In Republic‚ Plato uses his writing to express different opinions‚ through the conversations of Socrates and other characters. Towards the beginning of Republic‚ Socrates says that people believe others don’t “feel” old if they are rich and wealthy and not because they have a disposition to happiness. Socrates is pointing out that people value wealth and believe that being rich is the key to a happy life rather than having the disposition to look at life with happiness always. Another point Plato
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at the expense of their own” (41). Thrasymachus concludes that “the dynamics of justice‚ then‚ consistently operate to advantage the ruler but never the subjects” (41). The strong cares for others inasmuch as it serves the interests of the strong Socrates quickly objects that the definition of governing is not to consider what is in the interest of the strong‚ but only what is in the interest of governor’s subjects‚ which prompts Thrasymachus to further explain his view. He explains that that the
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Worksheet on Plato’s Crito 1. In paragraphs 43-46a‚ Crito gives Socrates a number of reasons why he should escape. State one of them in your own words. He will be killed un-honorably. 2. Socrates brings up the case of an athlete engaged in professional training. What point do you think Socrates is trying to make here? Although he was an awful wrestler‚ anything is possible even if one is destined for failure. There just may be a positive ending to his going away. 3. Socrates says “As we have
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mimics of the real thing‚ therefore‚ we have to pull back from the world of peculiars and search in our own minds. Things like justice or moral virtues do not exist in this world in a proper form. In Crito & Meno we can clearly see these ideas. The essential argument in Crito is ‘The Many vs. The One’. Socrates says “We should’t care all that much about what the populace will say of
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Plato vs. Aristotle Plato and Aristotle‚ two very well known philosophers‚ by definition are knowledge lovers‚ who held different ways of thinking on that of creation‚ politics‚ and love‚ consequently the teacher of Aristotle‚ who was Plato‚ holds different views on all of those matters. Creation‚ the beginning process of life either given from God‚ or an actual "higher form" which was Plato’s idea‚ or passed through from evolution‚ from which Aristotle sided with is one example of their differences
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The essay “Crito” is a dialog between Socrates and Crito’s‚ who is trying to convince Socrates to escape from prison and his ultimate death. Both parties give good reasons on their positions‚ but it ultimately is Socrates’s decision. The Conversation begins with Socrates questioning Crito‚ why he is there so early‚ which he replied that he comes to the prison often and knows the “prison-warder” (43a). He continues to tell Socrates that he could not sleep because his friend is about to be executed
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In Crito by Plato‚ Crito attempts to persuade Socrates to escape from jail so as to avoid his death sentence. This essay will set out to elaborate on the things Plato would say to both Crito and Socrates‚ if he were to be in jail with them. In addition‚ this essay will elaborate further on the reasons Plato would not agree that Socrates’ decision‚ to stay in jail and accept his death sentence‚ would eventually result in happiness. Thus‚ I will establish the stand that Plato would take sides with
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Guardian in Republic‚ Euthyphro and Crito In the Republic‚ Socrates creates an imaginary world which is completely different from that time’s Greece. He defines a new type of rulers called true guardians who are supposed to rule this new world and fully determines their characteristics and calls them philosopher – king. Because Socrates is also a philosopher‚ in a deep analysis‚ based on the Republic‚ Euthyphro and Crito‚ I will look for whether Socrates fits his own description of a true
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The most noticeable comparison between Jesus Christ and Socrates was that the charges against them. They were both seen as an “evil” influence to the townspeople because of their different ways to see life and for their beliefs on religion. Jesus was considered a heretic because he preached monotheism in a polytheistic world. He called himself the messiah‚ a divine being and the son of God and the Jews saw that as a major offence. The Roman Government did not like that Jesus questioned the oppressiveness
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the dialogue in the Crito‚ Socrates would completely disagree with this claim. According to Socrates‚ laws are what allow the state to exist‚ and the state exists to serve its people‚ therefore any person living within the state should want to follow the law‚ as it would only benefit them. These are the core values which Socrates has lived his life by‚ and in Freudian terms‚ this simply means Socrates’ superego has been effective in mitigating the drive of the id. In Socrates’ case‚ the instance
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