philosophy of Socrates’. As well it teaches us the idea of asking questions and probing for answers when we don’t understand so we can uncover the truth and learn rather than thinking we know and being ignorant. The intention here is to describe the philosophy of Socrates’ and use what I’ve learned from his ideas to present my own beliefs on what philosophy is and relate it to my personal life. The start of the essay will be devoted to deciphering the ethics and ideals of Socrates’ philosophy and
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Socratic and Plato: Introduction 2013 proposal due on sunday by 11:59 PM ultimate premise‚ ultimate conclusion‚ intermediate conclusions background to plato: the 5th century sophists Socrates: life‚ thought‚ influence Plato: life‚ works‚ thought‚ influence for next time 2 of the 5 points are for getting it in on time you can receive it later and will probably have to do so read the sample proposals read examples of issues references - focused list of primary sources translation of
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deeply influenced by Confucius’s Analects. David Haberman describes the Republic as ‘one of the most influential books of all time’ (86). And Bryan Van Norden compares (with considerable fervor) the Analects to ‘the combined influence of Jesus and Socrates’ (3). On the surface‚ there are many similarities between Confucius and Plato. Both taught through means of dialogue‚ and both expressed reticence to provide direct definitions. Both advocated contemplation and education as the means for moral attainment
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exchange between Socrates and Euthyphro in front of the Porsche of King Archon. Socrates supposedly poses as the disciple while Euthyphro takes the teacher approach‚ but ironically Socrates is actually the one indoctrinating Euthyphro. This conversation takes place sometime before Socrates‘s death sentence and during the action of Euthyphro charging his own father of murder. This situation astonished Socrates causing him to ask Euthyphro for his own meaning of “piety‚” which follows with the famous
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Many people ask themselves who they are‚ what happens when they die and what it means to be a person. It is constantly debated throughout history and is the reason why some people follow religions as a means to the answer. It is very difficult to truly grasp as it is broad and narrow/personal at the same time. Another problem is that Identity is sometimes subjected to change. Most people would say that they were not the same now as
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observed in the Crito can be seen as a methodological one. It can be argued that Socrates engages in a dialogue with the laws because he has already come to an impasse in his discussion with Crito. Plato wrote his philosophical thinkings in dialogue form. This was a new and radical form of philosophical writing; it was not a philosophical treatise even though some try to read the dialogues as such. The real character of Socrates has suggested that in order for reason to play a part in human philosophical
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Plato grew up in Athens Greece in the time of the first educators‚ therefore education played a large role in his life. Plato was a student of another famous philosopher known as Socrates. Through Plato’s education he became very close to his teacher Socrates. When Socrates passed away from a forced suicide in 399 B.C.E‚ it is said to have taken a large emotional toll on Plato‚ so large that‚ Plato traveled for 12 years in southern Italy‚ studying mathematics‚ philosophy‚ theology
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Plato was Socrates’ student and thus most of his work is based on the life and achievements of Socrates. Plato was in a position to capture major events in Socrates’ life up until Socrates was executed. One of Plato’s main works is the “Apology. The “Apology” captures Socrates speeches at his trial where he accused of “corrupting Athen’s youth‚ lack of respect for gods and introducing new deities” (Leibowitz 45). In the context‚ Socrates does not
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Flaws of the Socratic Method In Plato’s Republic‚ as well as in most of his other works‚ the philosopher writes dialogues between the character of his mentor‚ Socrates‚ and various figures meant to illustrate contradictory positions. He carefully scripts the engagements in a form of discussion now called the Socratic Method‚ where Socrates critiques the positions of the other characters in order to find flaws in inaccurate arguments. Although this method is prevalent even today‚ I will make the case
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In Plato’s Phaedo‚ socrates tells us his theories of the soul before and after death. He shows us that the body and soul are separate and the soul stays after death and lives before being born. One argument Socrates uses is that snow always brings cold‚ as fire always brings hot. Fire will not bring cold and snow will not bring hot. He uses these opposites to say that soul brings life with it; therefore the soul will never bring death‚ the opposite of life. Anything that doesn’t fall to death
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