Speaking through Socrates and Meno‚ Plato attempts to confront the perplexing concepts behind what it is to have knowledge. Is there a difference between knowing something and having a correct opinion or true belief of that thing? Perhaps if our correct opinion or true belief leads us to the same accurate conclusion as one who has knowledge‚ then we are indeed knowledgable? Socrates establishes that in order to have knowledge‚ our true belief or opinion must be justified and although
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When the Oracle of Delphi told Socrates that he was the wisest man he didn’t believe it. To him‚ there had to be some kind of mistake‚ surely there was many more wise people in Athens. To prove his belief‚ Socrates decided to go and search for someone who was indeed wiser than he. He went around the city confronting people of high status but there wasn’t a single person that was proving to be wiser. In fact‚ they were noticing that Socrates was indeed wise. He first went with a politician " who had
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According to Socrates‚ justice is “the having and doing of one’s own” (433e-434a). While he applies this definition as every citizen doing their craft‚ Socrates‚ more importantly‚ is referring to every citizen remaining in their place in the city’s stratified social structure. Everyone in the city is in a position that is deemed suitable according to their abilities and potential. His prime example is the guardians who are the best of the best and‚ thus‚ the rulers of the city. Socrates justifies the
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history‚ meanings of reality appear arbitrary‚ as no chronological or cultural pattern exists. One representation of reality‚ according to Socrates‚ is that “in the visible realm‚ it produces both light and its source‚ and that in the intelligible realm” (203). Socrates defines reality by defining what it is not: representation. Initially‚ I will talk about what Socrates considers reality and what he considers not reality and why art and poetry are only a representation. Next‚ I will discuss how The Allegory
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Socrates was truly a great philosopher who had many interesting things to say during his discussions. He once said‚ “ ‘One thing only I know‚ and that is that I know nothing’ ” (Gaarder 69). Here‚ Socrates is trying to explain that he does not really know anything. He is saying that those who know that they don’t know anything are the ones with true knowledge. I believe that what Socrates said is really important because it shows that even someone who thinks a lot about life knows that there is still
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Within the story Socrates and the character Meno began by searching for what virtue was. Meno simply wanted to know the nature of it‚ how it was acquired‚ but Socrates felt the definition was needed first. In the end Meno gets frustrated with the whole discussion and feels they can’t inquire about something they don’t know about. This where the concepts of knowledge and true belief come into the Meno. To prove to Meno they are able to conduct inquiry into the unknown Socrates does a demonstration
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The following is a conversation between Socrates‚ who has mysteriously appeared in Philadelphia on November 9th‚ 2016‚ and Vivian Beck‚ a pro-choice woman among the crowd. The crowd chants outside to protest the election of Donald Trump‚ a republican candidate‚ as the President of the United States. Trump’s policies on defunding Planned Parenthood‚ overturning Roe v‚ Wade‚ and returning abortion laws to the state‚ has caused outrage from both pro-choice men and women. Tonight‚ they are protesting
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Living” Socrates believed that people do not think for themselves he also believe that if an individual cannot “think” that person is not open for others to question his/hers thoughts. The outcome of this dilemma in Socrates mind is “life is not worth living”. According to our presentational lectures “Philosophy” is a critical examination of our thoughts “Critical thinking”. If we cannot think our way through life‚ then life has no meaning‚ and it is not worth living. I believe Socrates quote is
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Socrates on the Definition of Piety Plato’s dialog called Euthyphro is about a discussion that took place between Socrates and Euthyphro concerning the meaning of piety‚ or one’s duty to both gods and to humanity. Socrates has recently been charged with impiety and is about to be tried before the Athenian court while Euthyphro is on trial for murder. Because Socrates knew that the Athenian people did not understand the meaning of piety‚ Socrates asks Euthyphro to answer the question "What is piety
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Socrates lived during a time of crucial transition in Athens. The city sought recover and stabilize from its defeat‚ and from this situation that public had began to doubt democracy as an effective form of government. The famous trial of Socrates is known to be an essential event‚ which revealed key themes to Socrates’ teachings and beliefs about moral and virtue. The Apology and Crito were fundamental to revealing those beliefs and played an important role in conveying Socrates’ position on living
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