Homer’s classic work the Odyssey. His journey home from the Trojan War took twenty years and involved unbelievable hardships. “…Odysseus has had to put away childish things and lives in a world where you can freeze to death‚ as well as be devoured by one-eyed monsters” (Bloom 2). These ordeals might seem far removed from everyday life. However‚ even in modern times people battle big problems including illness‚ unemployment and a variety of other troubles. Modern people do not face monsters‚ but the
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In reading Plato’s Theaetetus‚ Socrates stresses throughout that he is like a midwife‚ meaning he helps his associates to gain knowledge through asking questions. He also claims‚ however‚ that he himself possesses no knowledge. As a result‚ he does not teach‚ but remains adamant in his claims that he is very important in the associates’ learning or relearning. Socrates’ unique wisdom can be likened to that of a midwife‚ as stated in Theaetetus. In Meno‚ Socrates discusses the definition of virtue
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The source of Socrates’ suspicion of the democracy stems from the argument that the general public is ignorant and therefore lacks the knowledge or truth to make the best decision for government. The foundation of democracy is based on majority rule‚ however because the majority is unaware of what truly is good for them‚ by virtue of their ignorance‚ the masses are not capable of electing a leader fit to run the state or government. Socrates contends that due to mass ignorance‚ the majority will
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The Evil in Good “The archetype is a symbolic formula which always begins to function when there are no conscious ideas present‚ or when conscious ideas are inhibited for internal or external reasons.” In other words‚ an archetype is the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are copies or representations. A Jungian archetype is a thought pattern that finds worldwide parallels. We have unconsciously molded specific traits to specific characters and turned them into “archetypes”
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Socrates’ Refusal of Crito’s Proposal Nicole Pardue Word Count 737 We ask ourselves why Socrates would refuse the proposal made by Crito to save his life. Socrates’ fate would be exultation‚ but he would be alive. Although he is no young jock he still has life left. We see that Socrates is a man who has self respect as well as respect for those around him. He did not accept his friends offer to get him out of prison and to save his life due to this respect. He says that is it not right to
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Philosophy 1) Cephalu’s‚ Polemarchus and Thrasymachus definition of justice and Socrates objection to those definitions-point by point. - To Cephalic the definition of justice is being honest‚ that lying would be consider being injustice. Socrates respond to his definition of Justice saying that if you owe a madman his weapon in some sense if it belongs to him legally‚ and yet this would be an unjust act‚ since you know that he could harm someone with the weapon. So this can’t be justice‚ justice
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life of Socrates‚ what we do know about him has passed down from his students. Socrates was born in Athens‚ Greece in the era of 470 BC‚ (judgment has been around literally since the beginning of time!). Socrates practiced his own method of critical thinking‚ know known as the Socratic Method of logic and philosophy. Plato writes‚ Socrates would deny any type of payment for teaching his critical thinking skills to his students‚ he lived in great poverty. The Greek Government judged Socrates heavily
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In Hobbes Leviathan‚ one might recognize the complete controversy between he‚ and Socrates. Socrates‚ was a man with little answers; he made you question things you did not know‚ and things you thought you knew. However‚ Hobbes‚ gives you immense immediate answers‚ and even claims that philosophers are wrong (page 57). Hobbes also claims that men has “restless desire of power after power” (page 58); he claims this explains how and why people act in a certain manner. Reflecting on our modern society
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The evils of idleness Human beings have become the rulers of this planet. We have spread ourselves to all parts of the world. Whether it is the desert‚ mountains‚ forest‚ oceans or caves‚ humans have been able to live and prosper in all these conditions. The reason for this is our ability to adapt to our environment. It is the main difference between humans and other animals on the earth. So if we are to continue to survive and prosper‚ we must continue to adapt. For this we cannot be idle. To
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In the story of Crito‚ Socrates is in a prison cell and is waiting to be executed. His wealthy friend Crito is trying to convince him to escape because he believes Socrates is innocent and is being wrongly accused of impiety and corruption of the young. Socrates refuses to run away‚ although Crito offers to care for him. He instead chooses to face the city because the city needs philosophy. His submission to the unjust conviction‚ emphasizes this relationship between the philosopher and the city
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