world beyond his lifetime and culture‚ as time passed his reputation only increased. Due to his new method of thinking‚ Socrates was able to inspire people to think for themselves and it was ok to question things. This mindset later caused a huge effect in his life‚ from how he interacted with his wife‚ to how bystanders thought of him‚ and even cost him his own life. Socrates had lived through the Golden Age of Athens‚ this great era was the birth of many great philosophers. Often crowds would
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In Hobbes Leviathan‚ one might recognize the complete controversy between he‚ and Socrates. Socrates‚ was a man with little answers; he made you question things you did not know‚ and things you thought you knew. However‚ Hobbes‚ gives you immense immediate answers‚ and even claims that philosophers are wrong (page 57). Hobbes also claims that men has “restless desire of power after power” (page 58); he claims this explains how and why people act in a certain manner. Reflecting on our modern society
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Socrates: Meno At the beginning of Meno the question of what virtue is and whether or not it can be taught is brought up. The question of whether knowledge is virtue or virtue is knowledge is also brought up in the text. There are many different interpretations of Meno and all the things discussed within it. I am sure that there are many views and ideas as to where knowledge comes from‚ the true source of knowledge. Now nobody really knows where knowledge comes from‚ but Socrates
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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an ode to Love. Socrates spoke last‚ alleging his speech was a reiteration of what Diotima had once told him. Diotima‚ a priestess‚ whom Socrates allegedly met in the past‚ told him of the secrets of love. Another attendee of the party‚ Alcibiades‚ was asked to make a eulogy for love as well‚ but instead‚ talked about the nature of Socrates. The nature of love‚ from what Alcibiades said‚ and the nature of Socrates turned out to be almost identical. In Plato’s Symposium‚ Socrates represents the quintessence
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As the world becomes more immersed in advanced technology and more discoveries are made‚ we assume we know everything. If Socrates were here today he would repeat what he said to Athenians 2‚400 years ago‚ that we know nothing. After Socrates encountered the Oracle of Delphi‚ which told him he was the wisest man in Athens‚ he went on a journey to try to disprove the oracle. He did this by asking politicians‚ poets and craftsmen questions. He knew that he didn’t know everything and along the way‚
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Philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle The philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle had different points of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example‚ all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only have
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Euthyphro Conversations between Socrates and Euthyphro can often times be difficult to follow and understand however‚ with careful reading and critical analyzing‚ much can be gained and inferred. This can be seen in the many great and intellectual conversations that were had in class last week. A combination of my own interpretations as well as those of my peers allowed for the whole class to gain a deeper understanding of this reading. As a brief overview‚ we were able to discuss the difference
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Socrates argues that parallel to the city he had created a just person is comprised of three parts. Justice in the individual‚ as in the city‚ involves the correct power relationship among parts‚ with each part occupying its appropriate role. rational part of the soul that lusts after truth‚ a spirited part of the soul that lusts after honor‚ and an appetitive part of the soul that lusts after everything else. In his extended metaphor the appetite is represented by the lower consuming class ‚ the
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Socrates‚ Philosophy and the Good Life Socrates’ belief was that he was called on by the Gods to live his life examining others and himself. He believed the necessity of doing what one thinks is right even in the face of universal opposition‚ and the need to pursue knowledge even when opposed. "I became completely convinced‚ to the duty of leading the philosophical life by examining myself and others."¹ Socrates believed that to desert this idea was ridiculous and would make his life absurd
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