Socrates and Descartes have profoundly changed the philosophical thought of occident. Being both great thinkers‚ it is essay to portray their differences and similitudes base on how well they always exposed them. Descartes documented all his work; however‚ there is not any document written by Socrates himself‚ but by his student‚ for instance‚ Plato. Socrates was born 469 BC. He bounced between two branches of philosophy‚ ethics and epistemology. Ethics is the philosophy that tries to understand
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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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The apology of Socrates is quite a mystery; his defense is essentiality unbelievable by the average audience. A character so knowledgeable was like no other and can take someone time to truly understand his intelligence and spirt. As Socrates seeks the truth of the frequent lies told against him‚ he was determined to persuade the juries that the accusations presented were untruthful. I find it quite comical how sarcastic and knowledgeable he was to be put in the situation he was in. He was able to
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Socrates’ take on justice was a rather controversial viewpoint for his era‚ in that he opined about virtues men should possess and strive for that they might otherwise have no desire to obtain. A just man strives to promote justice for the sake of justice in itself. He‚ as one who is good‚ seeks to further justice because it fulfills his daimon‚ or nature. The nature of man is therefore‚ naturally‚ to do the right and proper thing. Good‚ as the nature of man‚ is what man desires‚ needs‚ and yet also
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In The Republic by Plato written 360 BC‚ Socrates touches on the “flaws of democracy by comparing a society to a ship.” If you were going on a sea voyage‚ “who would you ideally want deciding who was in charge of the vessel‚ just anyone‚ or people educated in the rules and demands of seafaring?” If we want to be an antagonist‚ we must passionately find the answer‚ as was done by Socrates’ conversationalist mindset. Should any of us ‚ without regard to level of education‚ experience‚ or skill‚ be
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In the reading Euthyphro‚ it is an argument between Euthyphro (the priest) and Socrates (who is being indicted by another man). This reading is a dialogue between the two men arguing on the same topic‚ even though they each gave examples‚ they still can’t figure out the answer but going “around and around” with the original question. Since Euthyphro and Socrates gave a lot of examples during the argument‚ I was really confused when reading it. I couldn’t organize my thoughts on the reading. However
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Socrates was a revolutionary philosopher whom at his time challenged society. He was a man of questions. When in conversation with others‚ he would merely answer questions with more questions of his own. When asking others questions to their questions‚ it not only helped him try to understand their point of view‚ but also helped him strengthen and guide his argument as well as weaken their own. As Socrates questioned other philosophers on justice‚ it helped make his argument strong that justice is
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This series of short dialogues begins with Socrates conversing with young Euthyphro‚ a religious expert who is prosecuting his own father for murder. Since Socrates is charged of being impious and Euthyphro is an expert at what is and is not holy‚ a series of questioning ensues. Socrates asks for Euthyphro to define piety in such a way that it be universally true for all cultures at any time. This definition of piety will be the standard against which all actions can be measured to determine whether
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Quite honestly‚ today’s readings had me going in circles—Socrates’ arguments were slightly difficult for me to follow because his different points were organized or explained in a way that relates his point in a cyclic manner. Regardless‚ Socrates attempts to argue the immortality and the existence of the soul. The most confusing aspect of this was the beginning of his argument. Socrates bases his argument from his un-doubtful acceptance of the soul existing and being immortal; although he is known
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discussion between Polus and Socrates‚ they are trying to decide if suffering something unjust is worse and more shameful than actually doing what is unjust. Polus states that it is worse to suffer‚ but more shameful to commit‚ an unjust act. When Socrates begins his argument against this‚ he questions Polus on the distinction between what is admirable and good‚ and what is shameful and bad. In Polus’ eyes‚ these pairs of words do not hold the same meaning. However‚ Socrates believes that what is good
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