trial and Death of Socrates at times appear contradictory but through thorough examination and Socrates’ wisdom the ideas become clear. Through Socrates’s dedication to respect for the laws of Athens and his spiritual drive to uphold philosophical values‚ he is able to maintain consistent in his claim that the law and verdict are just. It is important to distinguish between the two when exploring Socrates’ thought process. In the Apology‚ Socrates clearly claims that he has been
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Socrates’ death To begin with‚ we need to introduce Socrates. Socrates was and still regarded as one of the most influential philosophers. Socrates throughout his life showed a deep understanding of the human life‚ as well as an understanding of the world. He is considered one of the most important ethical philosophers of all time. Nothing much is known about his personal life‚ but his works were well preserved which revealed a lot about him as a great man. Socrates was sentenced to death and
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Plato’s “The Death of Socrates”‚ a piece detailing Socrates’ death and his followers’ reactions to his passing‚ has been reflected on throughout history and is still relevant in its emotions and messages about death. Throughout the piece itself‚ many of his followers are upset over Socrates’s impending death‚ and yet‚ Socrates is not upset‚ and is actually scolding the others about their feelings and reactions. Socrates understands that his followers are not taking his sentence to death well‚ shown
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The Death of Socrates is completed in 1787‚ oil on canvas painting by Jacques-Louis David‚ a French painter in the Neoclassicism period who’s born in Angst 30‚ 1748 and died on December 29‚ 1825. The painting’s dimension is 129.5cm x 196.2 cm‚ and it is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacques-Louis David was born into a wealthy family in Paris. When he was 16 years old‚ he admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting Sculpture learning. After several failures in competitions and finding
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Themes‚ Ideas & Arguments Piety Piety is the central topic of discourse in Euthyphro. Socrates and Euthyphro spend most of this dialogue debating back and forth‚ attempting to define what might be common to all holy acts. Despite this unified focus of their conversation‚ however‚ the two men remain unable to formulate any clear‚ uncontroversial definition of piety. Euthyphro makes several attempts‚ defining piety as prosecution of civil offenders‚ as that which is dear to the gods‚ as that which
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Philosopher Socrates‚ who are willing to give up their life for the law are seen as true law abiding citizens. In the book The Trial and Death of Socrates‚ written by Plato‚ one of the most influential people in the Philosophy world‚ Socrates shows what a love for the law means‚ with actions that prove how one’s respect for the law can be taken to death. Set to be lethally poisoned after being found guilty of not only corrupting the youth‚ but also for failing to believe in the Gods‚ Socrates time is
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