democracy. I will then assess this critique based on the contemporary model of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome them. In order to clearly understand why Plato finds democracy so objectionable it is necessary to understand how democracy worked in an Ancient Greek
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Euthyphro – Plato NAME PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor date Euthyphro – Plato The discussion between Socrates and Euthyphro is one of the most famous Socratic discussions because of the meaning set behind the actions. This discussion is focused on what is the piety or the holiness asked by Socrates to Euthyphro. Socrates appoints Euthyphro to help him understand what piety is as he admits he does not know‚ in order to help with his case against him. They argue
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Sub areas of philosophy Metaphysics – what is? Epistemology – what can I know? Ethics – what ought to be? Logic- what is good reasoning? Plato Student of Socrates There are no recorded teaching of Socrates Plato three different periods- early middle and late Middle- what is ethics and what is morality? Morality- give back to what is due. Is morality the following of a rule or is it something more involved? Do you really achieve obedience by punishing? Thrasymuchas- morality is
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Explain how Plato’s epistemological assumptions shape his metaphysics (Why does he think that there must be Forms? Hint: Plato says (in effect): “Since knowledge is certain‚ therefore the objects of knowledge must be unchanging.”). b) Define Plato’s Forms and present the theory of Forms by explaining the “divided line.” (You can use the visual image‚ but explain it.) Plato was extremely devoted in answering the sophists’ skepticism about reason and morality. To do so‚ he spent more time than
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* Money is important. Money is important. Without money you can’t buy your favorite things or live in a normal life. True love? Friendship? It will only lead to sad endings and you can’t bring that to the bank and make you happy. Money makes me happy because of these things and nothing more. Posted by: Anonymous * Money is crucial for daily needs. An abundance of money may make us solitary‚ but a lack of money will most certainly create stress. Why is education so important? So we can
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I will present the argument for how this behaviour can be interpreted as being conservative using narratives from Crito and The Republic. Lastly‚ I will argue why this behaviour instead demonstrates that Socrates was a radical. In the Apology‚ Plato provides a narrative of Socrates’ defence for using the elenchus‚ an exhaustive questioning method‚ to stir the position of Athenian citizens on traditional values (Jowett‚ 2009). Derived from various arguments in The Apology‚ Crito‚ and The Republic
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Contributions It is believed that Plato‚ a student of Socrates‚ was one of the greatest contributors of philosophy. Proof of Plato ’s notoriety in the world of philosophy can be clearly seen with his dialogues and his renowned student Aristotle. Plato’s writings are in the form of dialogues‚ with Socrates as the principal speaker. With his theory of Forms‚ he had discussed a wide range of metaphysical and ethical questions while finding inherent connections between the two. Plato also considered epistemological
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Three words that best describe me are ambitious‚ diligent‚ and considerate. I have always had this sense of ambition to push myself and be the best version of myself that I can possibly be. This began in the first grade when I decided to win the county spelling bee by spending countless hours studying the phonetics and spelling of words that students even four grades above me did not know. Then it intensified as I spent a whole school year in Palestine‚ and ended up receiving the top mark in my whole
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Epistemology is the study of knowledge‚ “without knowledge‚ scientific enquiry is meaningless and we can’t analyze the world around us.”(Martin.10). Philosopher W.V. Quine believed in using naturalized epistemology in place of regular epistemology. Regular epistemology is the validation of a belief whereas naturalized epistemology also wants validation of knowledge‚ but chooses to focus more on gathering data from the science involved. Quine believes that in order to distinguish the connection between
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ATI504 s293848 Assignment 1 What is ’Australian Indigenous epistemology’ according to Indigenous academics? Background information-Knowledge means idea or information and data related to something. Basically there are two types of knowledge. They are explicit and implicit knowledge. Explicit knowledge is also known as propositional knowledge. It refers to knowledge about something. Example‚ knowledge about how to swim. Tacit knowledge is also called as objectified knowledge. Whereas‚ there is
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