Socrates is one of the most famous and influential philosopher to change the common philosophy in Ancient Greece. Socrates’s main interest was to use his ideas in philosophy to make the state of Athens better. If it weren’t for his contributions in the Golden age‚ the civilization we live in now would not be the same. With the gathered research and analyzing of sources‚ Socrates’s’ ethics‚ logic‚ and Epistemology have been proven to live on to this day. In “The Making of the West Peoples and Cultures
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day of Socrates. Phaedo who was there explains in details what happened in that day. He began by saying that the day before they heard the guardian saying that the ship that Athens sent to Delos arrived. This ship explains the delay that occurred between the trial and the death of Socrates‚ indeed there is a law that prohibits any execution to keep the city “pure” until the ship reaches Delos and returns. After this brief introduction Phaedo begins naming the people who were with Socrates as Echecrates
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Socrates walks into a cave and confronts a strange man. MARCEOUS Socrates‚ we have some things to discuss‚ dear friend. SOCRATES And what might that be‚ Marceous? MARCEOUS I have watched you spread your wisdom to many. The young‚ the old‚ the rich‚ and the poor. You claim not to be the wisest man alive‚ but that is what truly makes you the wisest of any. You know when you do not. You teach others about things that you‚ yourself‚ do not even know. I told you I would return to you one day‚ to acquire
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In Socrates’ view‚ when illustrating a proper good man‚ it is important for a man to stand with his or rather her view against immorality despite the nature of the surrounding. According to him‚ it shall be a foolish idea to stay in a society with injustice and still assume everything is fine. His stance is depicted by how he illustrates the story of a boy who is warned by his mother about avenging the death of his friend. The boy is threaten by his mother that he shall die if he conducts the just
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famous quote of Socrates rooted deeply in the 399 BCE when Socrates was in trial with accusations of the corrupting youth of Athens and proclamation of false Gods. To understand what exactly philosopher meant it is important to know the circumstances and context. The place for the first democracy practices was the Athens and at the time of mentioned events‚ democracy passed its peak of popularity and new rulers fought for autonomy and dictatorship in the state. Therefore‚ Socrates‚ with his undoubtfully
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Socrates v. Euthyphro: What Is Piety? In Athens Greece‚ there was a very wise man considered by the Athenians who lived through the Periclean age (around 400 BC) and his name was Socrates. For most of his life time Socrates was a highly well respected philosopher; who loved teaching philosophy of life to anyone who listen in the street of Athens. All was dandy until his friend Chaerephon had told him that “He went to Delphi at one time and ventured to ask the oracle – as I say‚ gentlemen‚ don
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24c‚ of Apology‚ written by Plato about Socrates’ trial‚ starts off with Meletus accusing Socrates of corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates claims that if either of them is doing wrong it is Meletus because he involves himself in things that he does not really interested in or cares about. Socrates proves that Meletus is not concerned about the youth and also that he himslef is not a corrupter of the youth by asking Meletus a number of questions along with questions he answers himself. First
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Plato’s “Defense of Socrates” is a detailed account of Socrates being tried before the Athenian court. The “Defense” is written in first person‚ though it is actually written by Plato‚ who is an outside observer to the trial. According to Plato‚ there is a manifold of reasons as to why Socrates was on trial. The Athenians believed Socrates as guilty of blasphemy‚ investigating concepts that failed to acknowledge the presence of gods‚ as well as‚ corrupting the youth. Socrates was on trial for the
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The Death of Socrates is completed in 1787‚ oil on canvas painting by Jacques-Louis David‚ a French painter in the Neoclassicism period who’s born in Angst 30‚ 1748 and died on December 29‚ 1825. The painting’s dimension is 129.5cm x 196.2 cm‚ and it is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacques-Louis David was born into a wealthy family in Paris. When he was 16 years old‚ he admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting Sculpture learning. After several failures in competitions and finding
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Socrates was a Philosopher from Greece‚ who is credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy. He was an enigma who scholars in the modern world who learned about the writings of his students such as Xenophon and Plato. Plato wrote extensively about his master Socrates‚ and this helps shed light on the nature of Socrates. In this research‚ I am going to converse about the view that Socrates had on death. His views on death are expressed by Plato in his book known as Apology: Defense of Socrates
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