Right to Life‚ Right to Choice Abortion remains one of the most contested issues as far as social and moral obligations are concerned. It has been a controversial topic for a long time. In the United States‚ abortion has been made legal and even after the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the 1973‚ the controversy still continues. Unfortunately‚ abortion is a liberty and right that some wish to eradicate. Some consider abortions immoral. They believe in misconceptions that are based off of skewed
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Socrates was put on trial because he was charged with crimes. The first was “corrupting the youth.” (43) The second was “refusing to acknowledge the gods acknowledged by the city.” (43) The third count was “introducing new divinities.” (43) The reason Socrates was put on trial was because he was going around challenging men about their knowledge and wisdom. He was told by an Oracle that he was the wisest man who lived‚ but he was skeptical about it‚ so he went and tested out that theory. He went
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cooperation‚ Robert Oppenheimer made the right decision to change that topic to show that he regretted building the bomb and dropping it. Steering the conversation from talking about the military building more atomic bombs to talking
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most noticeable comparison between Jesus Christ and Socrates was that the charges against them. They were both seen as an “evil” influence to the townspeople because of their different ways to see life and for their beliefs on religion. Jesus was considered a heretic because he preached monotheism in a polytheistic world. He called himself the messiah‚ a divine being and the son of God and the Jews saw that as a major offence. The Roman Government did not like that Jesus questioned the oppressiveness
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explained everything of how the jewel went into the goose and Holmes let them go. Was it the right choice or the wrong choice? In the first place‚ Sherlock Holmes in my opinion made the wrong choice of letting him go free. Ryder framed Horner by telling Sherlock that he did it and Horner was innocence but nobody believed him. Horner made a crime in the past. Ryder was the thief along he planned the crime before he did the crime.
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In The Apology by Plato‚ Socrates defends himself against the accusations claiming that he corrupts the youth with his teachings. As a Philosopher‚ or in the context of the text‚ a juror‚ or a judge ‚ it is important think critically and logically when examining arguments from both sides of the conflict. One of Socrates’ arguments against the charges brought upon him for corrupting the youth is this: “For if I am really corrupting the youth‚ and have corrupted some of them already‚ those of them
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persuation was indispensible B Sophists taught the art of rhetoric‚ the art of persuasive speech‚ not for the sake of truth‚ but for the sake of winning the argument 1 make a bad case look good 2 make an unjust case appear just 3 advance one’s special interest 4 Chance the ’goo’ life of pleasure c Sophists did not teach for the sake of leanrning‚ but for the sake of 1 sought out the wealthy 2 charged high tutorial fees 5) Plato is opposed to the sophists philosophical understandings
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Those who have power and control are those people who act unjust-they make laws and rules that benefit themselves‚ not the rest of the people. Socrates proves Thrasymachos otherwise by arguing that being just is virtuous‚ wise and profitable and being unjust does not make people stronger nor more powerful. Those in power or rulers make laws that are just for themselves but Thrasymachos agrees that sometimes rulers make mistakes and make laws that are unjust to them‚ therefore‚ making them just or advantageous
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Socrates charged with being a Physicalist or Natural Philosopher and a Sophist‚ more specifically of corruption of the youth and impiety. Charged with these crimes for two different reasons‚ one‚ being misunderstood by the people he had questioned over the years as to his motivation. They felt he was questioning their beliefs and values. This made them angry and out of resentment took these charges out. The other reason is they were trying to degrade him and throw a bad light on him in the cities
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Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus‚ an Athenian stonemason and sculptor‚ and Phaenarete‚ a midwife. He received a basic Greek education because he wasn’t from a noble family‚ where he learned his father’s craft at a young age. Socrates worked as a mason for many years before he devoted his life to philosophy. Socrates married Xanthippe‚ a younger woman‚ who gave him three sons- Lamprocles‚ Sophroniscus and Menexenus. There isn’t much known of Xanthippe. Only that she wasn’t happy with Socrates
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