432746 Purpose: In this paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect
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Timothy Tran July 2‚ 2013 Philosophy 3 Paper # 1 In Republic‚ Socrates argues that justice is the virtue of the soul. Socrates tells us that justice is desirable because it means health of the soul. Socrates says that justice is the virtue (excellence) of the soul and acting justly makes you happy. The main goal that Socrates wants to achieve is to explain that justice is good and makes you happy‚ so there should be a reason for each individual to act justly. In each individual‚ the “soul” plays
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Quite honestly‚ today’s readings had me going in circles—Socrates’ arguments were slightly difficult for me to follow because his different points were organized or explained in a way that relates his point in a cyclic manner. Regardless‚ Socrates attempts to argue the immortality and the existence of the soul. The most confusing aspect of this was the beginning of his argument. Socrates bases his argument from his un-doubtful acceptance of the soul existing and being immortal; although he is known
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Meno and Socrates are very different characters. Meno seems to be really into his own knowledge and assumed expertise‚ while Socrates reserves himself and his pride by accepting that he knows nothing and humbled himself enough to accept new information and examine every detail to acquire the very best conclusion. They discuss the idea of virtue and the ways to attain it. While virtue is really hard to define‚ and we only know that it has something to do with knowledge and way of living‚ Meno by Plato
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different meanings. Although religiousness may be a part of fairness‚ they have many differences that can set each of them apart. This can be revealed through the Plato dialogue where Socrates and Euthyphro discusses the concept of what justice and holiness is and if they are a part of one another. The dialogue also shows Socrates who repeatedly asks Euthyphro to give a definition of piety and also links both piety and fairness together. Through the themes of atheism and religion‚ fear and reverence and
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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 Alcibiades
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there are two main characters of the Cave Socrates and Glaucon. Socrates stood out more and the author Plato. Socrates wises man in Athens and he’s kind of a jerk. The representation of the Socrates‚ human nature and the enlighten figure of language. Plato trying to tell the audience that there is darkness and light. Plato dialog forms how you get out of the cave into enlightened. Socrates and Glaucon are trapped into a situation. The decisions‚ options Socrates make are fade towards themselves. By the
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This series of short dialogues begins with Socrates conversing with young Euthyphro‚ a religious expert who is prosecuting his own father for murder. Since Socrates is charged of being impious and Euthyphro is an expert at what is and is not holy‚ a series of questioning ensues. Socrates asks for Euthyphro to define piety in such a way that it be universally true for all cultures at any time. This definition of piety will be the standard against which all actions can be measured to determine whether
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In the reading Euthyphro‚ it is an argument between Euthyphro (the priest) and Socrates (who is being indicted by another man). This reading is a dialogue between the two men arguing on the same topic‚ even though they each gave examples‚ they still can’t figure out the answer but going “around and around” with the original question. Since Euthyphro and Socrates gave a lot of examples during the argument‚ I was really confused when reading it. I couldn’t organize my thoughts on the reading. However
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Socrates: Socrates was born in Athens about 470 BC and lived until 399 BC‚ he was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher and is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. An accurate picture of the man‚ his life‚ and viewpoints are problematic because he did not write any philosophical texts‚ everything we know is based on writings by his students and contemporaries… this is what is known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was later tried and put to death for “corrupting the youth
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