What is philosophy according to Socrates? Philosophy is an academic subject that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality‚ virtue‚ and human nature. The original word for philosophy comes from the ancient Greek word philosopha‚ which means love of wisdom. Although Socrates himself never claimed to have any answers to the questions he raised‚ his views and methods of philosophy became the foundations of what
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Justice delayed is justice denied is rightly the present scenario of India. Justice though is difficult to define‚bt can be said that it varies according to situations and persons. Since we live in a deomocratic country like india where people are governed by the laws of the country ‚ it is very important to deliver justice on time to the victims to prevent the miscarriage of justice. It is rightly called the shield of innocence and the guardian of civil right. This is so because‚ like Martin
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As the last premise‚ Socrates‚ is considering the agreement he made with the city of Athens. An agreement with the city that brought him into existence by giving his parents the opportunity to marry and have a family who nurtured and educated him. He tells Crito the Law will remind him of the agreement saying‚ “Any of you who does not like us and the city‚ and who wants to go to a colony or to any other city…But he who has experience of the manner in which we order justice and administer the State
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The position Thrasymachus takes on the definition of justice‚ as well as its importance in society‚ is one far differing from the opinions of the other interlocutors in the first book of Plato’s Republic. Embracing his role as a Sophist in Athenian society‚ Thrasymachus sets out to aggressively dispute Socrates’ opinion that justice is a beneficial and valuable aspect of life and the ideal society. Throughout the course of the dialogue‚ Thrasymachus formulates three major assertions regarding justice
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Regarding Henry is a movie about a lawyer who got shot‚ and then he had to work to regain his everyday skills and memories. Before Henry was sot‚ he used his Id a lot as a successful lawyer. After he was shot‚ he used his Superego much more. Henry’s natural state is his superego because after he was shot he became his true self‚ much more moral and caring. A scene in which Henry uses his Id is when he gets angry at his daughter Rachel for spilling grape juice on his piano. This is an example of
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JAMAIRAH B. MACABANDING I – ARELLANO Trial Techniques and Logic A Position Paper on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) It’s been decades that most Muslim communities in Mindanao‚ if not all‚ have been involved in armed struggles to liberate and be known for their identity as Bangsamoro. Muslims in the Philippines‚ particularly in the Southern Philippines‚ were once a dominant group in the country. Mindanao is always known for its abundance in natural resources and its potential for growth
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Socrates (469-399 BCE) lived during the time of transition from the height of the Athenian hegemony to its decline with the defeat by Sparta and its allies in the Peloponnesian War. This was a time when Athens sought to stabilize and recover from its defeat. The Athenian public had started to contemplate the effectiveness of democracy as a governmental system. At the latter end of his life he was charged with teaching the youth to “disrespect” the gods of the city. Socrates was convicted of these
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A good citizen fights for justice. A good citizen resists unfair laws. And a good citizen also rebels to change the rules that they feel needs to be adjusted. Socrates in Plato’s Crito makes it a point that a good citizen follows the government of the place that raised them. His claim on why he fought for his right to go unpunished in Plato’s Apology is that he was hoping to create a change in the government‚ and this is a thoughtful favor for him to do because it is important that the members of
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Justice If a man was not subjected to law or punishment would he choose to do what is considered just? In Plato’s The Republic‚ Glaucon‚ one of Socrates’ students‚ states a common view on justice. Justice is simply a lesser evil when compared to the two extremes which are suffering injustice without power to retaliate and doing injustice without suffering consequences. According to Glaucon‚ all men are inherently unjust‚ and only do what is just when forced to do so by law. This view of justice can
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Justice According to Plato and Aristotle Justice has always been an interesting topic for philosophers and also for ordinary people. Justice can be defined briefly as “the fairness in the way that people are treated” (Collins Cobuild‚ p. 910). Plato and Aristotle‚ two leading figures of ancient Greek civilization‚ were earliest philosophers who thought about justice and developed theories about the sublime aspects of being just. This assignment is an attempt to prove that pursuing a life of justice
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