In this essay‚ I explicate connections between Socrates’ descriptions of himself and his role as a citizen and educator in his home city‚ Athens‚ as portrayed in Plato’s Apology. The Apology depicts the trial of Socrates‚ and its entirety is narrated from the point of view of Socrates. Therefore‚ in the account of this trial‚ we have a lens through which we can view Socrates’ ideologies and convictions. Additionally‚ because Socrates is speaking directly to a jury of five hundred and one Athenians
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Causes‚ Fools Decide Them. Socrates‚ an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC‚ has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise‚ we must first know what it means to be wise. According to Websters Dictionary‚ to be is wise is : (1) having or showing good judgment; (2) informed; (3) learned; (4) shrewd amd cunning. From this definition‚ it is clear to me that Socrates was wise in every aspect
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Athenians sentenced Socrates to death for being found guilty of corrupting the youth and for not believing in Athens gods. In the trial‚ Socrates entertained and addressed two sets of accusations: the old accusations and the new accusations. In the old accusations‚ Socrates was accused of “investigating the things under the earth and the heavenly things‚ and by making the weaker speech the stronger‚ and by teaching others these same things” (19b). In the new accusations‚ Socrates was accused of not
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“The unexamined Life is not worth living” Socrates was considered by many to be the wisest man in ancient Greece. While he was eventually condemned for his wisdom‚ his spoken words are still listened to and followed today. When‚ during his trial‚ Socrates stated that‚ "the unexamined life is not worth living" (Plato 45)‚ people began to question his theory. They began to wonder what Socrates meant with his statement‚ why he would feel that a life would not be worth living. To them‚ life was
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Cameron Moon 3/11/2014 PHI 150 Socrates Paper The goal of this paper is to discern and construct the world views of Socrates through the various readings‚ lectures and videos that we have seen in class. Some of these sources include: Socrates by G. Rudebusch; excerpts from The Last Days of Socrates by Plato; and The Allegory of a Cave. Of the nine world views covered in class‚ I will delve into my interpretation of four of them as seen through the various sources that we have been exposed to
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Socrates an ancient Greek philosopher who arguably set a philosophical president for all modern western theories‚ though he lived in ___________. Today in the 21st century his trial is still studied and debated. Some belief the trial justified and the Athenians were correct in his prosecution. However‚ large populations argue that the trial was unjust and Athenians used Socrates as a scapegoat for the troubles that the Athena democracy was facing during that time. Three men brought the charges laid
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Socrates is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of not only his lifetime‚ but also today. Why is he still held in such high regard when his death was over thousands of years ago? The answer is simple. Socrates employed a unique method of questioning when discussing philosophical topics‚ such as piety. The Socratic Method‚ or elenchus‚ was originally designed by Socrates as a way to install critical thinking‚ and is still an important method being used in the modern world. In order
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