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    In The Republic by Plato‚ it revolves around the unknown concept of justice and throughout the book‚ attempts to illustrate what is justice with the soul-state analogy. This analogy presents Plato’s definition on justice by method of debate through a conversation between individuals to eliminate inconclusive premises‚ known as the Socratic method. Therefore‚ by assessing components of this analogy: myth of metals‚ tripartite of the human soul and different city-character pairs‚ it allows one to understand

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    was a pupil of Socrates and a famous philosopher‚ represents the four dialogues during the time from the beginnings of Socrates’ trial in Athens to the day of his execution. Also he examines themes regarding of the essence of existence‚ the nature of death‚ and the value of wisdom. The first dialogue is a "Euthyphro‚" which is the name of the first citizen who involves Socrates in dialogue. The two men encounter one another outside the Athenian version of the law courts‚ where Socrates is about to go

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    Socrates lived a life of inquiry in order to achieve a fulfilled life of eudaimonia and success. I argue that the Socratic examined life is a process‚ which should be valued because it teaches one to be critical thinkers‚ and aids us in the understanding our true actions. Achieving happiness through examination involves three core components: Exhortation‚ examination‚ and living the examined life. Exhortation involves the ability to apply reason to ideas and actions independent of external pressures

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    The Holocaust still affects us today in many ways. Throughout history we are reminded of these times to show us how large of a consequence the Holocaust was. The Holocaust still affects us today in many visible ways that continues to influence the way we understand things today. The Holocaust started on January 30th‚ 1933‚ the day Hitler rose to power; Anne Frank‚ a young jewish girl‚ Fled germany and headed over to The netherlands. In the Fall of 1933‚ The netherlands had been invaded by the Nazis

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    Aristotle’s Ideas about Tragedy To Aristotle‚ the plot is the most important element of the tragedy‚ and the best tragic plot is to be single and complex. Also he said “in the end of the play‚ the audience should experience the feeling of fear and pity” The plot must have two major parts. First‚ set up a problem. Then‚ set in motion the denouement (unraveling) that resolves the issue. And to Aristotle‚ the most powerful part of the plot was a sudden turn in the fortune of the main character

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    questions; “What is Justice?” and “Why should we be just?” Book I of The Republic sets up the challenges that these questions will face. In a group setting of friends and foes‚ Socrates asks “What is Justice?”. While multiple of the men were throwing out ideas and answers‚ Socrates came up with contradictions that disproved their ideas and argued to why their answers do not make sense in defining what justice is. This is when Thrasymachus interrupts with his sophist opinion of what justice is. He tells

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    In Plato’s Gorgias‚ Socrates and a fellow interlocutor‚ Callicles of Acharnae‚ fervently discuss the relationship between pleasure and good. It is in this philosophical debate that Callicles states a good life as one that consists of having as much unrestricted pleasure as possible; therefore‚ implying that the pleasant and the good are identical. However‚ Socrates contends otherwise‚ and attempts to convince Callicles of the error in his ways by proving that good is ultimately not the same as pleasure

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    live.” Martin Luther King said these words urging the importance of living with a cause. Socrates was a man who strictly lived his life with a purpose‚ and according to Plato’s Apology‚ died for the right to practice philosophy. What perhaps is most interesting about Socrates’s view is his outlook on death. Death‚ to many‚ is a frightful end; something to be avoided for as long as one possibly can. Socrates disagrees‚ as seen most clearly in his very last speech prior to the conviction of his death

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    student‚ Aristotle‚ in Politics. Plato presents three types of education in The Republic: the mechanical education for each type of citizen within Socrates’ republic‚ the process of attaining an intelligible understanding of the world for philosophers as described in part by the allegory of the cave‚ and the Socratic Method of circular questioning that Socrates uses throughout the conversation to persuade his interlocutors. Aristotle‚ by contrast‚ explains and utilizes just one method: the most direct

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    Assignment – The Last Days of Socrates Question/Answer Essay In Plato’s apology: The trial of SocratesSocrates is convicted by a great and many crimes. Through these blames Socrates comes up with different ways of countering the assumptions cast upon in his defense. In turn‚ through his defense Socrates makes some very strong points that revolve around the aspect of truth‚ re-phrasing questions and outlining the respect people should give to one another. Through this‚ Socrates makes his point clearer

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