In order to avoid questions about why one child is deemed to be a ruler over another‚ Socrates creates a myth that says all people were born from the earth. There are three types of people that were created from the earth: iron and bronze‚ silver‚ and gold. An iron and bronze person is full of appetitive desires‚ such as food‚ drink‚ or sex. These types of people are the farmers and craftsmen in a city. A silver person can be ruled by a spirited desire‚ or have the potential to be spirited. This
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According to Plato‚ Socrates had differentiated two ways of life‚ unexamined life and examined life. Socrates was irritated by the Sophists in his Era‚ and their leaning to teach logic as a means of achieving self-centered ends. An unexamined life to not examine or question one’s life is to risk misunderstanding one’s self in relation to the world‚ to remain oblivious to one’s thoughts‚ emotions‚ behaviors‚ and thus‚ to be a passive receiver of experience‚ instead of an active interpreter of experience
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Timothy Tran July 2‚ 2013 Philosophy 3 Paper # 1 In Republic‚ Socrates argues that justice is the virtue of the soul. Socrates tells us that justice is desirable because it means health of the soul. Socrates says that justice is the virtue (excellence) of the soul and acting justly makes you happy. The main goal that Socrates wants to achieve is to explain that justice is good and makes you happy‚ so there should be a reason for each individual to act justly. In each individual‚ the “soul” plays
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Socrates Anthology and Plato Plato: I: Apology 1. What are the charges brought against Socrates by his Athenian accusers and what is his reply concerning the sort of wisdom he in fact possesses? The charges that were brought against Socrates were corrupting the young and Impiety. Socrates says “If you ask me what kind of wisdom‚ I reply‚ wisdom such as may perhaps be attained by man‚ for to that extent I am inclined to believe that I am wise; Whereas the persons of whom I was speaking have a
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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 is known today as one of the greatest Philosophers. With his philosophical views‚ centuries ago‚ Socrates was brought to trial and cost his life due to his claims and charges were pressed against him. He was indicted of turning the worse argument into the stronger argument (28). Socrates was accused for not recognizing the gods acknowledged by the state‚ and was accused of being an atheist (36). He was despised by adults due to his inquisitions and answering a question with a question and
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has already been given and now Socrates and colleagues must make the decision to flee the city of Athens or stay and face his fate. In this conversation you have Critos point of view and Socrates. Based on Critos reasoning he states three reasons why Socrates should stay‚ the first two being selfish but the third hitting home. Critos first argument is that if Socrates does not get away‚ then he will hurt crito in two ways A. Crito will lose a great friend when Socrates is killed B. His notoriety will
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this nation have always thought of themselves as superior. Looking back at the history of the United States‚ none of these acts of racism compare to the pre-civil war era in the early 1800s. George Fitzhugh advocates slavery in his work “The Universal Law of Slavery.” In this piece‚ Fitzhugh claims that the African American race is improvident and a burden to society therefore society has the right to protect themselves by subjecting all African Americans to domestic slavery. One of the main reasons
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Still‚ there are many people who are in opposition to Socrates’ decision of remaining in prison and firmly waiting for his execution. Some critics would claim that Socrates is causing harm by accepting his execution and bringing an end to his life as a teacher. Yet‚ this claim is refuted because whether Socrates was executed‚ or he chose to escape and fled into exile‚ he would not have been able to teach the Athenian people either well. Also‚ he is not harming others through his death because of
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Socrates and the Anti-Democracy The trial‚ determination of guilt‚ and eventual death of Socrates‚ one of the paramount philosophers in history‚ on the charge of “corrupting the young and of not believing in the gods in whom the city believes” (Plato 24c) in Athens‚ perhaps the most famous freedom-loving‚ democratic city-state of the Western world‚ is puzzling. In his earlier days‚ Socrates was once seen as an eccentric headmaster of a school of thinking‚ a harmless character wandering the streets
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