Socrates as an Exemplar of Love It may seem at first that Plato wrote Symposium merely to praise Love through a sequence of speeches made by the selected male speakers attending the drinking party. After Socrates makes his speech on the truth of love however‚ it becomes more apparent that Symposium is also a tribute to Socrates and his way of life. Although this is shown gradually and indirectly‚ Plato eventually makes clear his respect and admiration for Socrates’ way of life. The structure of
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Philosophy Professor Ravi Sharma In 80D Meno asks: “How will you look for it‚ Socrates‚ when you do not know at all what it is? How will you aim to search for something you do not know at all? If you should meet with it‚ how will you know that this is the thing that you did not know?” I believe this question warrants an in-depth inquiry of general sorts. Meno asked this question when he could not define a standard of virtue like Socrates had asked. That is why it’s easier to think of this question as just
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Confucius and Socrates both have a very definite perspective of an person and how he/she should live their life. However these perspectives do differ in specific areas and that is what brings me to compare and contrast on both philosophers. "He acts before he speaks‚ and afterwards speaks according to his actions" (Confucius 2-13). Confucius says that we shouldn’t speak about what we don’t know‚ just as Socrates is known for saying "I am wise because I know nothing." Both of them seem to imply
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The life and death of Cholmondely is a short non fiction story written by Gerald M.Durrel which expose the human nature towards other living creatures and. The story victimize a fully grown ape known as Chumley which was brought up as a pet by a district officer to display his wealth and possessions and given away to the zoo as he felt awkward having it due to its big size the writer describes this using many examples how this poor animal has been taken out of its own habitat taught human methods
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television have belittled and criticized the effect that the ‘idiot box’ has on its’ viewers. In effect‚ television and its’ media have affected negatively the level of public discourse and intelligence in Contemporary America. In Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ Neil Postman explained how the gradual dumbing of our discourse and how our failed ‘treatments’ of this serious issue have been nothing more than fodder for entertainment. At the root of Postman’s central claim is a comparison between two very different
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In the story of Crito‚ Socrates is in a prison cell and is waiting to be executed. His wealthy friend Crito is trying to convince him to escape because he believes Socrates is innocent and is being wrongly accused of impiety and corruption of the young. Socrates refuses to run away‚ although Crito offers to care for him. He instead chooses to face the city because the city needs philosophy. His submission to the unjust conviction‚ emphasizes this relationship between the philosopher and the city
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One could argue that Socrates examined life‚ and yet what does that mean? From my understanding of the Apology‚ Socrates did not just live the life of the ordinary Greek he questioned life. What did he mean by “the unexamined life is not worth living?” I believe he meant that we must question everything around us. That the answer “things have always been this way” wasn’t a good enough answer. If we look at Sparta‚ they lived their lives as dictated by the government. There was no “I” in Sparta‚ Sparta
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According to Socrates‚ an unjust person is an unhappy person. Why do you believe Socrates made this analogy? How does one become a balanced individual? Furthermore‚ Plato also has an opinion of what a well-balanced person is. Show how Plato’s understanding of a well-balanced person is necessary to a society in harmony with itself‚ and how that ties in with Socrates’ preceding analogy. Socrates believed a unjust person could not be happy that only the just person could be happy. The unjust person
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At the heart of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ the central conflict occurs through the relationship of Willy Loman and his eldest son‚ Biff. Throughout the play‚ Miller uses the continuously building relationships to reveal the true themes of the play‚ as well as to create a character of hope and a tragic character. Through Willy Loman unrealistic expectations and unrealistic view of life‚ Miller is able to create a tragic character whom with the help of conflict results in the formation of
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Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime
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