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    Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 470 BCE to 399 BCE‚ unlike other writers of the time he is entirely known through the works of those around him such as Xenophon and Plato. In one of Plato’s work about Socrates‚ the Apology‚ Socrates sets up an argument for disobeying the laws of men that he appears to be at odds with another argument in another work about Socrates by Plato about excepting punishment in Crito. Many believes that these inconsistencies are actually the invention of Plato

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    Unjust Criminal Justice

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    resulting in the marginalization or oppression of certain groups due to underlying societal structures and systems. One glaring example of this failure is evident in the criminal justice system. Here‚ racial and socioeconomic biases frequently lead to unjust treatment towards a lot of individuals.. Studies show minority communities face disproportionately higher incarceration rates‚ primarily due to issues like racial profiling and limited access to legal assistance. Despite legal safeguards meant to

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    The Death of Socrates

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    “The Death of Socrates” – Extra-credit The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David is a perfect example of a neoclassical painting. As a characteristic of this time‚ the author focuses on symmetry and on the characters’ faces to tell the story. Jacques Louis David uses a smooth texture in his composition and primary bright colors predominantly in the disciples’ robes. It is a secular piece of art that represents a historical moment‚ the death of Socrates‚ a Greek philosopher‚ known as one of the

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    Socrates and the Soul

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    Socrates believed the most important task‚ in life‚ was to care for ones soul. Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we must rise above our physical nature in order to gain true knowledge. He believed the soul was our very essence‚ and our bodies the instrument utilized in dealing with the physical world. Socrates seemed confidant that human beings survive physical death‚ therefore possessing an immortal soul. He felt a philosophers concern was not with the body but with the soul and

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    McGrath February 11‚ 2013 Euthyphro – Plato The Euthyphro is a tale of Socrates and Euthyphro. They meet by chance and end up discussing what is holy and what is piety. Socrates tries to get answers from Euthyphro but because of his unwillingness to learn‚ they end back at the beginning of their discussion. In Euthyphro‚ we see the three distinct definitions of piety and holiness that is given by Euthyphro and how Socrates refutes them. This paper will give those definitions and my own argument

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    Socrates A Tyrant

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    Socrates‚ the philosopher credited with forming the very bedrock of Western thought; whose very name is synonymous with the classical period in Greek philosophy surprisingly never actually wrote a single word. His works continue to live on in his teachings alone. He founded no school‚ taught in no classroom and accepted no fee‚ however his pursuit of truth‚ his intellectual methods and most importantly his incessant questions have survived the ages in the minds‚ and on the lips of his students. In

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    Plato and Socrates

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    and Socrates Classical Greece in the 4th and 5th centuries BC was a period in which some of history’s greatest philosophers lived. The relationship between Plato‚ and his mentor Socrates was‚ for Plato‚ one of reverence. Plato viewed his teacher as an inspiration and as a philosophical model to emulate. Plato was a student of Socrates. Plato is the main eye-witness source for the life of Socrates and we know from his account of Socrates’ trial that Plato was a student at the time. Socrates was

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    Socrates: Guilty or Not

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    Socrates: Guilty or Not? Socrates is one of the founders of Western philosophy. The dialogues‚ written by many of his students‚ such as Plato‚ represent a unique way of questioning how we should live our lives‚ and who do we aspire to become. He was a very intelligent man who was very concerned about ethics‚ being a good Athenian‚ and doing what is just. In Plato’s Apology the reader experiences all of Socrates characteristics as if they where sitting right there with

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    Why Is Gandhi Unjust

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    un-peacefully when he was shot on January 30‚ 1948 at the age of 78. His assassination was unjust for several reasons buy mainly because he was the commander of the fight for Indian independence from the British‚ was known around the world as a symbol of peace‚ justice and human rights. In spite of his good intentions many believed he was the destroyer of India. The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was unjust because he led the fight for Indian independence from the British. It was an international

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    Some of Hammurabi’s codes were just but most of them were unjust. Hammurabi’s codes were too rough and unfair to people because son’s would get their hands cut off for things that could have been handled differently and better‚debts were not fair‚ and slaves were treated differently than free people. In document C‚ law number 195‚ it said " If a son has struck his father‚ his hands shall be cut off." This law was unjust because they should have no right to cut the son’s hands for hitting

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