In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates is on trial for his life because of the alleged accusations of him believing in false gods and teaching such doctrine and corrupting the youth through his teachings. Socrates addresses his accusers faulty allegations while addressing the Athenian people’s destructive gullibility in siding with his accusers opinions without searching out the evidence for themselves. Using this opportunity to not just defend himself but rather expose the underlining and core issues‚ Socrates
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Joe Arce 19 Sept 2011 Socrates Vs. Gilgamesh Socrates’ view of death in the Phaedo‚ Crito‚ and Apology is complex. His argument tries to prove that philosophers‚ of all people‚ are in the best state to die or will be in the best state after life because of the life they lead. Socrates’ views are sharply contrasted in The Epic of Gilgamesh. In fact‚ he would probably say that Gilgamesh had not lived the proper kind of life and his views of life‚ and death would lead to an unsettled existence in the
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Socrates once said‚ “Education is the kindling of a flame‚ not the filling of a vessel.” With this‚ he revealed that education should be thought about and questioned for curiosity and understanding rather than for memorizing facts and information without any deeper thought on the matter. Socrates’ metaphor‚ “filling of a vessel‚” relates to our type of educational system and administration. It is often that teachers do not want students to ask questions they cannot answer; they do not
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Wk5D3 Assignment- Cloud Computing: Khan Academy‚ Future of Learning? 1. By flipping the classroom‚ we are talking about watching the lecture online at home as homework and then coming to class to work on the math problems. Do you think flipping the classroom would be more effective than the traditional way of teaching? Why or why not? I thinks this is a good concept because it prepares you for the dialog to come once you are in class you can related better and you can specifically target you
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Russo starts off by giving a brief overview of the era in which Socrates lived‚ and how he went through life. Socrates lived in the Golden Age of Athens after the Greeks overcame the Persians‚ and a new period of arts and culture came into be. In 399 B.C. he was put to trial for not believing in the gods of Athens‚ and for teaching the youth of Athens to question everything. The verdict was that Socrates would be sentence to death‚ and even though he had enough time to escape his sentence he refused
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Socrates the great philosopher once stated‚ ‘… the unexamined life is not worth living …’. This statement echoed through the centuries to influence and inspire generations upon generations of human beings. In Plato’s Apology (Biffle & Plato‚ 2001)‚ Socrates explains what he believed was the best practice for the “greatest good” of human beings‚ examination and understanding. Socrates urged for the examination of life‚ culture‚ tradition and moral. Socrates also insisted that “I am a citizen of the
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Causes‚ Fools Decide Them. Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC‚ has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise‚ we must first know what it means to be wise. According to Websters Dictionary‚ to be is wise is : (1) having or showing good judgment; (2) informed; (3) learned; (4) shrewd amd cunning. From this definition‚ it is clear to me that Socrates was wise in every aspect
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In the passage The Apology‚ Socrates was brought to trial on the charges of believing in false gods and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates responds to the charges brought against him by beginning to cross examine Meletus. He wants Meletus to explain exactly what a good influence is and how is Socrates a bad influence on the youth. Meletus explains that councilmen and laws make a good influence on the youth. He also states that if he is harming the youth it would of been done unintentionally
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Socrates believed that the purpose of human life was personal and spiritual growth. We can’t develop toward more prominent comprehension of our actual nature unless we take an ideal opportunity to analyze and reflect upon our life. . The importance of the quote is good for nothing because the significance of the word unexamined is ambiguous. I most definitely agree with Socrates that unexamined life is not worth living for. The case is that lone in endeavoring to come to know ourselves and to comprehend
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Plato. The Last Days of Socrates. London: Penguin Books Ltd.‚ 1993 Imagine the time just after the death of Socrates. The people of Athens were filled with questions about the final judgment of this well-known‚ long-time citizen of Athens. Socrates was accused at the end of his life of impiety and corruption of youth. Rumors‚ prejudices‚ and questions flew about the town. Plato experienced this situation when Socrates‚ his teacher and friend‚ accepted the ruling of death from an Athenian
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