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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Summary and Analysis of Crito Crito‚ a close friend of Socrates‚ wants to help Socrates escape from the prison‚ because he thinks Socrates has the good reputation of his friends‚ and should not be worried about money‚ his friends‚ and good places to go after he escape from the prison. What is more‚ Socrates can take care of his children. Socrates tells Crito that they should not pay much attention to what “most people” think‚ and they should pay more attention to the opinions what
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In my recent interview with my fellow education major Daniela Guzman‚ we discussed many different topics including the factors that lead us to deciding to go into the teaching profession. The questions we came up with ranged from teachers that had an influence on us to how we would like to decorate our classrooms. Daniela and I each wish to teach a different grade so the answers each of us gave were the same in many ways but also had their own personal touch. Daniela has always been good with children
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Applying Plato’s Crito The contributions of the Ancient Greeks have undoubtedly influenced the development of humanity through the years. Their timeless accomplishments in the arts and architecture are still admired today. Their introduction of concepts such as citizens’ rights‚ democracy‚ and freedom of speech and religion has influenced the governmental bodies that have championed freedom and liberty throughout the world. Many of their advancements in science and mathematics
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is not in accord with Socrates’‚ who refutes it with much discontent by Thrasymachus. He is accused of being a sycophant in addition to not being capable of answering anything but only to provide refutations to any opinion mentioned before him (336c). Thrasymachus is begged not to leave the conversation and to stay and discuss what he has just revealed to come to conclusion as to what justice really entails. To discuss what Thrasymachus first defines justice as‚ Socrates points out that rulers
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In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates‚ a proud Athenian‚ does not hesitate to die in accordance to the laws of his nation; as the status of his home state is more valuable to him than his own life. Thus‚ despite family and friends to live for‚ Socrates obeys the states wishes and agrees to die for his actions‚ showing his dedication to a parental state
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Socrates states that the human soul is immortal and it is reborn again‚ but it’s never destroyed. Socrates also points out that the soul has learned everything that is to know. Therefore‚ when we “learn” about something‚ it is merely just a “recollecting” what our soul’s have learned in the past. This idea is essentially the basis of the argument between Socrates and Meno. Socrates tries to prove this to Meno by calling over one of Meno’s servant and confirms that the boy has no knowledge of mathematics
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In Hobbes Leviathan‚ one might recognize the complete controversy between he‚ and Socrates. Socrates‚ was a man with little answers; he made you question things you did not know‚ and things you thought you knew. However‚ Hobbes‚ gives you immense immediate answers‚ and even claims that philosophers are wrong (page 57). Hobbes also claims that men has “restless desire of power after power” (page 58); he claims this explains how and why people act in a certain manner. Reflecting on our modern society
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In the dialogue Crito‚ Crito is making the argument to Socrate that he needs to escape jail‚ because he is an innocent man‚ that he doesn’t deserve to die‚ and that he needs to leave before he loses his life. While‚ Socrate counter argues that he must stay in jail and reserve the punishment that they voted for him‚ because for him to ran and escape jail that in itself is injustice even if he is in fact an innocent man. In Socrate’s counter argument he proclaims that if he and Crito came up with a
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Apology is a public speech; Crtio is a private speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But not verbatim; a lie in such
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