The paramount political principle that guided Socrates in Book 5 is the process of acquiring knowledge. This knowledge would be employed to study the concept of an ideal existence. This model existence consisted of a society within a city state which was supported and guarded by an elite group of guardians (451e). In this hierarchal space‚ Socrates equated the male and female guardians of this society with guard dogs (451e). Guard dogs by their nature and growth would embody certain qualities. Hence
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Socrates: An Archetypal Paradigmatic Individual According to the reading it can be assumed that Socrates is an archetypal paradigmatic individual. He was a rare human being‚ he spoke of a profound message‚ lived out what he taught and was a life guide for us to learn from and follow. It was evident in how he lived his life and his very character represented that. Although Socrates wrote no philosophy and there aren’t any accounts of his thoughts he is perhaps the most influential philosopher
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Phaedrus‚ a dialogue between the main protagonist Socrates and his dear friend Phaedrus‚ the idea of love and philosophy join together and in one are the aspects of the other. Phaedrus has been spending the morning with Lysias‚ and decides to refresh himself by taking a walk along the Athenian countryside‚ when he is met by Socrates‚ who professes he will not leave him until he delivers the speech that Lysias has left with him. Phaedrus does not deny Socrates‚ and the two decide to direct their way to a
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Euthyphro Conversations between Socrates and Euthyphro can often times be difficult to follow and understand however‚ with careful reading and critical analyzing‚ much can be gained and inferred. This can be seen in the many great and intellectual conversations that were had in class last week. A combination of my own interpretations as well as those of my peers allowed for the whole class to gain a deeper understanding of this reading. As a brief overview‚ we were able to discuss the difference
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false accusations in the Apology‚ Socrates is imprisoned for being wrongly tried and condemned to death‚ later on he is greeted by Crito his friend who visits in the cell with him. Crito tries to convince him through compelling‚ but at times selfish arguments. Socrates responds against these arguments with selfless reasons to explain the bigger issue of his own principles. Firstly‚ Crito argues minor and major points of logic on why it is right to escape‚ but Socrates does not escape based on his obedience
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Socrates’ death To begin with‚ we need to introduce Socrates. Socrates was and still regarded as one of the most influential philosophers. Socrates throughout his life showed a deep understanding of the human life‚ as well as an understanding of the world. He is considered one of the most important ethical philosophers of all time. Nothing much is known about his personal life‚ but his works were well preserved which revealed a lot about him as a great man. Socrates was sentenced to death and
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| Socrates Understanding | Beverly Melcher | Ethics and Moral Reasoning: PHI 208 Dione Johnson | | 3/3/2013 | Socrates Understanding The concept of holiness emerges into the dialogue when Socrates is trying to find out how to address the gods in a proper way. He is also trying to find out the definition of piety and impiety from the gods point of view. The reason for this is so that the man‚ Meletus‚ who feels that he is bring justified charges against Socrates to the gods‚ because
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By definition‚ material monism is the philosophical belief that proclaims that the physical world is filled with all matter derived from one single element. Material monism is Pre-Socratic‚ which means that it originated prior to the teachings of Socrates. This belief system was developed by three famous Milesian philosophers‚ who are commonly known as Thales‚ Anaximander‚ and Anaximenes. As stated in the text‚ “Three philosophers from the city of Miletus in Ionia‚ Thales‚ Anaximander‚ and Anaximenes
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Socrates spent most of his life in Athens. During his life he witnessed the rise and glory of Athens and the rapid decline of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Socrates met and talked with a variety of people such as politicians‚ statesmen‚ sophists‚ poets‚ architects‚ and ordinary citizens. He taught philosophy to the youth of Athens‚ devoted friends‚ and pupils like Crito. Plato was one of Socrates’ students‚ and he is considered to be most brilliant student of Socrates. In fact‚ Plato is the
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or not Socrates is truly breaking the law by practicing philosophy is questionable. In the city of Athens it is said that Socrates has corrupted the youth by teaching his incorrect version of philosophy and creating new gods. It is for this reason that he is being wrongly accused and put on trial. Socrates positions in the Apology and the Crito‚ in regards to following the law‚ appear to be contradictory to each other but in fact they are consistent in most ways. In the Apology‚ Socrates states that
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