1. Callicles claims that we only have to look at nature to find evidence that it is right for better people to have a greater share than worse people. How does Socrates respond to this argument? Who makes the stronger case? Why? Socrates firstly exposes Callicles’ use of equivocation‚ a rhetorical ploy that avoids acknowledgement of an undermining truth while not being literally false‚ itself. He then accuses Callicles of equating strength with superiority‚ highlighting an absence of semantic
Premium Plato Philosophy Aristotle
Describe Socrates’ reasons (in the Crito)‚ for refusing to escape from prison. In the text Crito‚ is compose of the Socrates’ and Crito’s dialogues whether escaping from the prison or not. Because of the corrupting youth Socrates sentenced to death. By ask questions Socrates made people questioned their belief. Therefore Socrates called as ‘god fly’. After all these cases Crito try to convince Socrates to escape from the prison. However Socrates does not want to escape. According to Socrates’ view
Premium Plato Socrates Escape
Philosophy Midterm Paper Being compared to a torpedo fish may seem like an insult‚ but in Socrates’ case‚ it is nothing but a compliment because of the actions behind it. Socrates is known for his questioning and critical thinking abilities that might give him this nickname. Meno‚ frustrated by Socrates extreme questioning‚ says‚ “Indeed if a joke is in order‚ you seem‚ in appearance and in every other way‚ to be like the broad torpedo fish‚ for it too makes anyone who comes close and touches it
Premium Plato Socrates Philosophy
story of Socrates after he was put on trial. This text shows the argument that Socrates made while he was fighting for his life. He was sentenced to death because the people of Athens felt like he was corrupting the youth that lived in the city. Plato characterized Socrates as a kind‚ innocent man who was unfairly blamed for a crime that he did not commit. The audience in this book is the jury and the citizens that appeared in court but the bigger audience is those who sentenced Socrates to death
Premium
Socrates is a man who relies on his manipulative tricks of rhetoric and cunning wisdom to dismantle and disprove his opponents of conversation. “What is the pious‚ and what the impious‚ do you say?” (6) Socrates asks one of these opponents‚ a man named Euthyphro‚ who is at court to prosecute his own father - an action which Euthyphro thinks to be pious. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define piety‚ and as he does so‚ Socrates uses their conversation to mock and twist Euthyphro’s words so they contradict
Premium Euthyphro Plato Socrates
Socrates and Zen The differences between Eastern and Western philosophies are very pronounced. Western mentality is generally based upon a rational‚ ordered system of categories that encourage the continual search for truth and knowledge through science or religion. Conversely‚ Eastern mentality maintains that life is a journey towards self-discovery of oneself and the unexplainable universe. However the drastic divide between Eastern and Western thoughts may not have always been so dramatic
Premium Philosophy Religion Psychology
In the societies of Socrates‚ Hobbes’s Leviathan‚ and Machiavelli’s Prince‚ individuals were naïve. Individuals believed in a power to rule them‚ rather than standing up and thinking for themselves. While Machiavelli and Hobbes believed in instilling fear into their citizens‚ Socrates believed in equality and justice. Socrates would disagree with Machiavelli and Hobbes’ societies because they were run by the same government that Socrates was fighting against. In Machiavelli’s Prince‚ the Prince
Premium Political philosophy The Prince Florence
different fields. Virtue‚ morality‚ immortality‚ death‚ and the difference between the psyche (soul) and the soma (body) are just a few of the many different topics which can be covered under the umbrella of philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to be experts on all these subjects. The have well thought out opinions‚ and they are very learned people. Among the most revered philosophers of all time was Socrates. Living around the 5th century B.C.‚ Socrates was among the first philosophers who
Premium Philosophy Plato Socrates
Socrates: Was He Guilty or Innocent of the Crimes He Was Charged With? Most of the information that we learn about Socrates comes from the work and writings of one of his students‚ Plato. It has been alleged that the great Philosopher wrote nothing down for others to read‚ and as such‚ the knowledge and the teachings from Socrates that is relied upon to convey his philosophy and the epic story of his life comes not from himself‚ but his students who attempt to provide and accurate picture
Premium Philosophy Plato Socrates
Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Socrates is standing on trial in which he is being accused and sentenced for corruption of the youth‚ and impiety by Meletus. Socrates during the trial presents defense speeches to the jury in order to prove his innocence of these charges. There were three phases of the trial the preface‚ sentencing‚ and Socrates speaking to the people. During the sentencing stage Socrates remains lists a number of rulings in which he may face‚ one being exiled however Socrates could not see
Premium Plato Truth Human