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    Socratic Wisdom

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    Socratic Wisdom In the Apology‚ the oracle at Delphi stated that Socrates was the wisest man of his time (Plato 21a). Socrates‚ however‚ “[was] very conscious that [he was] not wise at all”‚ which would not make him the wisest man of his time (21b). Certainly‚ not both the oracle and Socrates could be simultaneously correct in their individual beliefs; thus‚ the oracle and Socrates must have had differing definitions of wisdom. What‚ then‚ is wisdom? Many people believe wisdom denotes having

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    Phi 103

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    The Many Stereotypes Edward Nicandro PHI 103 The Many Stereotypes According to Brown (1995)‚ “definition of stereotyping through prejudice is the holding of derogatory social attitudes or cognitive beliefs‚ the expression of negative effect‚ or the display of hostile or discriminatory behavior towards members of a group on account of their membership to that group.” Many different groups of people experience stereotypes every day. The tattooed‚ the politician‚ the feminist and the older

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    Phi 445

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    Running head: Ethics and Values between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations Examination of Ethics and Values between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Organizations PHI 445 10 December 2012 Abstract Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is motivated to create a well-balance community for our young youth. They are a Not-for-Profit organization that deals with helping children who are struggling at school‚ having issues at home or who just need a companion to talk to on a weekly basis. This organization

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    Socratic Seminar

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    “Heart of Darkness Evaluation” The Socratic Seminar attempted to address a variety of topics from the book Heart of Darkness. This particular session didn’t really gain a momentum or enthusiasm needed to open up a more detailed discussion of the book. The inner circle struggled to answer some of the targeted questions and got off to a rather slow conversational start. There was an uncomfortable silence at the beginning of the discussion. In addition‚ not everyone in the inner circle contributed

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    Socratic Conversation

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    Socratic conversation—discussing this in the style of philosophers with hypothetical conversations and monologues. As we drive away from the Jacque Fresco lecture that I made my father‚ an evolutionary scientist‚ attend‚ he frowns and squints through the rain‚ preparing to say something but never saying it. Q) I’m sorry. He mutters finnally. Q) It’s just when they start talking about no money‚ that’s when they’ve lost me. I decide to take the approach that works. It’s going to be a long commute

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    Socratic Dialectic

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    is not. (Plato‚ p. 50). Aware that he cannot claim wisdom‚ but intrigued by the Oracle’s answer‚ Socrates embarks on a journey to find someone who is truly wise. The method he used to establish someone’s wisdom or lack of it has been known as the Socratic dialectic. Socrates’ dialectic technique‚ its aim and its method will be examined in this paper. The Apology of Socrates’ by Plato‚ will be used as a case study to illustrate key points. Upon hearing the Oracle’s answer that no one is wiser than

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    socratic dialogue

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    Socratic Dialogue Reflection During the Socratic dialogue there were many interesting questions brought to my attention. Overall I really enjoyed the chance to argue with my classmates about topics. One of these questions was; is Feynman’s idea that science is a widely excepted idea? The most interesting and largely debated question asked; if you can prove there are atoms and molecules but you cant prove there is a God‚ why would you believe in God and not Evolution? After having time to think

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    Christian Philosophers

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    Saint Augustine ------------------------------------------------- Life Early childhood Augustine was born in 354 in the municipium of Thagaste (now Souk Ahras‚ Algeria) in Roman Africa. His father‚ Patricius‚ was a pagan‚ and his mother‚ Monica‚ was Christian. Scholars believe that Augustine’s ancestors included Berbers‚ Latins and Phoenicians. Augustine’s family name‚ Aurelius‚ suggests that his father’s ancestors werefreedmen of the gens Aurelia given full Roman citizenship by the Edict of

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    Enlightment Philosophers

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    a government‚ different from Britians. So they used the ideas of the the Enlightment Thinkers to help write the Constitution. Next‚ I believe that our government would not be the same at all without the concept put forth by Enlightent Philosophers‚ because John Locke believed that all people have natural rights from birth such as life liberty and property. He says so in his article "Two Treaties of Government." These same ideas are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence

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    Phi Euthyphro

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    Running head: Euthyphro – Plato Euthyphro – Plato Angela Levesque PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Victor Kersey 04/28/2013 Euthyphro-Plato Socrates and Euthyphro is one of the most famous of Socrates theological discussions. Plato wrote a book called Euthyphro which explains in the introduction of the purposes and reasoning behind this discussion. In this paper‚ I will be looking at the dialectical development of the

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