Socrates on Death Now the hour to part has come. I go to die‚ you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one‚ except the god. (42a) Fear of the unknown is a phobia inherent to the human psyche; we are often dually terrified and fascinated with that which we cannot explain or understand. Accordingly‚ death is the ultimate fear; a subject of which cannot be studied or observed first hand without lethal consequences‚ a topic on which no one can rightly claim to be an expert
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believe Socrates would agree with what President Clinton stated in his speech‚ if these people where so disgusted and disturbed by the government why did they not leave? This was an idea that Socrates expressed in the Crito. They had the freedom to live anywhere else‚ and yet they still decided to live in a country in which they believed was being suppressed by the government. Not only that‚ but they wrongly splattered the word patriot to justify their actions‚ which according to Socrates completely
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In the passage The Apology‚ Socrates was brought to trial on the charges of believing in false gods and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates responds to the charges brought against him by beginning to cross examine Meletus. He wants Meletus to explain exactly what a good influence is and how is Socrates a bad influence on the youth. Meletus explains that councilmen and laws make a good influence on the youth. He also states that if he is harming the youth it would of been done unintentionally
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most people cannot see the forms; they only see their representation or their shadows. Love for Plato had to be accomplished through mind and soul. For him‚ and his idea the mind and soul could not be separated‚ either through mortality or immortality. Someone could not love without body or a soul. To Aristotle we are of substance. One cannot see a soul‚ nor detect a mind‚ or where it lies‚ therefore to Aristotle‚ it does not exist. One cannot see love‚ it does not have fire‚ flesh or a head .all
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Socrates was a man that questioned all. He looked into the words people spoke discovering that they were mere soap bubbles. Why he did this‚ only Socrates knows. He believed that a life not looked into was a life that could have been done without. What did Socrates mean by this? Possibly that a life lived only on the surface was meaningless. If one could not dive deep into the oceans of his or her own thoughts it would be better for them to drown‚ so to speak. Perhaps the philosopher was trying to
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Throughout many of his works‚ Plato has continually presented the notions that we have souls and that they are or may possibly be immortal. These ideologies are suggested through a series of thoughts‚ mostly in the form of an argument or analogy. The main arguments presented within “Phaedo” either argue for the immortality of the soul or create a dialogue assuming that the soul is immortal and attempt to prove another aspect of knowledge or life. The main four arguments presented are the cyclical
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1. Callicles claims that we only have to look at nature to find evidence that it is right for better people to have a greater share than worse people. How does Socrates respond to this argument? Who makes the stronger case? Why? Socrates firstly exposes Callicles’ use of equivocation‚ a rhetorical ploy that avoids acknowledgement of an undermining truth while not being literally false‚ itself. He then accuses Callicles of equating strength with superiority‚ highlighting an absence of semantic
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Do the gods love the something because it is pious‚ or is it only pious because the gods love it? Socrates introduced this question and it has since been heavily debated throughout history with the sides split fairly evenly. This inquiry that has been posed leads people to start actually thinking about their values brought to them their entire life. Although they are following the rules that are laid out by either a holy figure‚ a mentor‚ or a political leader the moral thing to do? Can one be
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As Socrates finishes his speech with loud applause‚ Agathon calls his slave to serve him water. As the slave is finished serving he says‚ "Excuse me masters! I know this is no place for me to speak but I would like to share my view about love! I have listened to all your speeches and I feel I have some wisdom of my own to say!" Everyone continues to talk and praise Socrates for his speech. "Silence!" said Socrates‚ "We should allow the slave to speak as he wishes." Once again the room goes into silence
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the republic created by Socrates throughout the duration of the dialogue and the points that come from it are not as unnecessary or superfluous as they initially seem. The Republic is clearly a specifically worded dialogue about philosophy‚ but not necessarily only for philosophers. The seemingly excessive examples throughout the text are in fact a blueprint allowing for the general public to understand and assume Plato’s logic‚ ultimately bringing them not just to Socrates’ conclusion about justice
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