Apology by Plato tells a story of Socrates‚ who was being accused of teaching others for a fee‚ corrupting the young and not believing in the gods. He asks the court to allow him to defend himself in his normal speaking manner because he had never been in a courtroom. Socrates starts by denying the charges against him. He claims that he has never asked for money from other people. He argued that young rich people with nothing to do would follow him and imitate his interviews of well-known wise people
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the same gods as Athens while extorting the truth for his personal benefit‚ disregarding the pureness of Athens and its youth. To begin‚ Socrates did not believe in the same gods as Athens‚ the easiest of his convictions to prove because of his Apology. In his plea‚ Socrates distracts the jury with stories of disbelievers. As the defense begins‚ he does not say that he does believe or disbelieve in the gods of Athens‚ since the easiest answer for an innocent man is “I did not do it.” Instead
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clue of the past. Ironically these are statements that would by used in The Apology by Socrates‚ who is wise and speaks out his belief. On the contrary‚ Jesus can be compared to Socrates because both are wise and died because according to the people‚ their teachings were implementing evil across the town. However‚ what is used in The Gospel According to Luke is Jesus own form of paradox statements like the ones in The Apology. For example‚ Jesus states a parable that is contradicting‚ “Can a blind
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The socratic seminar during class changed my thoughts vastly as it progressed. The multiple bright ideas spread throughout the entirety of the seminar created many opportunities to reflect upon the ideas I had going into the seminar. Many of the ideas revolved around the themes of destiny and the idea of Maktub. Overall‚ the seminar certainly contained a lot of material to build off of. A theme that was discussed repeatedly through the seminar was destiny. Nikol explained that destiny drove Santiago
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Life (Diamante) Chill Good‚ Calm Chilling‚ relaxing‚ floating Feeling‚ Everyday‚ Mood-Changing‚ Life Stressing‚ Paining‚ Breaking Bad‚ Tense Stress High Off Life (Double Cinquan) Calmed down‚ Chilled up Im Floating‚ flying thru the sky If there is something better than this feeling‚ why Have I not found it yet cuz I feel so alive‚ I can’t deny Im High Off Life Float Away (Haiku) Watch me float away My nerves are calm‚ I’m dazed Floating in the air I Love It (Sonnet) I love
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While watching a documentary called “An Apology to Elephants‚” it is revealed that wild elephants migratory animals and travel long distances. These animals have the need for physical exercise. But the life in the circus is one that is always on the road. Elephants are kept in crate and are forced
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Frankenstein and Pride & Prejudice Socratic Seminar Reflection This Socratic Seminar made me agree much more with Socrates’ beliefs: that extended discussion and continual questioning facilitate the most meaningful learning experiences. It helped me understand the novel much more than I had before because I got to hear about the book from the perspective of others and how they interpreted the story and discussed what they thought were the positive and negative aspects of Frankenstein. I
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In The Apology for Raymond Sebond‚ Montaigne references scientists and mathematicians in order to support his argument against certainty because human knowledge continually changes. For example‚ when Montaigne writes about shifts in human understanding of astronomy‚ he argues that if Greek philosophers could contradict the universally held belief that the sky and stars revolve around earth and then be confirmed by Copernicus one thousand years later‚ one would expect that another theory will replace
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Miguel Garcia Mr. Spector Philosophy 1010 9-14-10 Apology Questions 1. According to Socrates the difference between himself and his accusers is he is speaking the truth and the accusers aren’t being truthful. 2. The hardest group of accusers is Antis because they have lied to children 3. Socrates is being charged with corrupting the young and spaking badly about The Gods. 4. Socrates’ ironic point about Evenus is that they’re proud and conceited. 5. Socrates’ experience
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The Apology‚ by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ can be observed through many different aspects. Emerson‚ representing one of the greatest advocates for transcendentalism‚ has applied the idea of seeking a God within nature to multiple poems. The Apology is boasting with this trait‚ for Emerson states‚ “Think me not unkind and rude‚/ That I walk alone in grove and glen;/ I go to the god of the wood/ To fetch his word to men.” (Emerson‚ lines 1-4). Emerson describes how he seeks nature for spiritual relief‚ just
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