Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime
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In Plato’s dialogue Phaedo‚ there are a series of arguments presented by Socrates as proofs for the existence of the soul after death. The final and most convincing argument works as a direct application of Socrates’ idea of the Forms. Socrates begins to examine the question of whether the soul exists after death by establishing the basis upon which his proof must function. Socrates takes his idea of Forms to be the most certain of all of his theories and so he contends that it ought to be the basis
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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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As the world becomes more immersed in advanced technology and more discoveries are made‚ we assume we know everything. If Socrates were here today he would repeat what he said to Athenians 2‚400 years ago‚ that we know nothing. After Socrates encountered the Oracle of Delphi‚ which told him he was the wisest man in Athens‚ he went on a journey to try to disprove the oracle. He did this by asking politicians‚ poets and craftsmen questions. He knew that he didn’t know everything and along the way‚
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Socrates though that philosophers would make the most ideal ruler in the ideal city. However‚ Adeimantus thought the opposite of Socrates saying that philosophers would make the worst rulers of the ideal city. Adeimantus thought that philosophers who were ignorant in the ways of philosophy‚ such as individuals pretending to be philosophers‚ would lead the ideal city into destruction. Also‚ he thought that the best philosophers‚ like Socrates‚ would only be caught up in philosophy and not the politics
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angry with Socrates may have been from a specific sentiment family relationship. In the event that Socrates was as he has been depicted‚ then he would have been an extremely shrewd individual‚ and prevalent regardless of being a dissident. These are qualities I think Nietzsche would have preferred. In any case‚ the bearing Socrates took these things were so in opposition to Nietzsche’s own perspectives‚ that perhaps it might be said it resembled being deceived by a companion. Take Socrates’ demise
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Ezra Hochman Wednesday/Friday 12:25-2:05 Diogenes vs. Socrates: What is a life of worth? One can either write the story of their own life‚ or let other people and circumstances write it for him. Too often do citizens of the world follow the assumptions of society‚ as personal independence can seem frightening or uncomfortable. Both Socrates and Diogenes were of the mind that the purpose of human life is to constantly better one’s self by way of personal and spiritual growth. We are unable to
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| What Role Did Socrates Play in Ancient Greece? | Natalia Gonzalez | | Mr. Pellegrini‚ 2A | 3/24/2010 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | What Role Did Socrates Play in Ancient Greece? In the leading city of Athens 2‚500 years ago during the Golden Age‚ a peculiar philosopher was born into
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Plato’s “Phaedo” is a dialogue between Socrates and his friends‚ Cebes and Simmias. These two men have asked Socrates to prove to them that the soul survives after death due to its immortality. Socrates gives them several arguments‚ which ultimately lead to his conclusion that proves the soul’s immortality and furthermore its perishability. Socrates proves that soul lives despite the body’s death by showing that if an entity has a certain characteristic‚ it will not accept the characteristic that
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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 wasn’t a sophist‚ meaning that he never felt that he was wise for he was always in the pursuit of knowledge. Unfortunately‚ Socrates was put to death late in his life. One of his best students‚ Plato‚
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