Socrates knew the trial brought onto him by three citizens of Athens was not just and the official accusations of corrupting the youth and impiety are not the true reasons for the trial. He was put to death because of his method of challenging others in the search for wisdom and knowledge. Socrates was given the opportunity to defend himself and choose not to beg for his life but praise his life and to honor his mission. He opposed the charges by a cross-examination of the people who put him on
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by Plato the founder of the academy of Athens‚ the academy is one of the best philosophical schools. The academy was the school of learning‚ also Plato was one of the student of the famous philosopher Socrates. Plato lived his life after his teacher Socrates died explaining and expanded all Socrates ideas and techniques to his students. Plato was born in a place called Athens‚ Greece where only a quarter of people stayed around the time of 428/427 BCE. (NOTES) He was the world true and probably the
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This quote is significant because it exemplifies the way Socrates uses HIS method. Socrates uses metaphors in order to humbly enlighten his audience. At times Socrates structure of explanation is perceived to be complex and or difficult to interpret. To simplify what he is attempting to get across usually takes a thorough examination. Socrates is from ancient times and his methodology still suits fit to modern day. Analyzing the context of his circumstances before death alone goes to show the depth
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OCT 4‚ 2010 • 1. In the Apology‚ Socrates recounts how he disobeyed the unjust order of the Thirty Tyrants to arrest a fellow citizen; he also claims that he will never stop philosophizing‚ regardless of what the legally constituted political authority commands. Yet‚ in the Crito‚ Socrates provides numerous arguments for obeying the decision of the legally constituted political authority‚ even though the decision (to put Socrates to death) was unjust. Critically assess whether Socrates’s view
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Based on the two statements Socrates had made in the Apology and the Crito‚ we find that there is an obvious contradiction between them. On one side‚ Socrates says that he would still philosophize even though the jury wanted him not to; on the other side‚ he states that we shouldn’t challenge the law since it gives us everything. However‚ I think it is possible to reconcile the two views since one view is from his own perspective and another view is from the citizens’ perspective. In the next few
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The most effective points Marino emphasizes is the distinctions being made in the article. Those distinctions are clarifying everything that Marino is stating about the quotes used and to back up the thesis. The distinctions are the clarification of all of Marino’s points that illustrate the thesis. He describes how the thesis or any points regarding the thesis are how he expects it to be. Marino clarifies his quotes as he adds and explains what his point of view is towards the main topic
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What exactly is the purpose of the unexamined life? Why is the unexamined life not worth living? Why does Socrates argue it effectively and how does it contribute to why it is a strong thesis and why he lacks reasoning and thought? Socrates states that the purpose of the unexamined life and why it’s worth living is because humans have the ability to find a purpose in life rather than just working on surviving. Finding a purpose makes people who they are because the journey in life makes people understand
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South Park’s episode‚ “With Apologies to Jesse Jackson” played on many ideas such as racism‚ racial sensitivity‚ institutionalized exclusion of minorities‚ and the pushing political agendas. To summarize‚ the episode featured a man who was called‚ “nigger-guy”‚ because he said the racial slur‚ nigger‚ on Wheel of Fortune. He later went on to feel as if he was being treated badly because everyone was excluding him from events. His son was even affected by the actions of his father and almost lost
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In Plato’s dialogue‚ Meno‚ Socrates is asked a paradoxical question about what virtue is by Meno. “How will you enquire‚ Socrates‚ into that which you do not know? What will you put forth as the subject of enquiry? And if you find what you want‚ how will you ever know that this is the thing which you did not know?” Socrates retorts that if you already know what you are searching for‚ then you do not have to search. Alternatively‚ if you do not know what you are looking for‚ the search is indeed
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enable it to exercise power to ensure peace and justice that are the objective of this contract social and defend the weakest from the domination of the strongest. From this mode justifies the birth of government the great Leviathan. On the contrary‚ Socrates provides different values such as virtue and introspective analysis as the main philosophical guide to run a government. Hobbes seeks to show that a community as such is a
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