One of the most provocative claims that Plato makes through the voice of Socrates in The Republic is that a democracy is an unjust form of government. This view is illustrated in the quote above. This quote can be found in Book VIII in the passage in which Socrates describes how a democracy comes to be. He is claiming that‚ although a democracy gives voice to the voiceless‚ this is not a just form of government because some people should not be given a voice in government. In modern society‚ this
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Socrates’ Moral Decision To Not Escape Was Socrates wise to stay in Athens to die? Examine firstly the context of the word wise ‚ Socrates wasn’t wise in the sense of preserving his own life as he stayed to die. He was encouraged and given the chance to escape by his friend Crito‚ but Socrates did not want to escape . Why? Socrates was a wise man. He believed in absolutes‚ and pursued the knowledge of man’s source of goodness and virtue. He believed that the repayment of evil with evil
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Are we morally obliged to obey even unjust laws? Think about what this means. This means that laws‚ regardless of how unfair‚ unjust‚ or immoral they may be‚ must be followed with no better reason that they are the law. To the thesis that we are obliged to obey even unjust laws‚ I will argue that the standard objections to Civil Disobedience‚ given by Singer‚ are incorrect To begin‚ however‚ I believe it is necessary to define an "unjust" law. According to St. Thomas Aquinas‚ "Any law that uplifts
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state from the people who apply them. Socrates poses the question: should the individual obey the state every time the state asks something of him or her? Socrates’ believes that an individual of the state has an obligation to that state and its laws. However‚ in return‚ the state cannot ask its citizens to do anything unjust. Socrates is willing to disobey the laws of state because he is afraid to do anything unjust. When Socrates is sentenced to the death penalty he replies
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Escape By Hereward Carrington All day long Orloff had paced his cell. The blackness of the sky outside was equaled only by the blackness of his thoughts. The deep rolling of the thunder reverberated through the thick stone walls of his prison‚ and every now and then a fitful gust of rain swirled through the tiny broken window‚ wetting his face as he stared out into the night. Orloff cursed‚ wiped the water from his face with his grimy fingers‚ and turned to pacing his cell once more.
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states that unjust people are stronger and more powerful than just people. Thrasymachos believes that being just is not virtuous nor wise but that men act just only because they afraid of having injustices happening to them so they obey. Those who have power and control are those people who act unjust-they make laws and rules that benefit themselves‚ not the rest of the people. Socrates proves Thrasymachos otherwise by arguing that being just is virtuous‚ wise and profitable and being unjust does not
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Can’t Take It With You Dr. Vincenzo Philosophy 110 B February 17‚ 2016 1. The Socratic character of Grandpa Vanderhof has similar traits as to Socrates in book 1 of The Republic. In book 1 Socrates questions characters and talks to them about happiness and life. His question is “ Does he mean that justice is doing good to friends and harm to enemies”. Socrates question to Polemarchus‚ they argue about what justice is. So tying it to the movie with how Grandpa Vanderhof talks about life lessons with
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The Escape - Millie Murray Plot Story of an abusive husband and how his oppressed wife makes her journey to independence. •Alton had refused to allow Patsy from visiting her sick and ailing motherin Jamaica‚ even though Patsy was pining away for her mother and homeland. • Miz Ruby‚ Patsy’s friend‚ provided both emotional and monetary support to encourage Patsy to escape. She thought of the plan for Patsy ’s successful escape. Alton‚ who had always underestimated Patsy’s intelligence
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Escape Dark‚ ominous clouds had completely covered the sky. The atmosphere was oppressive‚ not a sound could be heard. With the exception of a narrow window‚ he was enclosed in a bare‚ desolate room. There was no way out. Aaron got up from the ground‚ very slowly‚ with all the energy he had left. Worn-out‚ he finally managed to stand on his feet‚ before surrendering to the pain of his wounded legs; he fell on the hard bed. He was unsure of how he managed to survive‚ however his future was nothing
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THE ESCAPE By Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham‚ a famous English writer‚ was born in 1874 in Paris. He received his medical degree‚ but he never practiced medicine; the ambition to write dominated his entire life. In 1897 "Liza of Lambeth"‚ Maugham’s first novel‚ appeared. It had no success. For the next ten years Maugham wrote and starved. He turned out a steady stream of plays and novels none of which excited much attention. His luck changed in 1907. In that year "Lady Frederic"‚ a comedy
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