by examining the characteristics of two different characters in the philosophical works of Plato. These two characters are Meno and Socrates‚ from the dialogues Meno and Apology. Meno is Thessalian general that had the main goal in life to get rich and have power. He did not care about anyone else besides himself‚ and could not take anyone seriously (Xenophon). Socrates on the other hand was a Greek philosopher that was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens‚ was accused of being a Sophists
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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’ Perception of the Common Good What did Socrates believe so firmly that eventually caused him to be sentenced to death? Why must the Oracle of Delphi have proclaimed Socrates the wisest man of all? In Socrates’ eyes‚ there were a few qualities every human being is capable of possessing which make up the common good. He ardently believed that in order to achieve this‚ one must be humble‚ selfless‚ and open-minded. More importantly‚ Socrates seemed to stress that a person must stand up for
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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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Socrates believed the most important task‚ in life‚ was to care for ones soul. Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we must rise above our physical nature in order to gain true knowledge. He believed the soul was our very essence‚ and our bodies the instrument utilized in dealing with the physical world. Socrates seemed confidant that human beings survive physical death‚ therefore possessing an immortal soul. He felt a philosophers concern was not with the body but with the soul and
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Cameron Moon 3/11/2014 PHI 150 Socrates Paper The goal of this paper is to discern and construct the world views of Socrates through the various readings‚ lectures and videos that we have seen in class. Some of these sources include: Socrates by G. Rudebusch; excerpts from The Last Days of Socrates by Plato; and The Allegory of a Cave. Of the nine world views covered in class‚ I will delve into my interpretation of four of them as seen through the various sources that we have been exposed to
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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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In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates a philosopher is standing trial for charges that are not easily proven. Socrates has two sets of charges brought against him the “old” charges that Socrates claims that have been talked about for a very long time “there are many of these accusers‚ and they have been accusing me for a long time now.”(Plato 18c) His second set of charges known as the “new’ charges represent more straight forward claims. New charges called onto Socrates is that he is guilty of corrupting
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Socrates on Democracy Socrates makes it very clear; he is not a fan of Democracy. He is openly objected to the type of democracy that Athens was running during his adult life. In contrast he was against all forms of government at the time. Socrates believes in the connection between virtue and knowledge. The masses‚ being uneducated‚ were therefore not virtuous and not fit to rule. Democracy is the rule of people‚ and as a group people are very indecisive so we end up trying to have everything
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question of Socrates’ criminality is not straightforward. The truth or falsity of the accusations is not certain. Also‚ the perspective from which the question is viewed changes its answer. The only certainty is that the philosopher‚ Socrates‚ was found guilty and sentenced to death by a jury of his peers for corrupting the youth and a disbelief in the Athenian’s Gods. If the Apology’s origins are to be believed‚ as in if Plato wrote a true description of events‚ then it can be said that Socrates does
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