In the book‚ Plato Republic‚ Socrates had a discussion with Thrasymachus and Glaucon about justice and unjustice. In this essay‚ I shall argue that Plato’s solution of the temptation of the ring is successful in a few ways. I will describe Thrasymachus and Glaucon’s idea about justice‚ and how Socrates discuss with them in terms of the justice of the city‚ justice of individual soul‚ his theory of forms and the importance of the knowledge of the good‚ and the sun analogy and the allegory of the cave
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Reusi D. Ryals Writing 1 November 14‚ 2012 Socrates’ Stand on Democracy Having emphasized upon me the advantages of democracy‚ I have always believed that it is the best system to implement in a country. Ignoring the flaws and weaknesses of this type of system‚ I thought that the benefits outweigh all costs. I assume that giving the power to the people is better than having one person rule the state. However‚ in Plato’s account on the life of his mentor Socrates‚ we are able to see both sides of the spectrum:
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Socrates and the Sophists (Plato’s Dialogues) In chapter 4‚ The Sophist: Protagoras‚ Soccio does an excellent job discussing a group of teachers and thinkers known collectively as sophists‚ and the social environment in which they flourished for a time. These professional educators were known for being widely travelled and thus having much experience with other cultures. This experience convinced many of them that there is no such thing as ’objective standards;’ we merely have a set of culturally
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PAPER I APOLOGY: DEFENSE OF SOCRATES PLATO 40C-41C PHILOSOPHY 2010 20 SEPTEMBER 2011 WALTER A. JENKINS JR Plato once said‚ “No one knows whether death‚ which People fear to be the greatest evil‚ may not be the greatest good.” Throughout the history of mankind‚ man has been fascinated with the mystery surrounding death. For many it is a phenomenon which is feared and for others it is a salvation from the misery and suffering of everyday life. In Plato’s “Apology”‚ Socrates has been
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having a united country‚ the Greeks were divided into large‚ independent cities with their own governments and people. Some of the more famous poleis are Athens‚ Sparta‚ Corinth‚ Thebes‚ and Argos. Poleis were originally ruled by heredity kings. As these kings became unpopular‚ they were often overthrown by tyrants. Although usurpers to the throne that were considered illegitimate‚ they were often very popular because they ended the corrupt monarchies. After tyrannies‚ other forms of government‚
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In Plato’s Apology and Xenophon’s Apology‚ Socrates is facing charges for his actions. This opens a slew of questions about the charges against Socrates. Throughout the books‚ the charges that Socrates faces are failure to know the gods about the city‚ promoting unfamiliar spiritual ideas‚ and for corrupting the youth. This varies from book to book as each book talks about the relationship between philosophy and the city and how it plays a role. It dives into the bigger question: does education lead
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Dear‚ Mom & Dad: I understand that stealing is wrong and illegal and what happened in the past couple weeks made me realize that the consequences are just not worth this illegal action. I myself have no good reason for what I did but I just want you to know that if I would’ve really thought about it‚ I would have never done such a stupid and foolish thing. I surely deserved a punishment for what I did because I needed to learn a valuable lesson. I wish I didn’t do it because now I’m embarrassed
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Analysis of the Fear of Death In Plato’s Apology: A Defense of Socrates was assumed to serve as Socrates’ trial for his being a fink and shady practices with the youth. Socrates safeguarded himself in a way that he was solely operating assistance to the god that claimed that he was more knowledgeable than everyone else. This defiance didn’t function‚ and he didn’t win the trial. Socrates continued defending during the ruling allocation of the trial‚ which lead to him being condemned to death‚ and
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In the discussion of how much of Dr. King’s Vision do I think has been realized today compared to the 1960’s when he gave his speech and how much do I think has not changed. I believe M.L.K knew 1963 was only the beginning and everyone should not settle or Gabe up or the nation will continue to “send out bad checks”. Back in 1960’s there were protests in the black community for example to be granted citizenship rights and stopping police brutality. Which has not changed because now there is
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