432746 Purpose: In this paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect
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Theo-104 Reflection Paper 06/07/13 Introduction: After being disciplined for something I had done wrong‚ my dad would often tell me that we are all a work in progress. That we would never reach perfection till our Redeemer comes for us again but that He still extends His grace toward us. He would often say‚ “It’s not how many times you fall that count Bill. It’s that you get up one more time than you fall.” At the time I thought I knew what he was telling me but looking back on it I hadn’t
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New Media Reflection Paper Name Institution Introduction There is a distinct difference between analogue media and the digital media. Analogue media are the old media while the digital media is the new media. The main difference between the two is that‚ new media operates through processes that involve numerical representations while old media do not. Old media example includes use of paper‚ books‚ letters‚ as a way of relaying information to the population. New media includes use of mobile
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Keys to Writing a Reflection Paper By Alexander Eliot‚ eHow Contributor Print this article The keys to writing a reflection paper include thorough preparation and engaging ideas that provide insight into the subject of reflection. Unlike research papers‚ reflection papers are written in a less formal style‚ with the author ’s ideas and perspective being the focus of the essay. To substantiate these ideas‚ you must also incorporate supporting evidence from the subject of the essay and/or outside
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In 399 BCE Socrates was wrongfully put to death. The charges and verdict were posted in the metroon (Greek temple): "Socrates is guilty of refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state and introducing other‚ new divinities. He is also guilty of corrupting the youth. The penalty demanded is death‚" (Socrates). Regardless of the laws at the time‚ and the amount of discretion given to the court‚ the wrong moral decision was made. Socrates’ famous student‚ Plato‚ wrote about trial in Apology
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Mass communication: Mass communication is a process which is used by many business owners or company owners. It’s a type of communication in which messages are transmitted to the people by widespread or large audience. It can be transmitted by different ways for example it can be transmitted by the newspaper which almost everyone reads every day it can also be transmitted by media‚ magazines‚ and television. Mass communication always targets large amount of audience to transmit or deliver different
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cultural groups affect her tastes is through music. Rachel’s age group‚ religious affiliation‚ family‚ school‚ and hobbies are all cultural groups that have influenced her taste in musical styles. Rachel’s family is a very important aspect of her life that she cherishes deeply. She grew up in a family of six and has tons of aunts‚ uncles‚ and cousins. All throughout her childhood‚ she went to a daycare that my grandmother owned. The daycare was located in the basement of her grandparent’s house
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Socrates is a Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He was one of the founders of Western philosophy. He was born around 470 BCE and died in 399 BCE. He became very well- known through his students Plato and Xenophon. He had his insistence on the truth and on being honest‚ which led to his execution. Socrates was a brilliant man in what he has done. There was said that he was “corrupting the youth of Athens not to worship the city gods and of introducing new gods” Johnston (2006: 8). All he has done
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everything‚ we can find the fairness and strength from him. Regardless of the race‚ he arrived in a black community and started a new life with the name E.F. He worked as a garage mechanic and preached on the streets and a local radio station. He also played an important part in rebuilding a poor church and gains supports as he looked for his own salvation. Honestly‚ his life was completely changed. Once there was racist who tried to take the church down with his bulldozer; however‚ Sonny and those faithful
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intuition (Wikipedia). In Plato’s Meno‚ Meno and Socrates engage in the typical Socratic elenctic method of examination pertaining to the topic of virtue. Socrates helps Meno reach a state of learned ignorance. After reaching this state‚ Meno presents his paradox to Socrates. Socrates‚ in philosophical fashion‚ examines the statement using epistemological evidence to understand how the soul and mind acquire knowledge. Through this examination‚ Socrates produces the recollection theory to explain the
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