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    characters‚ Gorgias and Socrates’ personalities in

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    O.J. Simpson Not Guilty

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    J. Simpson was found not guilty May 12‚ 2010 Strayer University The double homicide trial of O.J. Simpson may be over but the speculation of how and why he was found not guilty is still running sky high. Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death outside her Brentwood townhouse on June 12 1994. Former American football star O.J. Simpson was arrested soon after the killings but insisted from the start he was "absolutely‚ 100% not guilty (BBC News‚ 1995).” Exactly

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    In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous

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    Socrates vs Protagoras

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    Philosophy Socrates a sophist? Or just sophisticated? Plato goes a long way in attempting to distinguish Socrates from the likes of Protagoras‚ a self admitted sophist. In Protagoras‚ Socrates is depicted as a street smart‚ wisdom dispensing young man‚ brash with confidence and a bit of arrogance that goes a long way when confronted with the old school rhetoric of Protagoras. Plato begins to separate the two at the hip right from the get go. The dialogue between Socrates and his inquisitive friend

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    What Is Socrates A Tyrant

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    same ring were given to a just and unjust person they would act in the same way out of the natural desire to do and be better. However‚ later on in Book IX‚ Socrates describes the life of a tyrant

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    Layne Philosophy 104 March 15‚ 2011 Socrates: The Apology and Crito Socrates believed that his purpose‚ as a moral individual‚ was to achieve true wisdom of virtue and justice. With this considered‚ one may ask‚ "Then why did he accept punishment for crimes he didn’t commit?" Socrates didn’t care for fate‚ because he was only concerned for whether or not he and others were doing the right thing. This belief is shown to be evident when Socrates says‚ "You are sadly mistaken‚ fellow‚ if you

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    In Alcibiades I‚ Plato dialogues an encounter between Alcibiades‚ an ambitious noble youth‚ and the Greek philosopher Socrates. Socrates‚ who recognizes Alcibiades’ quest for power‚ subjects the young man to a series of pedagogical questions in an attempt to expose his ignorance. His hope is not to embarrass or ridicule him‚ but to slowly cultivate and guide his rationale and thinking. Socrates first proclaims that Alcibiades is unfit and ill-prepared to pursue a career in politics. He states that

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    While taking a first look at Socrates’ mind and work‚ we see a fundamental core of his theories is the concept of Absolute Purity. Socrates speculates on the theory of Pure and True knowledge; specifically‚ the Eidos of an idea regardless of time or people. In his quest to eradicate the world of mystery‚ he creates a systematic way‚ an algorithm of sort‚ to reflect the purity of justice in all of our acts through endless contradictions. What is the source of Socrates commitment to purity? Why does

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    attitudes and laws at different times‚ in several countries‚ and even in separate states of the United States emphasize the point that there is no single standard of judgement and no trustworthy norm either for Humbert or for us to be guided by. Is Humber guilty or innocent?” This statement simply means

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    Evidence In A Guilty Case

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    After watching the video‚ I have to say that I am disappointed with the prosecution team. Naturally there are many cases when new evidence would come in after a case would be done and that would take things in a whole new direction and maybe give the guilty party a chance to prove themselves innocent. Thats fair and understandable since the new evidence that came in proves that the person didn’t do the crime. Evidence is always helpful in a trial and both the defense and the prosecution will use it to

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