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    Socrates Plato Piety

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    between Socrates and Euthyphro on the subject of piety and holiness‚ rich with Socratic irony‚ Socrates pretends to be clueless on the subject and asks Euthyphro what his thoughts are on the subject of piety and what makes an action pious‚ however Euthyphro starts digging himself a bigger and bigger hole even though he initially posed as almost an expert on piety‚ Socrates finally shows him how ignorant he truly is on the subject‚ however the Before the debate starts‚ Euthyphro tells Socrates he is

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    mental conviction in the truth. Socrates‚ as one of the greatest philosophers in ancient Grace‚ still could not avoid this fate being hated among those unwise people. Although it is reasonable to understand why Socrates described himself as “gadfly”‚ which is excluded from the majority but always leading people head to the direction of truth and achieving happiness from the process of pursuing truth. Some people‚ from the current society‚ still hold the view that Socrates is guilty because of the social

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    How Is Socrates Wise

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    Socrates describes his mission or occupation in life as a need to find a person who thinks that they are wise and if Socrates then does not fully think that that person is wise‚ then Socrates believes that with the help of God‚ he must show the person that they are not truly wise (23b). The reason for this is because a wise man will understand that their wisdom is worthless (23b). Socrates set out to do this mission because Chaerephon asked the oracle at the temple if there was anybody that was smarter

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    my words of wisdom

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    1. The facts are that this is a non- profit organization that needs to find some grants for some foundations to hire an administrative assistant to help with volunteer director to reduce the work load. Three foundations had accepted the proposal which gave them more money than what was expected. Two of the foundations asked that the money be handled in the way proposed to make sure that the money that will be spent is only spent for the reason intended. They were concerned that the money would not

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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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    Finding Wisdom through Literature Wisdom can be found through many sources. In literature‚ wisdom can be seen‚ interpreted‚ and used in every day society. Wisdom literature explains situations in the lives of ancient and even modern society. Through wisdom literature‚ people can learn a lot about how to handle situations and apply the wisdom to their lives. It can affect everyone. Wisdom is present in almost every type of literature. Wisdom is most often present in the Bible and ancient writings

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    Socrates is a Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He was one of the founders of Western philosophy. He was born around 470 BCE and died in 399 BCE. He became very well- known through his students Plato and Xenophon. He had his insistence on the truth and on being honest‚ which led to his execution. Socrates was a brilliant man in what he has done. There was said that he was “corrupting the youth of Athens not to worship the city gods and of introducing new gods” Johnston (2006: 8). All he has done

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    Why Is Socrates Wrong

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    In 399 BCE Socrates was wrongfully put to death. The charges and verdict were posted in the metroon (Greek temple): "Socrates is guilty of refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state and introducing other‚ new divinities. He is also guilty of corrupting the youth. The penalty demanded is death‚" (Socrates). Regardless of the laws at the time‚ and the amount of discretion given to the court‚ the wrong moral decision was made. Socrates’ famous student‚ Plato‚ wrote about trial in Apology

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    thoughts along different lines and not examining the same thing” Rene’ Descartes pg. (1) “Discourse on Method” by Rene’ Descartes Wisdom‚ according to Rene’ Descartes‚ can be reached when an individual abandons all other influence and challenges the course of their own personal knowledge by seeking supreme understanding. He believed that everybody is capable of wisdom‚ but to gain it a person must challenge their very own mind. In the book‚ “Discourse on Method”‚ Descartes describes his method for

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