The allegory of the cave was a vision that Plato described to Socrates about prisoners chained facing a wall of a cave so that they could not move. Chained there for their entire lives they could not see themselves or each other all they could see was the cave wall and shadows. Fire burned above their heads and behind them. Between the fire and the prisoners a wall lined path where people walk and carry vases‚ statues‚ and other artifacts on their heads. The prisoners could hear echoes of voices
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and places? “All men desire to know” – Aristotle 2) Divisions of Ancient Philosophy - 6th century BCE to 529CE (pagan books were outlawed) - Pre-Socratics (they came before Socrates (Pythagoreans & Ionians) - Sophists and Socrates (sophists are people who wanted to be paid for their philosophy and Socrates did not agree with that) - Plato and Aristotle (great scientist also) - Hellenistic period (stoicism‚ it also has the sceptics) - Neo-Platonism (built on Plato) (Augustine of Hippo
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The symposium presents a set of cases for love. Different views of love are being expressed‚ in a variety of ways to think. In comparing Diotima’s influenced Socrates’ views on love and Pausanias’ views we find two completely different ways of thinking. Diotima seems to make a much stronger case and many would agree that she might have even just made the best case for love on the night. Although Pausanias thinks of love in more direct realistic way‚ it seems to be too narrow minded and flat. Pausanian
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learned from one another. Aristotle taught Socrates‚ who taught Plato. We are lucky enough to have access to the minds of these wonderful theorists through their own texts and others’ accounts of their ponderings. Though the times are different‚ the ideas presented by these philosophers are still very relevant and in some ways have helped to shape today’s society. Plato’s Symposium is the somewhat fictional story of a story of a philosophical gathering that Socrates attended one day with his friend Aristodemus
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Mediterranean. Over the years Plato has been hailed by some as an advocate of women’s rights because of some views he puts forth in The Republic. In Book V of the work Plato has Socrates‚ acting as his voice‚ engage in a discussion of the perfect state with Polemarchus‚ Adeimantus‚ Glaucon‚ and Thrasymachus. In the conversation Socrates puts forth the notion that women should be equal to men and that just because a person is of a certain sex it does not mean that they cannot still be beneficial to the operation
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to monarchy. From all of our understanding; Democracy is a government in which people hold ruling power and Monarchy is a government in which a king or queen exercises central power. Socrates was also a philosopher. Socrates was different‚ he was an outspoken critic and Athenian stonemason; who wrote no books. Socrates often passed his days in town square asking people about their
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theories are outdated . Theories in my opinion depend on how you was raised and what your family believes in. Each author in the readings in morality in religion state their opinion on the topic of both morality and religion. The authors use Plato’s and Socrates dialogue to get their views across. and how they feel about natural law and divine command theory which deals with religion. In Rachel’s Does Morality Depend on Religion? In many traditions one being Christianity‚ God is the the one who makes the
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Plato’s notion of the Forms comes to us as an answer. In Phaedo‚ Socrates is prisoned and put to death‚ which ought to be a tragedy and naturally a fearful experience for most. Strikingly‚ Socrates is open to being executed‚ which begs the question of why? Socrates believes that the body and the soul are separate entities that are combined to create what we see on earth as life. According to him‚ there are two components that we face; visible and invisible. The body is “the visible kind” (79b)
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1 In Apology written by Plato‚ Socrates is accused and charged with exploiting the youth and leading them into doubting the Gods recognized by the people of Athens. In Socrates’ speech‚ he is actually defending and speaking for himself. Although the modern understanding of the world Apology is to feel bad and admit to a wrongdoing‚ the word Apology in the title refers back to the Greek word Apologia‚ which means defense or justification of a belief. When Socrates is called upon the court‚ he respectfully
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man in Athens‚ Greece‚ Socrates (born around 470 b.c.) was just that. Wearing shabby clothing and always walking around barefoot‚ Socrates spent his days discussing everything you can imagine. Athens was full of philosophers (known as Sophists‚ who charged money for their so-called knowledge) who thought they knew everything‚ and charged for their teachings. He considered himself to be like a midwife‚ helping to deliver the ideas of others‚ and determine their truth. Socrates wrote nothing. He ironically
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