The discussion between Socrates and Glaucon in the story of the ring of Gyges is a response to a sophist named Thrasymachus’ idea of Justice in book one of The Republic. He made three central claims about justice: Justice is nothing but the advantage of the stronger. Justice is obedience to laws. Justice is nothing but the advantage of another. Thrasymachus’ “won” this argument against Socrates; however‚ Glaucon was not satisfied with these claims. The main theory of Glaucon in the ring of Gyges
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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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At the end of Meno‚ Socrates said that if he can convince anyone of the things they have concluded‚ then Meno would have provided a great benefit to the Athenians. And given the context of the Apology‚ Meno would have also benefited Athenians in a way that Socrates said could not accomplish throughout his life—that is a point to the direction of how to put virtue into practice. Socrates believed that if Meno had successfully determined the nature and practice of virtue then he would have help Athenians
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Brutus’s Funeral Oration Brutus used only three persuasive techniques in his funeral oration in Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar. Despite being regarded as a great orator‚ or speaker‚ he limited his speech to the use of parallelism‚ rhetorical question‚ and tone. As well as a combination of the three. Brutus began his speech with parallelism. He said‚ “…Hear me for my cause‚ and be silent‚ that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor‚ and have respect to mine honor‚ that you may believe
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Pericles Pericles was an ideal leader. Not only was he a prominent general‚ he was also known for being a legislator‚ speechmaker‚ and an armed chief. “’Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance‚ our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.’” What this quotation is telling us explicitly is that Athenians are strong and they don’t succeed just because of love and beauty. Implicitly what Pericles means here is how he views the Athenian polis. The Athenians do not
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democracy has been the cause of wars since the days of Pericles. Pericles states that "Our constitution does not seek to copy the laws of our neighbors; we are an example to others‚ not imitators of them". During his time there was usually one ruler that had the power over life and death‚ the mass of people did not matter. In Athens this was far from the case. Athens created its own government‚ one that was for the people‚ and benefited the people. Pericles said with conviction‚ "As far as public life is
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Pericles’ Funeral Oration: The Ignored Arrogance In a while after the Peloponnesian War had broken out‚ Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration to commemorate those troops who had already fallen in battle. Recorded‚ and probably rewritten by the historian Thucydides‚ it is one of the primary sources on which our understanding of ancient Athens is based and provides a unique insight into just how Athenian democracy understood itself. In the speech Pericles relates the special qualities of
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speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But not verbatim; a lie in such that it cannot be verbatim § Idea that Plato
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Pericles was the leader of Athens and was born in 495 BC and died in 429 BC. His father‚ Xanthippus was a political leader and military commander for Athens who grew up in the family of the Alcmaeonids. His mother‚ Agariste provided Pericles with political value and a religious background. Growing up Pericles was very bright‚ his family was wealthy which meant he had access to the best teachers in the whole of Athens. This meant he was able to fully pursue his education. As a young man‚ Pericles
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Herodian’s Response to the Ideas of Socrates as Expressed in The Republic From my point of view‚ many of Socrates’ ideas would align with my beliefs. Socrates emphasizes on the concept that leaders should possess leadership skills. He thinks that leaders should be chosen based on qualities other than gender or wealth‚ which would allow even woman to be leaders. I believe that women should have equal rights as men‚ and I agree with allowing them to have the same chance to be a leader as men. I also
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