Humanities Prof. Smith SOCRATES Socrates was a man of many words‚ with more thoughts and questions than any man of his time. Socrates wrote nothing himself‚ leaving much of his life a mystery. As mysterious as he was‚ today we look at him as the Father of Philosophy. Most of what we know about him was depicted through works that Plato‚ his pupil‚ had written about him. These works were Crito‚ Phaedo‚ Lysis‚ Symposium‚ Euthyphyro and Apology‚ and with them being written Socrates was remembered as being
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Socrates was the son of Sophroniscus‚ an Athenian stonemason and sculptor‚ and Phaenarete‚ a midwife. He received a basic Greek education because he wasn’t from a noble family‚ where he learned his father’s craft at a young age. Socrates worked as a mason for many years before he devoted his life to philosophy. Socrates married Xanthippe‚ a younger woman‚ who gave him three sons- Lamprocles‚ Sophroniscus and Menexenus. There isn’t much known of Xanthippe. Only that she wasn’t happy with Socrates
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state from the people who apply them. Socrates poses the question: should the individual obey the state every time the state asks something of him or her? Socrates’ believes that an individual of the state has an obligation to that state and its laws. However‚ in return‚ the state cannot ask its citizens to do anything unjust. Socrates is willing to disobey the laws of state because he is afraid to do anything unjust. When Socrates is sentenced to the death penalty he replies
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Socrates believe that people will always do things with good intentions‚ even if what they are doing is considered a “bad act”. Therefore‚ every action is based logic and a practical line of reasoning. If they pursue that action having good intentions and they become conscious that it is wrong or dangerous‚ then they will refrain from ever doing it again. In contrast to the Brahmin‚ Socrates had a more inspirational state of mind toward life and
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used to describe end-of-life or discarded devices using electricity. The majority of these devices contain toxins such as mercury‚ lead and cadmium‚ that can make their way into the earth once the device is discarded. According to “A Hazardous Afterlife”‚ an editorial written for the New York Times‚ recycling is the best option for disposing of electronic waste. Although this is the recommended way according to the article‚ many places such as Washington do not regulate recycling‚ and consequently
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Socrates’ claim that the “unexamined life is not worth living” is very true. Imagine if you were to just go through the motions from birth to death and never be able to put meaning to any of it‚ why do it at all? Going through the motions is just a step in life‚ however learning which motions to repeat and which should never be repeated again is how life is measured. Examine everything you do from your morning ritual to your nightly routines. In the morning‚ you brew some coffee or stop by your favorite
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In The Epic of Gilgamesh it’s shown that ancient Mesopotamian’s believed in a higher being and afterlife. The Mesopotamians are polytheistic. This is obvious in many parts of the story. They believed that the gods were the creators of everything around them. This was shown in the story through the creation of Endiku and by the goddess of creation Aruru. The Mesopotamians had gods of for various things such as death‚ love‚ war and eternal life. The gods were used to explain just about every feature
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however‚ money is not the total answer to success and happiness. Wisdom and truth are more important. The great Greek philosopher Socrates warned his fellow citizens by saying “are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honour and reputation‚ and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul.” Unfortunately Socrates said that hundreds of years ago but this is a challenge that still relevant in today’s world because this world that we live in
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principles in conducting a human life. By his employment of Socrates as his spokesperson‚ the reader learns of a society in which a merited aristocracy would rule‚ thus resulting in a civilization where all citizens are equal and no one is looked on as an alien. Instead‚ each citizen would simply fulfill their dictate of civil justice with the resulted effect being an emphasized state of activity rather than achievement. To begin the transition‚ Socrates describes the necessary removal of stories within Greek
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I will argue that the Islamic faith is very influential and what the followers believe about the afterlife shapes the culture and set a strong foundation for people to decide their life based on their decisions. In order to portray this foundation of willpower of deciding a person’s fate in the Islamic religion I will go into detail of how Earth‚ Paradise‚ and Hell plays a key role in one’s afterlife. The Earth plays a critical role on how the Islam faith is followed. There are many rules to to
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