Both Woolf and Socrates have been questioning society as a whole. Woolf questioned the ideals about how men and women where treated in society and how gender is just a social construct people made up. While Socrates questioned why society made something pious or impious and people followed it without understanding why. Why do Woolf and Socrates ask and tell us all these things? Its not as though they would be able to change the world‚ but just to be able to make people to think about the construct
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John Mulderig HIS_121_N*CTN*CTN2 Athens and Sparta: Opposites do not Attract Athens and Sparta‚ two civilizations of equal power‚ yet unequal mindsets: their societal views caused these two great empires to face a divide unlike any other in history. Sparta‚ with their cold iron and colder hearts left enemies in ruin. Athens was intelligent‚ yet militaristically inferior to Sparta. Allies during the 1000 years war‚ the two faced increasing animosity that eventually climaxed in ancient Greece
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As the world becomes more immersed in advanced technology and more discoveries are made‚ we assume we know everything. If Socrates were here today he would repeat what he said to Athenians 2‚400 years ago‚ that we know nothing. After Socrates encountered the Oracle of Delphi‚ which told him he was the wisest man in Athens‚ he went on a journey to try to disprove the oracle. He did this by asking politicians‚ poets and craftsmen questions. He knew that he didn’t know everything and along the way‚
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Philosophy Midterm Paper Being compared to a torpedo fish may seem like an insult‚ but in Socrates’ case‚ it is nothing but a compliment because of the actions behind it. Socrates is known for his questioning and critical thinking abilities that might give him this nickname. Meno‚ frustrated by Socrates extreme questioning‚ says‚ “Indeed if a joke is in order‚ you seem‚ in appearance and in every other way‚ to be like the broad torpedo fish‚ for it too makes anyone who comes close and touches it
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where small could be generated from its opposite tall. These are the ideas that I agree with as explained by Socrates in the Phaedo dialogue where he is soon to be executed. [71a] (Soc)it must have been greater and then have become smaller?” (Cebes)“That is true‚” . (Soc)“And the weaker is
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Both Sparta and Athens were Greek city-states. Sparta was a strict military ruled city-state where the people established themselves as a military power early. However Athens was more of a political city-state that was more involved with their economical stature than their military forces. Still changes from the Persian wars would change the powers of the city-state and somewhat unite them. <br> <br>Sparta was a strict military city-state. The people were Dorians who conquered Laconia. This region
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Greece is a collection of city states which have always been independent of each other. The two greatest ones are Athens and Sparta‚ which has a long history of competition and war between them for supremacy. Athens is the birthplace of democracy‚ while the Spartans have adopted an oligarchy ruling system‚ this system extends to them and the rest of Lacedaemonians. The battle of Thermopylae united the whole of Greece against a common enemy Persia‚ fought 495 BC. After this battle‚ Persia continues
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Plato’s Republic features a disagreement between Socrates and Thrasymachus about the nature of justice. The disaccord between their views of the subject is extremely pronounced‚ but there are certain underlying agreements which guide the course of the debate. One way to evaluate the validity of the arguments involved is to examine whether the assumptions at the root of the argument are in accord with this common ground. By my reading of the dialogue‚ Socrates’ reply to the first part of Thrasymachus’ definition
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When is War Justified? War is justified and only justified when a nation is acting out of self-defense to protect their nation as a whole. One might argue that humanitarian wars or wars that are fought because they seem morally right are also justified. However‚ wars like these do not protect the interest of their nation as a whole‚ and are usually fought to establish political connections rather than to protect the nation. In the article‚ “When is War Justified?” by Elijah Sweete‚ he states
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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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