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    Socrates A Tyrant

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    Socrates‚ the philosopher credited with forming the very bedrock of Western thought; whose very name is synonymous with the classical period in Greek philosophy surprisingly never actually wrote a single word. His works continue to live on in his teachings alone. He founded no school‚ taught in no classroom and accepted no fee‚ however his pursuit of truth‚ his intellectual methods and most importantly his incessant questions have survived the ages in the minds‚ and on the lips of his students. In

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    Plato and Socrates

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    and Socrates Classical Greece in the 4th and 5th centuries BC was a period in which some of history’s greatest philosophers lived. The relationship between Plato‚ and his mentor Socrates was‚ for Plato‚ one of reverence. Plato viewed his teacher as an inspiration and as a philosophical model to emulate. Plato was a student of Socrates. Plato is the main eye-witness source for the life of Socrates and we know from his account of Socrates’ trial that Plato was a student at the time. Socrates was

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    Socrates: Guilty or Not

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    Socrates: Guilty or Not? Socrates is one of the founders of Western philosophy. The dialogues‚ written by many of his students‚ such as Plato‚ represent a unique way of questioning how we should live our lives‚ and who do we aspire to become. He was a very intelligent man who was very concerned about ethics‚ being a good Athenian‚ and doing what is just. In Plato’s Apology the reader experiences all of Socrates characteristics as if they where sitting right there with

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    Questions on Socrates

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    What did Socrates Stand for? 1. What are the needs of the political community? What must all political communities do to insure their survival? What about Philosophy? What does philosophy seek? How does it go about this process? Before we get into what are the needs of a political community‚ lets define politics. What comes to your mind when you think of politics? For the purpose of this class‚ politics is the identification‚ maintenance‚ and transfer of the communities’ core values that are

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    Gilgamesh vs Socrates

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    They said his power could only be matched by Enkidu. In The Death of SocratesSocrates was respected by every person who came to visit him before he died. Socrates was mentally and physically powerful. He wasn’t afraid of anything‚ not even of death. This is where both men were different in strength. Socrates was able to face death without fright whereas Gilgamesh was taunted in fear by the idea of dying‚ therefore Socrates is emotionally a stronger man then Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh pleaded to be

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    Socrates The Apology

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    Plato thinking was highly influenced by Socrates as evidenced in his book‚ “The Apology”. It depicts Socrates as one who was extremely interested in morality‚ living a good life and mostly caring for the soul. To him‚ there are no better blessings than those of God. Therefore‚ he was an ambassador of ethics (Plato & In Richards‚ 1966). In his writings‚ Plato brings out the aspect of general knowledge as being what people believe without need for foundational proof. Any act of believing otherwise

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    Socrates Beliefs

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    Socrates is a man who deeply believes in his teachings. To search for truth in your beliefs leads to virtuous beliefs. It would not have been virtuous to flee the trial. IF you read his speech you see that he wanted them to learn from this trail. He wanted them to know that these charges were brought by vengeful people and that they were a lie. He believed that the jurors would see the truth in his statement. He did not take money for his time‚ he did not incite the young men (they did that for

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    Socrates Unjust

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    This quote from The Trial and Death of Socrates demonstrates acts in themselves are neither unjust nor just‚ and the perception by the person deciding whether the act is unjust or just‚ is the determining factor in the matter. In this case‚ Euthyphro‚ the man who said this‚ originally believes the act of murder is unjust‚ and believes he should in fact proceed against his father‚ even though in most perceptions it is considered impious; and although Socrates it is considered impious‚ Euthyphro’s

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    Socrates Protagoras

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    Socrates asks Protagoras "in respect to what" will Hippocrates improve by associating with him‚ in the manner that by associating himself to a doctor he would improve in medicine (318d). Protagoras begins his discourse with the statement that a good sophist can make his students into good citizens. Socrates says that this is fine and good‚ but that he personally believes that this is not feasible since virtue cannot be taught (319b). He adds that technical thinking can be imparted to students by

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    Socrates Caf

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    5/5/2013 Evolving Through Ignorance Socrates Café‚ a book written by Christopher Phillips that unfolds his story on facilitating lots of free discussion forum in a lot of different places. But what is Socrates Café itself? It is a place; a place for people who wonder‚ a place for people with different backgrounds to immerse their own self into questions and ideas and dogmas through Socratic Method. Phillips made an effort to revive the condition of what Socrates more than two millennia ago did in

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