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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Phaedrus‚ a dialogue between the main protagonist Socrates and his dear friend Phaedrus‚ the idea of love and philosophy join together and in one are the aspects of the other. Phaedrus has been spending the morning with Lysias‚ and decides to refresh himself by taking a walk along the Athenian countryside‚ when he is met by Socrates‚ who professes he will not leave him until he delivers the speech that Lysias has left with him. Phaedrus does not deny Socrates‚ and the two decide to direct their way to a
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This reading is so confusing‚ I read it three times and still have some confusion about the Socrates statements. Basically‚ it is a conversation or arguments between Socrates and Euthyphro. Socrates is in the court because a man whose name is Meletus prosecuted him about corrupting the youth. Therefore‚ Euthyphro is in the court to prosecute his father for the murder of the servant. It is not proven that his father is killer but Euthyphro is trying to get justice on behalf of the servant. Euthyphro
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One could argue that Socrates examined life‚ and yet what does that mean? From my understanding of the Apology‚ Socrates did not just live the life of the ordinary Greek he questioned life. What did he mean by “the unexamined life is not worth living?” I believe he meant that we must question everything around us. That the answer “things have always been this way” wasn’t a good enough answer. If we look at Sparta‚ they lived their lives as dictated by the government. There was no “I” in Sparta‚ Sparta
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Socrates claimed that morality enables us to prosper and that it is simply not a lesser evil. On the other hand‚ Glaucon claims that it is in fact a lesser evil and even goes to say that justice restricts immoral people’s liberties. Socrates understood that by principle‚ morality and virtuousness were in direct relation to the happiness of a person. Consequentially‚ a person who had no morals or virtue had no chance in attaining true happiness. In Glaucon’s argument he states that there are three
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Injustice: An Interpretation of Socrates Dialogues The dialogical philosophy of Socrates‚ the extensity to which Socrates used dialogues and questions in the search for truth is well explicated in Plato’s book the republic‚ a compilation of what is widely acknowledged as Socrates’ contribution in the realm of knowledge. The republic‚ which comprises of book I to book X‚ exonerates a variety of Socrates dialogues in the endeavor to address problems of philosophy related to virtue‚ morality‚ justice‚ and
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Do the gods love the something because it is pious‚ or is it only pious because the gods love it? Socrates introduced this question and it has since been heavily debated throughout history with the sides split fairly evenly. This inquiry that has been posed leads people to start actually thinking about their values brought to them their entire life. Although they are following the rules that are laid out by either a holy figure‚ a mentor‚ or a political leader the moral thing to do? Can one be
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is given a chance‚ everything will be better. He believes in following just laws‚ just as Socrates believes in doing the right thing. In Plato’s‚ Crito‚ Socrates refuses exile from jail because it would have been wrong for him to leave. He believes in justice and escaping would have been an injustice. He does not want to leave because he respects the laws and does not want to disobey them. In addition‚ Socrates teaches about doing the right thing and how could he continue if he is not living by it
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his book After Virtue‚ Alasdair MacIntyre presents arguments dealing with the conception of virtue and morality in a contemporary setting. MacIntyre’s presentation of a history of virtue and his analysis of modern moral argument offers insights into the modern structure of virtue. MacIntyre works through his arguments by discussing the virtues in a historical sense. He analyzes the virtues established by past philosophers and societies‚ as well as examines a modern idea of the virtues. MacIntyre contrasts
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we come across two main characters‚ Socrates and Euthyphro. The reading begins with Socrates encountering Euthyphro outside the court of Athens. Socrates has been called to court on charges of impiety by a young man names Meletus. The reason for his indictment of impiety is the act of corrupting the young. Euthyphro has come to the court to prosecute his own father for having unintentionally killing a murderous man. Here are some questions Socrates asked: Socrates urges Euthyphro to teach him what
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