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    Philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle The philosophies of Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle had different points of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example‚ all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed that government should only have

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    February 20‚ 2012 Was the Death of Socrates Justified? The life and death of Socrates is a topic that can spark great debates. Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was put on trial for two specific reasons. In the Apology‚ we learn that the people of Athens claimed that Socrates did not believe in the gods of their city‚ but in other spiritual things. This was thought to be impious. They also believed that Socrates was corrupting the youth. Socrates did his best at trial to prove his

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    The Death of Socrates Viewing the painting “The Death of Socrates” by Jacques-Louis David‚ one can perceive many different subject matters‚ both literally and metaphorically. The obvious is seen within the setting of the painting. The clear illustration of where the event is happening provides the onlooker with a glimpse into a different time and era. Conversely‚ the artist has taken the liberty to hide deep meaning inside the work of art through less apparent means. Symbolism through art work

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    Apology we hear his account of Socrates trial where he is accused with corrupting the youth and not believing in the Gods. The trial accounts open with Socrates claiming that his accusers have spoken persuasively but not truthfully on the matters. He states that he has had no previous experience with speaking in courts of law and asks for patience. Socrates starts with his anecdote on how his friend had gone to the Oracle of Delphi and asked if anyone was wiser than Socrates and the prophet answered that

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    Lysis & Socrates: What is friendship? In this dialogue between Socrates‚ Lysis‚ and Lysis’ best friend Menexenus‚ Socrates is trying to show Hippothales that the way to attract attention from someone is NOT by praising them‚ but by drawing them into a philosophical discussion. He claims that praising them (especially young people) will only make them bigheaded‚ and that developing their mind & soul with deep conversation is the right way to draw their attention. Socrates shows this by starting

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    Did Socrates commit suicide and why? Upon taking the ethics class and learning and understanding the teachings of great philosophers such as Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle I am even more driven to gather more knowledge about ethics as well as information about the above mentioned philosophers who have been instrumental in shedding light into the complex view on ethics. This is why I chose this topic‚ in order to explore whether Socrates actually did commit suicide and why he did so. After being

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    The minds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle SOCRATES‚ one of those who sought to develop a more consistent and purer concept of god‚ but he paid the price of a pioneer in that the masses misunderstood him. He was considered as the destroyer of the gods of the Greeks. He maintained that the centrality of the real essence of man and individual is not only its acceptance of the different gods but the real understanding of one’s relationship with others in a rational manner. This implies a rational

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    When Confucius met Socrates It is world-renowned that Confucius and Socrates are the top-ranking philosophers. They are both authorities in their own field of their countries. Nevertheless‚ there have been some arguments about the conflicts between the Chinese culture and Western thoughts. Speaking of the differences between the Chinese and the west‚ there must be some reasons for it. Initially‚ in my book‚ the conflicts stem from the different history. We all know that European civilization

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    Socrates believes that death is the separation from the body and the soul. He believes that we have a form of innate knowledge‚ which is virtue‚ and we have the ability to gain partial knowledge. Meno had the issue of being able to understand and grasp the connection between the body and the soul. He had a hard time understanding the concept of being able to recognize something if it is not present. Socrates says that when you know‚ that’s when you are able to recognize. Even at the end of the

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    In 399 B.C‚ Socrates‚ a 70 year old teacher of rhetoric and speech‚ had been declared the wisest by the oracle at Delphi‚ however‚ he hadn’t considered himself the wisest. He figured that someone else was wiser than himself so he began to talk to poets‚ artist‚ educators and he realized that when they claimed that they knew the answers that didn’t. He had been the only one that had acceptably admitted that he didn’t know the right answer. People were infuriated because he had pointed out that the

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