story of Socrates after he was put on trial. This text shows the argument that Socrates made while he was fighting for his life. He was sentenced to death because the people of Athens felt like he was corrupting the youth that lived in the city. Plato characterized Socrates as a kind‚ innocent man who was unfairly blamed for a crime that he did not commit. The audience in this book is the jury and the citizens that appeared in court but the bigger audience is those who sentenced Socrates to death
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Socrates is a man who relies on his manipulative tricks of rhetoric and cunning wisdom to dismantle and disprove his opponents of conversation. “What is the pious‚ and what the impious‚ do you say?” (6) Socrates asks one of these opponents‚ a man named Euthyphro‚ who is at court to prosecute his own father - an action which Euthyphro thinks to be pious. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define piety‚ and as he does so‚ Socrates uses their conversation to mock and twist Euthyphro’s words so they contradict
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In Plato’s Apology‚ we are faced with the narration of the speech Socrates makes at the trial in which he is being accused of corrupting the youth of Athens for his lack of not recognizing the gods. Early on in the text‚ on page seven we are presented with the accusations to which Socrates is being accused of; “What do they say? Something of this sort: - That Socrates is a doer of evil‚ and corruptor of the youth‚ and he doesn’t not believe in the gods of the state‚ and has other new divinities
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Socrates and Zen The differences between Eastern and Western philosophies are very pronounced. Western mentality is generally based upon a rational‚ ordered system of categories that encourage the continual search for truth and knowledge through science or religion. Conversely‚ Eastern mentality maintains that life is a journey towards self-discovery of oneself and the unexplainable universe. However the drastic divide between Eastern and Western thoughts may not have always been so dramatic
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of Socrates‚ the value of piety and justice is emphasized repeatedly. To Socrates‚ it is never valid to knowingly commit an unjust action‚ as it does more harm than good. In other words‚ the most important thing in life is a good life that maintains the health of the body and psyche. Therefore‚ after failing to be acquitted from his trial‚ he must now determine whether it is just or unjust to escape without the approval of fellow Athenians. In his examination of possible liberation‚ Socrates rationalizes
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In the societies of Socrates‚ Hobbes’s Leviathan‚ and Machiavelli’s Prince‚ individuals were naïve. Individuals believed in a power to rule them‚ rather than standing up and thinking for themselves. While Machiavelli and Hobbes believed in instilling fear into their citizens‚ Socrates believed in equality and justice. Socrates would disagree with Machiavelli and Hobbes’ societies because they were run by the same government that Socrates was fighting against. In Machiavelli’s Prince‚ the Prince
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While taking a first look at Socrates’ mind and work‚ we see a fundamental core of his theories is the concept of Absolute Purity. Socrates speculates on the theory of Pure and True knowledge; specifically‚ the Eidos of an idea regardless of time or people. In his quest to eradicate the world of mystery‚ he creates a systematic way‚ an algorithm of sort‚ to reflect the purity of justice in all of our acts through endless contradictions. What is the source of Socrates commitment to purity? Why does
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this well-desired goal‚ and among these many is Socrates. Socrates believed that the key to living a good life is through the soul‚ and not through material objects or reputations. He also thoroughly believed in a daimon and insisted this voice was a higher source of inspiration that deterred him from certain acts and gave him advice. Many of his characteristics for living a good life are a product of his daimon and its guiding information. Socrates takes a non-traditional approach to living a good
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Socrates: Was He Guilty or Innocent of the Crimes He Was Charged With? Most of the information that we learn about Socrates comes from the work and writings of one of his students‚ Plato. It has been alleged that the great Philosopher wrote nothing down for others to read‚ and as such‚ the knowledge and the teachings from Socrates that is relied upon to convey his philosophy and the epic story of his life comes not from himself‚ but his students who attempt to provide and accurate picture
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will ask four substantive questions: What does Hume say about knowledge? How does he say it? Why is the section important to the Treatise? And‚ lastly‚ is Hume’s theory on knowledge persuasive‚ or do his arguments crumble under greater scrutiny? In the section at hand‚ Hume attempts to offer his standard for epistemological certainty‚ presumably in response to René Descartes’ epistemology—his fusion of clear and distinct perceptions with innate ideas. Hume‚ in 1.3.1 of the Treatise‚ asserts “there is
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