The Republic Reflection Socrates was a man of distinction and a man with strong ideas on how to make a more perfect society. Although a lot of his ideas conflict with his ability to be just or unjust it does not in his mind. Being just or unjust is a major topic in the book and there are many different ways of being both. Socrates used the terms‚ not necessarily the way we would normally use the term today‚ but parts of his depiction made sense. He said a lot of different things could be
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OCT 4‚ 2010 • 1. In the Apology‚ Socrates recounts how he disobeyed the unjust order of the Thirty Tyrants to arrest a fellow citizen; he also claims that he will never stop philosophizing‚ regardless of what the legally constituted political authority commands. Yet‚ in the Crito‚ Socrates provides numerous arguments for obeying the decision of the legally constituted political authority‚ even though the decision (to put Socrates to death) was unjust. Critically assess whether Socrates’s view
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Socrates knew the trial brought onto him by three citizens of Athens was not just and the official accusations of corrupting the youth and impiety are not the true reasons for the trial. He was put to death because of his method of challenging others in the search for wisdom and knowledge. Socrates was given the opportunity to defend himself and choose not to beg for his life but praise his life and to honor his mission. He opposed the charges by a cross-examination of the people who put him on
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In the Gorgias1‚ Socrates says‚ “I think that I am the only or almost the only Athenian living who practices the true art of politics; I am the only politician of my time”‚ while in the Apology2‚ he claims that “he who will really fight for the right‚ if he would live even for a little while‚ must have a private station and not a public one.” As we know‚ Socrates did manage to live for over 70 years‚ and did indeed confine himself to a private stance; but how can one be a politician without being
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Socrates introduces the concept of the divided line‚ which has four segments that refers to different levels of cognitive activities. It seems like that the divided levels works as a method of accessing one’s intellect. According to Socrates‚ imagination is located at the very bottom of the line and belief is located right above imagination; these two segments represent the accessibility to the visible realm. Moreover‚ understanding is placed at the top of the line and thought is located right below
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What is philosophy according to Socrates? Philosophy is an academic subject that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality‚ virtue‚ and human nature. The original word for philosophy comes from the ancient Greek word philosopha‚ which means love of wisdom. Although Socrates himself never claimed to have any answers to the questions he raised‚ his views and methods of philosophy became the foundations of what
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The conversation between Socrates and Alcibiades continues with them talking about how the soul is separate from the body. There is nothing that has more authority than the soul within the body. Socrates then states that people who know their parts of the body know what belongs the them‚ but not themselves. This means that their body parts are for their bodies‚ but they body parts do not belong to the soul. Again. Socrates brings up that people who tend to their bodies tend to what belongs to them
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We see Socrates putting forward his idea of “The Perfect City” in Book II. They discuss how different people have different tasks and jobs that they will perform. They say that no man should be doing anything else but his own job. They further establish that they would need the perfect soldiers‚ who will be called Guardians. Book III deals with their discussion on educating these Guardians. It seems like they want the Guardians to be the perfect men. They hold an elaborate discussion about how
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In summation of chapter 12‚ Socrates is discussing the difference between praise and honor to suggest that an object of praise‚ i.e. virtue‚ is inferior to an object of honor‚ i.e. happiness. To start off the section‚ Socrates proposes that: Objects of praise are praised for character in relation to something else as well as their actions and achievements. This praise is different than the praise given to the gods‚ for they cannot be referred to our standard of good. There are things above praise
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An Account of the Trial of Socrates as out-lined in Plato’s Apology Dublin Institute of Technology Students’ name: Lilian Muraro (D14125029) Access Foundation Programme An essay submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the module of Introduction to Humanities Lecturer: Will Peters 15 December 2014 Account of the Trial of Socrates as outlined in Plato’s Apology This essay is analysis of the accusations against Socrates during his trial‚ based mainly on Plato’s interpretation
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