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    Socrates And Achilles

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    Socrates and Achilles: the Martyr Heroes Madelyn Vogel ILS 205 By comparing himself to the Greek hero Achilles before the jury in Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates attempts to portray himself as a hero of equal merit to Achilles and others of similar standing. By selecting the greatest of the Classical Greeks to compare and contrast himself to in his argumentSocrates surreptitiously urges his audience to view him as being of the same caliber as Achilles. This not only authenticates Socrates’ claims‚ but

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    Crito and Socrates

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    and Socrates According to this dialogue‚ it was a last day of Socrates. Crito visited Socrates in prison and wanted to help Socrates to escape from the prison before the execution, but Socrates refused. There are two reasons can be discussed in this essay. Firstly‚ it can be that Socrates was afraid Crito may get into trouble for helping himself to get away from the prison. Socrates insisted his honor principle and he thought it is irresponsible to escape from the prison. Secondly‚ Socrates thinks

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    Socrates and the Apology

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    best sources of information about Socrates’ philosophical views are the early dialogues of his student Plato‚ who tried to provide a faithful picture of the methods and teachings of the great master. The Apology is one of the many-recorded dialogues about Socrates. It is about how Socrates was arrested and charged with corrupting the youth‚ believing in no god(s) (Atheism) and for being a Sophist. He attended his trial and put up a good argument. I believe that Socrates was wrongfully accused and should

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    The Existence of God

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    The argument that I have chosen for this assignment and feel more comfortable using when trying to convince an open-minded non-believer in the existence of God‚ is number 19 “The Common Consent Argument.” In my own words this argument argues that it is common that all individuals worship‚ respect‚ and admire God‚ many individuals has had their wrong opinion and been wrong their beliefs‚ and that everyone should believe in God and that God really do exist. It argues that there is some kind of God

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    Existence Of God

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    “It is pointless to deny the logical necessity of the existence of God.” First of all‚ we must ask: is the existence of God an analytic statement‚ or is it synthetic. An analytic statement is one which is impossible to think of as false. For example‚ a triangle having three internal angles which total 180 degrees is an analytic statement because it it impossible to think of a triangle in any other way. This therefore means that the proposition is logically necessary and it would be incoherent

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    Socrates vs Sophists

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    Socrates and the Sophists (Plato’s Dialogues) In chapter 4‚ The Sophist: Protagoras‚ Soccio does an excellent job discussing a group of teachers and thinkers known collectively as sophists‚ and the social environment in which they flourished for a time. These professional educators were known for being widely travelled and thus having much experience with other cultures. This experience convinced many of them that there is no such thing as ’objective standards;’ we merely have a set of culturally

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    God's existence

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    Most compelling evidence that made Socrates father of Western Philosopher - Socrates‚ who was born in 470 BCE in Athens‚ Greece was acknowledged as the father of Western Philosopher with most compelling evidence. First‚ Socrates paved the way for his students Xenophon‚ Plato and the world. Definitely Socrates is believed to being the first thinker and philosopher to discuss modern moral and philosophical questions and influenced many which are still applied to today’s modern world. Secondly

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    Socrates' Crito

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    whole of the dialogue takes place at Socrates’ prison cell‚ where he awaits his execution just days away. It started with Socrates waking up and finding his friend and loyal disciple Crito there. When Socrates asked how Crito got inside the prison at that early an hour‚ Crito told him that he simply knows the guard and has done the guard some favor. Crito then informed Socrates that the ship from Delos has already come in and tomorrow will be his execution. Socrates then told Crito about a dream he had

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    According to Plato’s Socrates in the Republic‚ justice in the ideal city consists in the fact that each ‘individual of the city should practice a single role to which their nature is most suited‚ among those relative to the city’(433a). For brevity‚ let us refer to this definition of justice as the principle of specialization. Socrates motivates this theory of justice with four clear arguments: (1) The theory fits with their society’s typical ways of thinking about justice: ‘minding one’s own business’(433ab);

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    was a pupil of Socrates and a famous philosopher‚ represents the four dialogues during the time from the beginnings of Socrates’ trial in Athens to the day of his execution. Also he examines themes regarding of the essence of existence‚ the nature of death‚ and the value of wisdom. The first dialogue is a "Euthyphro‚" which is the name of the first citizen who involves Socrates in dialogue. The two men encounter one another outside the Athenian version of the law courts‚ where Socrates is about to go

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