Basketball is the best Sport Basketball is the best sport because it can be played anywhere . Some people say it’s fun‚ but don’t play it. I play the sport because I love to shoot‚ and being a starter. Basketball is an amazing sport. Why because it also involves using other methods in sports like passing‚ players‚ a basketball‚ and also can be played one on one. Basket is a interesting and easy sport to understand and play. You see there are two teams‚ and 5 people on each team. You must dribble
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apology of Socrates is one of the top works of his disciple Plato‚ where he recounts the defense of this Greek Philosopher before the accusations of "impiety and corruption of youth‚" made by his detractors Meletus and Anitus before a Council conformed by Greek citizens. As we enter the arguments described by Plato‚ we realize that we are in front of an exceptionally superior man who asserts his thinking and seeks the truth through a logical reasoning never before recorded in history. Socrates relied
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“The unexamined Life is not worth living” Socrates was considered by many to be the wisest man in ancient Greece. While he was eventually condemned for his wisdom‚ his spoken words are still listened to and followed today. When‚ during his trial‚ Socrates stated that‚ "the unexamined life is not worth living" (Plato 45)‚ people began to question his theory. They began to wonder what Socrates meant with his statement‚ why he would feel that a life would not be worth living. To them‚ life was
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Socrates life‚ trial‚ and death are all important parts of history. This man was a philosopher in Athens who believed in using reason to explain different aspects of life. During his lifetime‚ he not only tried to help develop his own mind and understanding of life‚ but also those around him. He often strove to enlighten the adolescence and get them to utilize their minds. Socrates enjoyed enriching the younger generations because their minds were still open and most were docile. However‚ his views
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“The irreverent‚ disobedient Socrates of the Apology is inconsistent with the Socrates of the Crito.” Construct an argument supporting or refuting this claim. Be sure to incorporate textual evidence. In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates comes off as a defiant and disobedient man with little respect for his accusers and even for the jurors on whom his fate depends. This may seem in stark contrast with the stoic Socrates in Crito who would rather accept the death sentence than let his friend Crito help
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between Socrates and Euthyphro on the subject of piety and holiness‚ rich with Socratic irony‚ Socrates pretends to be clueless on the subject and asks Euthyphro what his thoughts are on the subject of piety and what makes an action pious‚ however Euthyphro starts digging himself a bigger and bigger hole even though he initially posed as almost an expert on piety‚ Socrates finally shows him how ignorant he truly is on the subject‚ however the Before the debate starts‚ Euthyphro tells Socrates he is
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transferred unconditionally to a person or body collective‚ the sovereign authority‚ the powers that will enable it to exercise power to ensure peace and justice that are the objective of this contract social and defend the weakest from the domination of the strongest. From this mode justifies the birth of government the great Leviathan. On the contrary‚ Socrates provides different values such as virtue and introspective analysis as the main philosophical guide to run a government. Hobbes seeks to show that
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Thrasymachus argues for the view that justice is the advantage of the powerful – that it is “simply the interest of the stronger” (Plato’s The Republic‚ translated by Richard W. Sterling and William C. Scott‚ page 35). Laws‚ he says‚ are specifically “designed to serve the interests of the ruling class” (36). Of course‚ the ruling class is the strongest class‚ so it follows that the laws serve the advantage of the strong. The citizens under the ruling class serve “interests [of their strong unjust
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Why does Socrates think that the unexamined life is not worth living? Does he have a good defense of his philosophical life? As the wisest man in all of ancient Greece‚ Socrates believed that the purpose of life was both personal and spiritual growth. He establishes this conviction in what is arguably his most renowned statement: "The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates makes it quite evident through the severity of the language in this claim‚ the extent to which he will live
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Section 1: Socrates’ argument Socrates sits in a prison cell‚ sentenced to death. His wealthy friend Crito has come to speak with him as he waits for a ship from Delos to return and allow executions to begin. Socrates knows that he‚ “must die the day after the ship arrives (Plato‚ 44).” Socrates also knows that he is not guilty of the crimes he was convicted of‚ stating‚ “There have been many who have accused me to you for many years now‚ and none of their accusations are true (Plato 22).” It is
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