9/20/2013 PHIL 203 Plato’s Symposium When most people think of love‚ they think of love between a man and woman‚ love between a father and son‚ mother and daughter‚ etc. Many do not think of love as a desire. However‚ Socrates‚ through his speech in Plato’s Symposium puts love in a different light. Plato’s Symposium examines the topic of love through the speeches of six men. These six men include Phaedrus‚ Pausanias‚ Eryximachus‚ Aristophanes‚ Agathon‚ and Socrates. When first reading this
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Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is accredited as the main source of establishing the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy and logic. He is notably known for creating the Socratic method‚ Socratic irony and contributing to the field of ethics. Socrates was ahead of his time as he established an ethical system based on logos‚ human reason‚ rather than mythos‚ theological doctrine. This change from fables claiming divine warrant‚ to the pursuit of knowledge of central concepts and
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How does culture affects a person’s identity? In what aspects of the youth’s life are influenced by culture? Is it necessary for people to imitate others before they can be original and creative? I’ve been puzzled about this issue. But for further clarifications‚ let me give my point of view to these questions. Culture is the pattern of thinking and behavior in which people living in a particular social group learn‚ create and share. Through this‚ others can distinguish to which society does a
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Hummanity today is struck with the undeniable truth of drugs being an epidemic seen across the country. The question that is left with our society is the dawning debate if drugs should be legal or illegal. There are many differencing opinions on this topic by many notable people but one that will be focused on in this essay is the wise and educated Aristotle and what his view point on drugs would be like in today’s society based on his beliefs. Aristotle would be against the legalization of drugs
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fiction novels. The 2nd part of Aristotle’s Eudimonea is honor and recognition‚ be it recognition from friends‚ or from an achievement. This also represents political achievements as Aristotle claimed that through service to others you strengthened you self. The third‚ final and most important aspect of Eudimonea is reflection. Being able to subject you own beliefs and experiences to rigorous self examination and reinterpretation. This is the key part of Aristotle’s teachings‚ being able to take your
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first step in Plato’s degrees of reality. The images are illusion. The prisoners are now only experiencing the least true reality. Plato goes on to ask what would happen if one of these prisoners were released from their shackles and made to turn and look at the fire and the people and objects. Of course the prisoner would be confused and even when confronted by this new reality still feel more comfortable with the reality he had known all his life. The prisoner is now moving on to Plato’s second step
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The Greatness of Socrates Socrates was born in Athens‚ Greece 322-399 before the Christian era and was politically indoctrinated under the cultural influences of Athena‚ Goddess of wisdom‚ skills‚ and warfare. (Loomis p. 5) He is well known for his philosophy of the “good life” in which he believes involves the pursuit of intellect as well as morals. His theory in this is to not focus so much on choosing what is always necessarily right in a situation‚ but to be the kind of individual who refrains
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In Plato’s Euthyphro‚ Socrates questions Euthyphro‚ a religious expert‚ who he runs into outside of a courthouse in Athens. Socrates was being indicted on the charges of corrupting the youth‚ and Euthyphro was prosecuting his own father for murder. Socrates was bewildered as to why Euthyphro would indict his own blood of a crime. In an attempt to explain to Socrates why it was the right thing to do‚ Euthyphro proclaims that he is acting piously by taking his father to court. Euthyphro adds that his
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Apology is Plato’s recollection and summary of the Trial of Socrates in 399 BC. In this trial‚ Socrates gives an explanation of who he is and what kind of life he lived. Although this piece is called the "Apology"‚ it was more of a defense of himself as it was granted before the Athenian Council. He was accused of corrupting the Athenian youth and believing in false gods.. While defending himself on trial‚ The Oracle at Delphi states that there is no one wiser than Socrates. Socrates decides that
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In this essay‚ I will attempt to evaluate the text of James Butler’s Justice and the Fundamental Question of Plato’s “Republic‚” and analyze his position. The article was aimed at proving that Plato’s Republic is grounded within the ideals that justice is welcomed for its own sake‚ indicating that the act of justice is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose and that justice there unfolds the highest degree of happiness in one’s life. It draws attention to proving that
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