Socrates & the Afterlife Socrates & the Afterlife “When I have drunk the poison I shall leave you and go to the joys of the blessed…” (Plato‚ p.67) In his final hours‚ as written in Plato’s Phaedo‚ Socrates spoke of death and the afterlife while awaiting his execution. Socrates was tried and convicted of two charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (blasphemy)‚ he was imprisoned and sentenced to death. According to his final words‚ Socrates does not seem to fear death but instead sees it as a
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God: Does He Exist? Philosophy is a subject that can take many twists and turns before it finds an answer to a general question (Wippel‚ Wolter 335). God is real to many‚ but not real to others. Some believe that there is sufficient evidence such as the earth. The earth is the perfect size‚ if the earth and the atmosphere were any smaller‚ life on earth would be impossible. Then again‚ because of this idea some believe that the earth was created by a big explosion called the big bang theory which
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Intro: The House We Live In: Race-The Power of an Illusion is a 2003 film by California Newsreel about how there is social differences and a wealth gap between people of different skin color. The idea of race is something that our culture has come up with. Purpose: The purpose of the film is show how different people of different colored skin have more advantages over others simply because of the color of their skin. It also demonstrates how race is something that we have learned to distinguish within
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Page 1 Does God really exist? The existence of God has been a controversial question for as long as time has existed. As many arguments can be made for and against the existence of God. In this essay‚ I wish to explore arguments both for and against and eventually come a conclusion that God does indeed exist. The very essence of Man‚ all his values and his beliefs‚ are wrapped up in this question‚ "Does God exist?" Most of us were brought up to believe that God does exist‚ and as such it
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Does racism still exist today? Many people nowadays are still racist today and doesn’t understand that we live in a world where all races are together. It’s not black or white or white and hispanic‚ it’s everybody. If people centuries ago overcame blacks not being slaves and segregated anymore than people in this world today should do the same. With everything going on in ferguson‚ and other places we should be more sensitive about what we do and say to people. Especially to younger people because
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unanswered questions. One such question is whether or not God exists. Philosopher Thomas Aquinas attempts at logically reasoning through this question. In doing so‚ he combats an objection to the existence of God‚ which is known as the problem of evil. The problem of evil states that no omni benevolent being would will that evil exists‚ and whatever an omniscient‚ omnipotent being wills must be accomplished. Evil exists so‚ according to the problem with evil‚ God can not exist. When analyzing whether or
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Human Trafficking in the United States: Why it still Exists Slavery may have been abolished on paper in 1865 when the 13th Amendment was passed‚ but practices of exploitation‚ violation and harassment are still rampant amongst many occupations in the country. This “modern day slavery” is known as human trafficking and consequently makes up for a large amount of the American economy. In the International Labor Organization (ILO) report ‚ Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labor it confirms
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God Does Not Exist! According to the dictionary God refers to the one Supreme Being‚ the creator and the ruler of the universe. Many people believe in God‚ with blind faith‚ hoping and believing that there is a life after ours expires. Humanity would rather believe that there is a safe haven and to be “forgiven” for the wrong’s that they have done‚ then to question the existence of the supreme being that they put so much faith in. Fortunately‚ there are people such as myself who question the
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As a human being‚ we all expect respect and regard at some level. However‚ in the world we live in torture still heavily exists. Most people will agree that torture is the ultimate form of hatred a person can receive‚ it violates one’s human rights greatly. In most cases‚ torture is described as an individual receiving inhumane treatment and negligence. There are many cases in which forms of torture is performed by state officials onto detained individuals or prisoners. An example of this is the
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Metaphors We Live By Association by way of symbolic relation can fundamentally assess metaphorical methods of speech. Lakoff and Johnson capture a captivating perspective on the subject matter in their volume of Metaphors We Live By. They touch on the comprehension of symbolic concept theories and their ability to expand outside the standard range of almost habitual means of literal response methods in both speech and philosophy. Figurative means of language do not merely create our thoughts
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