will be over the book “The Last Days of Socrates”. The author of the book is Plato. Plato was born in Athens his father was named Ariston and his mothers name was Perictione. Plato became a pupil of Socrates when he was young. Plato attended his trial but he did not attend the execution of Socrates.(onelittleangel.com) The story describes how Socrates is being taken to trial for being accused of putting “wrong” thoughts into the minds of young men. Socrates goes to trial and explains himself and why
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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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Kelsey Nagy Philosophy 101 Bill Haley 28 March 2014 Socrates Socrates believed that philosophy prepares the soul for the separation of the body when it is time for us to die. Also‚ he insisted that death is not necessarily a bad thing. Socrates had two views on death‚ that is to be nonexistent or something happens to the soul at death and gets transported to another world. I disagree with his opinions on death because he says that death is like a “dreamless sleep” and he does not consider
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The Death of Socrates Viewing the painting “The Death of Socrates” by Jacques-Louis David‚ one can perceive many different subject matters‚ both literally and metaphorically. The obvious is seen within the setting of the painting. The clear illustration of where the event is happening provides the onlooker with a glimpse into a different time and era. Conversely‚ the artist has taken the liberty to hide deep meaning inside the work of art through less apparent means. Symbolism through art work
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two very well known philosophers‚ by definition are knowledge lovers‚ who held different ways of thinking on that of creation‚ politics‚ and love‚ consequently the teacher of Aristotle‚ who was Plato‚ holds different views on all of those matters. Creation‚ the beginning process of life either given from God‚ or an actual "higher form" which was Plato’s idea‚ or passed through from evolution‚ from which Aristotle sided with is one example of their differences
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talents and virtues‚ knew he may never be flawless‚ yet he strove to be anyway. He applied imperative ethical goals on a day to day basis and practiced productive habits. Benjamin Franklin embodied numerous significant characteristics that certainly led to his many successes. Benjamin Franklin imposed remarkable moral values when he created the thirteen virtues. He formed a procedure to conquer each of these virtues‚ starting with temperance. Franklin strategized to master one virtue a week‚ yet
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philosopher by the name of Socrates was found guilty in two offenses. The city of Athens gathered to hear the trial‚ and The Apology by Plato allows to better understand what was said in Socrates’ defense and sort through the logistics of the case. Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ charged Socrates with an account of living an impious life and with a second account of corrupting the youth of Athens. Yet‚ I can attest that truly Socrates was innocent in the case of these two accounts because Socrates greatest desire
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In Book V of The Republic‚ Socrates argues that the rational part of the soul can be distinguished from the appetitive part. Before writing on the portions of the soul‚ Socrates begins to discuss how the soul is constituted. Socrates divides the soul into three separate parts – the appetitive‚ the spirit‚ and the rational. Each part of the soul has its own distinct role which it must perform. The idea of different parts of the soul (for the purposes of this paper‚ the appetitive and rational) differing
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Describe Socrates’ reasons (in the Crito)‚ for refusing to escape from prison. In the text Crito‚ is compose of the Socrates’ and Crito’s dialogues whether escaping from the prison or not. Because of the corrupting youth Socrates sentenced to death. By ask questions Socrates made people questioned their belief. Therefore Socrates called as ‘god fly’. After all these cases Crito try to convince Socrates to escape from the prison. However Socrates does not want to escape. According to Socrates’ view
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whether virtue can be taught may be answered through philosophical means‚ much like those illustrated by Socrates in Plato: Meno. Because virtue‚ in our minds‚ is something that benefits the soul‚ and knowledge is that which leads its beholder toward positive outcomes‚ we can draw the conclusion that virtue is knowledge. If virtue can in fact be classified as knowledge‚ and all knowledge can be taught‚ then we must conclude that virtue can in turn be taught. However‚ in saying that virtue can be
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