Plato’s the Apology we hear his account of Socrates trial where he is accused with corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods. The trial accounts open with Socrates claiming that his accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the prophet
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In 399 B.C‚ Socrates‚ a 70 year old teacher of rhetoric and speech‚ had been declared the wisest by the oracle at Delphi‚ however‚ he hadn’t considered himself the wisest. He figured that someone else was wiser than himself so he began to talk to poets‚ artist‚ educators and he realized that when they claimed that they knew the answers that didn’t. He had been the only one that had acceptably admitted that he didn’t know the right answer. People were infuriated because he had pointed out that the
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The Death of Socrates XXXXPHI 103 Informal LogicInstructor: Paige Erickson January 20‚ 2014 Plato’s “The Apology” is a story depicting the trial of Socrates. Socrates is being charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Throughout this essay we will go over the charges that were pressed against Socrates‚ how he responds to the charges‚ and lastly my view on his innocence. Throughout the trial Socrates speaks to the
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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Man was born free‚ and every where he is in chains. To Socrates‚ the unexamined life is not free. In the society he knew‚ justice was overall important‚ and to him it was as well. The problem was that his beliefs conflicted with the conduct of law in his community‚ so he would have replied to this quote by saying that a person needs explore themselves or else they just build bars around their lives. In order to explore ones life‚ questions need to be asked and beliefs need to be challenged‚ but the
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When Socrates makes the claim that “a good man cannot be harmed in life or in death‚” he does not mean this literally. Quite simply‚ any living creature on Earth is capable of being harmed‚ physically‚ mentally‚ or emotionally‚ and humans are of no exception to this. Rather‚ Socrates is stating that a man who lives with good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others
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Questions for Plato’s Crito 1. At the beginning of Crito (43a-b)‚ what is the setting (time and place) in which the dialogue takes place‚ and why was Crito able to be there? The dialog takes place in Socrates’ cage early in the morning just before dawn. Crito got an access because he has done a favor for the guard before. 2. What does Crito remark (43b) about Socrates’ condition or mood‚ and what does Socrates say in reply? Crito is surprised at how calm Socrates is. Socrates says that there is
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Comment Powered by « Rana Hassan 900151184 Philosophical Thinking Dr. Robert McIntyre Crito As Socrates awaits his execution in his prison cell; he is visited by his friend Crito‚ who had made preparations in order to persuade Socrates to escape from prison. Although Crito’s plans seem to be in favor of Socrates; he‚ however sees the situation differently as he states that if he escapes prison he would be breaking the law and so breaking “the agreement” made by him
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won’t die for something is not fit to live.” Martin Luther King said these words urging the importance of living with a cause. Socrates was a man who strictly lived his life with a purpose‚ and according to Plato’s Apology‚ died for the right to practice philosophy. What perhaps is most interesting about Socrates’s view is his outlook on death. Death‚ to many‚ is a frightful end; something to be avoided for as long as one possibly can. Socrates disagrees‚ as seen most clearly in his very last speech
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Questionable Laws & People In the article’s of "Crito‚" by Plato‚ and "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ two writers make a case over whether it is moral or not to disobey laws. The question to be answered in our final paper asks whether we agree with what the Laws say about if Socrates was to escape and why we feel that way. It also asks how we think Martin Luther King would have responded to the judgment of the Laws of Athens. In this paper‚ I will address these questions
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