“Mountain of fame: Portraits in Chinese history”‚ it said “In the later Chinese tradition‚ this incident has become the most famous of the bad examples of Qin.The “burning of the books”has come to stand both for repression of principled dissent and for impiety toward the past‚ and the rapid collapse of Qin has been taken to prove that no government that behaves in this way can expect to endure. ”(p.48) Confucianism suffered a big blow in this dynasty. But‚ Qin Dynasty didn’t exist too long. Because of the
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by Socrates is not exactly consistent with his views in the Euthyphro but they still are somewhat similar. I think‚ Socrates is genuinely trying to find a meaning for piety even though he come off as a person who is trying to off-putting. And since by the end of the Euthyphro he has not been able to find the answer to what is piety he does not declare himself a pious or impious person in the Apology. However‚ in the Apology he does believe that the oracle had given him some objective to find a person
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Mark Abby PHL 414 Plato Mid-Term February 20‚ 2012 The phrase “Socratic method” gets tossed around quite a bit during the course of a liberal arts education. One way of describing this method is teaching by means of asking. The thought is that by asking questions‚ a teacher may trigger some thought in the student’s mind which comes about more organically and effectively than by the means of traditional lecture. Employing the Socratic method allows a teacher to guide a student’s train of thought
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Name: ______Torrie Willis___________________ Date: __________10/24/2012_______________ ------------------------------------------------- World Literature I Exam II ------------------------------------------------- Plato I. General Questions • Write the letter of the correct answer for each question on the line provided. 1. Euthyphro is involved in a murder trial against whom? a. His father b. A domestic servant c. His brother d. Meletus ____a______
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To what extent do Euripides and Sophocles portray women as the cause of tragedy in Medea‚ Hippolytus‚ Oedipus The King and Antigone? Women in the plays of both Euripides and Sophocles is a subject of much debate‚ indeed it seems as though people’s view on these female characters may well have changed over time for nearly two and a half thousand years have passed since the plays themselves were written. And no doubt people’s views‚ particularly with regards to women‚ have changed. One could say
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Socrates is charged of corruption of the young‚ impiety (not believing in gods.) and taking money for philosophy or being a sophist. Socrates argues his case in a manner in which he uses reason to argue why he should not be punished and spins the logic of his accusers to where they don’t make any sense
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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Writing a prose or a play has art to it: not only does the writer need to make something that will attract an audience‚ be he needs to pay attention to the patterns that correspond to his piece. What is the theme‚ who is this story for‚ will there be a moral lesson are all important questions the author must answer before or during the writing process. Ancient Roman literature also followed a structured pattern corresponding to its genre: comedies are meant to be funny and end on a good note‚ tragedies
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Ross Carroll rcarroll@sfu.ca Experiencing Society (120) Consequences of Conformity “Man is born free‚ and everywhere he is in chains” (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Social Contract‚ 1762). From the moment of birth‚ man is burdened with an immense social pressure to act within social guidelines that are considered acceptable. Whether they truly are beneficial or not is irrelevant. Influences such as the government‚ the media‚ and religion force us not only to abide‚ but to believe in these guidelines
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A219 Exploring the Classical World Essay PART ONE Look at the Illustrations Book‚ Plate 16: Athens: Parthenon. South metopeXXXI. Lapith and centaur. 447–439 BCE (1.3 x 1.3 m). In no more than 500 words: (i) briefly provide the context of this sculpture (ii) discuss the ways in which its subject matter conveyed a political message to Athenian viewers Metopes were situated on the outside of the Parthenon building they are high reliefs carved into rectangular slabs placed over the columns
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