Women’s Studies 101-001 Professor Talbot Fall 2013 Reflection Paper #2 Kimberle Crenshaw on Black Female Intersectionality and Critiques of Black Power In today’s society‚ African American woman are not fairly recognized. People don’t look at them the same because of their skin color. They aren’t given the same opportunities as everybody else such as White Women. White women don’t know this‚ but they have power and opportunities to be great because they are
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Speaking through Socrates and Meno‚ Plato attempts to confront the perplexing concepts behind what it is to have knowledge. Is there a difference between knowing something and having a correct opinion or true belief of that thing? Perhaps if our correct opinion or true belief leads us to the same accurate conclusion as one who has knowledge‚ then we are indeed knowledgable? Socrates establishes that in order to have knowledge‚ our true belief or opinion must be justified and although
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In the following I will summarize Socrates’ discussion with Meno: To enjoy fine things and to have power‚ A tag from an unknown writer. At the end of the day‚ Meno has depended on an outer power‚ as opposed to his own particular considering. Desiring something good‚ aren’t they a hazardous passage‚ particularly on the grounds that there is a clear inconsistency between asserting that individuals don’t want something bad‚ and guaranteeing that what they want is actually bad. The arrangement is to
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The Republic‚ by Plato discusses human morality and the difference between justice and injustice. Socrates is challenged by his peers to explain his views on the topic‚ which he claims that being just is the function of the soul. He is then confronted by more students who suggest that unjust humans have a better life than those who are just. To respond to this Socrates decides to create a city called Kallipollis in order to demonstrate why being just is beneficial to everyone in a society instead
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Adult Educator Reflection Paper I want to be an educator to serve people. I care about the success of others‚ and want to help them succeed. Providing knowledge is one of the most important tools for success in life. With knowledge‚ we are able to pursue the many different avenues in life and careers. What motivates me to be an educator is for the moment. It is that moment where a student makes the connection‚ and completely understands the lesson I am teaching. Being an educator is one of
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Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 470 BCE to 399 BCE‚ unlike other writers of the time he is entirely known through the works of those around him such as Xenophon and Plato. In one of Plato’s work about Socrates‚ the Apology‚ Socrates sets up an argument for disobeying the laws of men that he appears to be at odds with another argument in another work about Socrates by Plato about excepting punishment in Crito. Many believes that these inconsistencies are actually the invention of Plato
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be to debate with the great Socrates and see how it would turn out. Socrates- Felicia what is the definition determinism mean to you? Felicia – Determinism is of different occurrence of nature which take place of any accordance within the natural laws of the world. I believe that determinism helps keep the world in balance throughout the world. (Kant states that every human begin has a choice and that everything in the universe is governed by causal laws. Socrates- Felicia what is the definition
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should be legal. In Plato’s Republic‚ Socrates’ ideal city is based on justice‚ although he legalizes abortion as a way to punish those for bringing an “imperfect” child into his city. As a way to try and resolve the creation of “imperfect” children— those that are illegitimate‚ unauthorized‚ and unhallowed—Socrates’ allows men and women‚ who have passed the age of having children‚ to be as sexually active as often as they wish‚ with whomever they wish. Socrates’ presentation of abortion is not accurate
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Socrates believed in dualism. This means that he believed in both the body and a soul. He believed that when a person dies their soul separates from their body. Socrates was cheerful when he approached his death because he believed that as a philosopher he has been preparing for his death for his whole life. Philosophy‚ according to Socrates‚ is a lifetime of devotion “to a cultivation of the soul and mind- a meletei nekron‚ a “getting oneself ready for death.”” This means that during our lifetime
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of love as brought to us by Agathon‚ Phaedrus and Socrates‚ to name a few. Each man at the dinner party has a different point of view on the issue of love. Some of the men are old lovers‚ and some are just friends‚ and each puts in his thoughts of love as the evening wears on. Socrates’ theories of love are a little different than everyone else’s’. Being the great philosopher that he was‚ he had quite a different take on the issue. Socrates strove to find the truth in love. He was the "ideal
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