I am Medea and Jason is the one who is guilty. When I was not living in Greece‚ before I was brought here to this horrible lively place‚ I was happy. When I lived in Colchis with my real family‚ I was honored‚ I was valued‚ I was a princess. Here I am looked down upon‚ gossiped about‚ and unappreciated. When Jason came searching to take the golden fleece from my father‚ I was struck by his beauty. I fell deeply in love and I could not surface from my longing to appease him. Because of this yearning
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confusion about the Socrates statements. Basically‚ it is a conversation or arguments between Socrates and Euthyphro. Socrates is in the court because a man whose name is Meletus prosecuted him about corrupting the youth. Therefore‚ Euthyphro is in the court to prosecute his father for the murder of the servant. It is not proven that his father is killer but Euthyphro is trying to get justice on behalf of the servant. Euthyphro thinks that a person has to pay if he/she does something impiety. Euthyphro explains
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Socrates an ancient Greek philosopher who arguably set a philosophical president for all modern western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid
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the use of the Socratic method by Socrates himself. The problem is two-fold. Speaking to the first point‚ Socrates is not very much of a teacher. By that I mean that he is either unwilling or unable to lead his students (for sake of clarity I will refer to the various interlocutors in the dialogues as being “students” of Socrates‚ in so much as that is the way in which Plato seems to have framed the discussions) toward any specific lesson or definition. Socrates himself makes a point to admit his
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1a. In this trial I would argue that Eratosthenes is fact non guilty. Section 11 of the Laws of Athens provide for the lawful killing of a seducer? Though it can be argued that Eratosthenes broke the law as he was seen in bed with Euphiletos’ wife there some things that are important to consider. The law states that “A kakourgos (lit. “Wrong-doer”)‚ i.e. a burglar‚ adulterer‚ footpad‚ or assassin‚ who is caught in the act may be punished immediately without a dagger by whoever wishes.” Now look
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Socrates: Socrates was born in Athens about 470 BC and lived until 399 BC‚ he was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher and is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. An accurate picture of the man‚ his life‚ and viewpoints are problematic because he did not write any philosophical texts‚ everything we know is based on writings by his students and contemporaries… this is what is known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was later tried and put to death for “corrupting the youth
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Socrates and Achilles: the Martyr Heroes Madelyn Vogel ILS 205 By comparing himself to the Greek hero Achilles before the jury in Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates attempts to portray himself as a hero of equal merit to Achilles and others of similar standing. By selecting the greatest of the Classical Greeks to compare and contrast himself to in his argument‚ Socrates surreptitiously urges his audience to view him as being of the same caliber as Achilles. This not only authenticates Socrates’ claims‚ but
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Socrates knew the trial brought onto him by three citizens of Athens was not just and the official accusations of corrupting the youth and impiety are not the true reasons for the trial. He was put to death because of his method of challenging others in the search for wisdom and knowledge. Socrates was given the opportunity to defend himself and choose not to beg for his life but praise his life and to honor his mission. He opposed the charges by a cross-examination of the people who put him on
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Owing the Government Our Obedience: Socrates’ defense for Not Doing Injustice When Injustice is Done to You In the dialogue of “Crito” by Plato‚ a person by the name of Crito has come to try and persuade Socrates to escape from jail as he feels he is being wrongfully accused. Socrates basically asks Crito to plead his case and if he can come up with enough good reasons then Socrates will escape‚ if not he will stay. As Crito begins attempting to persuade him‚ Socrates ends up stating two main premises
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They put my high school friends and peers in a category of being a thug‚ teen parent‚ academic failure and more. The list goes on with the categories we are put in as students of McCaskey High School of the SDoL. There have been times where I was “guilty by association” not because I wanted to be‚ but because of where I attend school. As a student of J.P. McCaskey High School‚ I have dealt with being categorized by students from other high schools throughout the county. There have been times were
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