Socrates spent most of his life in Athens. During his life he witnessed the rise and glory of Athens and the rapid decline of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Socrates met and talked with a variety of people such as politicians‚ statesmen‚ sophists‚ poets‚ architects‚ and ordinary citizens. He taught philosophy to the youth of Athens‚ devoted friends‚ and pupils like Crito. Plato was one of Socrates’ students‚ and he is considered to be most brilliant student of Socrates. In fact‚ Plato is the
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bhubane‚ /manaber majhe ami banchibare chai. - Rabindranath Tagore Immortality – the quality of unending life or never ending existence. First is the state of being physically alive but the second relates to physical as well as mental‚ like living through one’s life time works or through future generations to follow. Gilgamesh wanted to achieve the first kind of immortality that is eternal physical existence. He was so terrified by the death of his best that he himself
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of afterlife are unknown to humankind. Although immortality may seem like the only plausible solution‚ it has its fair share of positive and negative outcomes‚ much like mortality itself.Immortality and mortality are similar in terms of one’s role on earth‚ and are different regarding afterlife and death‚ as shown by excerpts taken from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 12 and The Epic of Gilgamesh. The concept of living is shared between mortality and immortality‚ as they both allow individuals to experience
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What is philosophy according to Socrates? Philosophy is an academic subject that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality‚ virtue‚ and human nature. The original word for philosophy comes from the ancient Greek word philosopha‚ which means love of wisdom. Although Socrates himself never claimed to have any answers to the questions he raised‚ his views and methods of philosophy became the foundations of what
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OCT 4‚ 2010 • 1. In the Apology‚ Socrates recounts how he disobeyed the unjust order of the Thirty Tyrants to arrest a fellow citizen; he also claims that he will never stop philosophizing‚ regardless of what the legally constituted political authority commands. Yet‚ in the Crito‚ Socrates provides numerous arguments for obeying the decision of the legally constituted political authority‚ even though the decision (to put Socrates to death) was unjust. Critically assess whether Socrates’s view
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false accusations in the Apology‚ Socrates is imprisoned for being wrongly tried and condemned to death‚ later on he is greeted by Crito his friend who visits in the cell with him. Crito tries to convince him through compelling‚ but at times selfish arguments. Socrates responds against these arguments with selfless reasons to explain the bigger issue of his own principles. Firstly‚ Crito argues minor and major points of logic on why it is right to escape‚ but Socrates does not escape based on his obedience
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Vaccines to Fight Cancer A vaccine is a very common way of building up the immune system to fight infection. Using vaccines to fight breast cancer is relatively new‚ however‚ and still considered experimental. A vaccine for breast cancer may consist of an antigen cocktail of weakened or essentially dead elements of breast cancer cells that could stimulate an antibody response. The cancer vaccine might be prepared from your own deactivated cancer cells‚ or from extracts of breast cancer cells cultivated
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His choice in poetry clearly illustrates the struggle of colored Americans in the early 20th century. Schiller’s poem metaphorically explains that to “proclaim your might”‚ you must choose a pure and strong route to recognition. This is more or less Du Bois’ vision of progress for colored Americans. His chapter keeps in line with the themes of the poem‚ describing his early times as a teacher in Tennessee. As a student at Fisk University‚ he spent significant time during the summer vacation teaching
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Why Sinigang? By Doreen G. Fernandez Rather than the overworked adobo (so identified as the Philippine stew in foreign cookbooks)‚ sinigang seems to me the dish most representative of Filipino taste. We like the lightly boiled‚ the slightly soured‚ the dish that includes fish (or shrimp or meat) vegetables and broth. It is adaptable to all tastes ( if you don’t like shrimp‚ then bangus‚ or pork)‚ to all classes and budgets‚ (even ayungin‚ in humble little piles‚ find their way into the pot)‚ to
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Being one of Socrates’ disciples‚ Plato adopted his philosophy and style of debate‚ and focused his studies toward the question of virtue and the formation of a noble character. According to Aristotle‚ Plato developed the foundations of his metaphysics and epistemology by studying the doctrines of Cratylus‚ and the work of Pythagoras and Parmenides. When Plato met Socrates‚ however‚ he had met his definitive teacher. Under the influence of Socrates’ philosophical ideology‚ Plato was trying to find
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