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    statements ever uttered is “the unexamined life is not worth living”. This statement was professed by the one and only Socrates while he argued for his life during his final trial. This statement was recorded in his pupil‚ Plato’s‚ text entitled The Apology. In our modern lives we have endless distractions; in our modern lives we have constant stimulation‚ and in our modern lives we have a need to constantly seek cultural approval -over all else. These never ceasing qualities of our culture lead us far

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    Tearra Daniel Philosophy 1030 Plato 2/20/2013 Plato was a well-known wrestler‚ and the name by which we know him today was his ring name. Plato means broad or flat: presumably in this case the former meaning‚ referring to his shoulder. At his birth in 429 B.C. Plato was given the name Aristocles. He was born in Athens‚ or on the island of Aegina‚ which lies just twelve miles offshores from Athens in the Saronic Gulf. Plato was born into one of the great political families of Athens. His

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    Hoonmo Koo Professor Richard Fletcher Philosophy 3210 March 4‚ 2013 History of Ancient Philosophy Paper 2 Recall that at Apology 37d‚ “It would be a fine life for me‚ indeed‚ a man of my age‚ to go into exile and spend his life exchanging one city for another‚ because he’s always being expelled (C. D. C. Reeve‚ P-Apology 37d)” Admittedly‚ Socrates could probably have avoided death by recommending exile if he wanted to‚ but he chose not to do so. Then‚ what exactly‚ was in his mind? After

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    alteration; as a foreign seed sown in an alien soil is wont to be overcome and die out into the native growth‚ so this kind does not preserve its own quality but falls away and degenerates into the alien type. - Plato‚ Republic 497 c I. Introduction In the sixth book of the Republic‚ Plato describes a philosophic soul as an exotic seed planted in strange soil. Because the soil is foreign to the seed‚ its growth is stunted‚ if not overwhelmed‚ by the forces alien to its nature. The context of

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    Plato thinking was highly influenced by Socrates as evidenced in his book‚ “The Apology”. It depicts Socrates as one who was extremely interested in morality‚ living a good life and mostly caring for the soul. To him‚ there are no better blessings than those of God. Therefore‚ he was an ambassador of ethics (Plato & In Richards‚ 1966). In his writings‚ Plato brings out the aspect of general knowledge as being what people believe without need for foundational proof. Any act of believing otherwise

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    prominent works: Oedipus Rex. In this ancient tragedy‚ Sophocles displays the Oedipus complex. In such a plot‚ the main character is in love with his mother‚ but hates his father (unknowingly). Throughout the story‚ Oedipus struggles to acquire the knowledge about his past. Though this play may be regarded as incestuous‚ Sophocles depicts a much deeper theme: Fate vs. Free Will. Does one really control his actions‚ or are we chained to the decisions made by our destiny? When Oedipus was sent off

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    love” (Shakespeare 72). In addition‚ Iokaste kills herself as she is ashamed of Oedipus‚ and afraid of getting her reputation tarnished. The throne of Oedipus is depended on how people think about him; his ability to maintain power is not by his merits. Machiavelli develops an argument how “a wise Prince should build on what is his own‚ and not on what rests with others” (Machiavelli 45). As a result‚ the truth of Oedipus’ birth and background brought dishonor upon his families‚ thus causing Iokaste’s

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    For instance‚ Oedipus was limited in his free will by the oaths dictating his fate. Machiavelli‚ also‚ believed that the limits of our free will are controlled by Fortune‚ herself‚ for she dominates the majority of one’s free will. However‚ I don’t essentially believe that our free will is limited by Greek gods or by oaths; instead I believe

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    democracy. I will then assess this critique based on the contemporary model of democracy experienced by Plato. Furthermore‚ I will argue that the critique is still applicable in a modern context by presenting various problems that modern democratic models pose for the critique and then demonstrating how Plato’s argument can overcome them. In order to clearly understand why Plato finds democracy so objectionable it is necessary to understand how democracy worked in an Ancient Greek

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    As Richard had not remained celibate during the years without Lexi‚ he knew it’d was incomprehensible for a woman as attractive and intelligent as her not to have taken lovers. However‚ that certainty‚ let alone the details of Lexi’s sexual liaisons with other men‚ how many and who‚ was a matter that the Hacker had long attempted to never contemplate‚ but that they must have occurred became evident to Richard with her demand for control; a request he’d never have expected of her back in the times

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