Do the gods love the something because it is pious‚ or is it only pious because the gods love it? Socrates introduced this question and it has since been heavily debated throughout history with the sides split fairly evenly. This inquiry that has been posed leads people to start actually thinking about their values brought to them their entire life. Although they are following the rules that are laid out by either a holy figure‚ a mentor‚ or a political leader the moral thing to do? Can one be
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Apology Plato Excerpted‚ cir. 360 BCE In 399 BC‚ Socrates (an ancient Greek philosopher)‚ was put to trial by his fellow Athenian citizens. The Apology is Plato’s account of the speech that Socrates gave in defense of his actions at the trial. Audio: http://www.thoughtaudio.com/titlelist/TA0023-Apology/ I will begin at the beginning‚ and ask what is the accusation which has given rise to the P1 slander of me‚ and in fact has encouraged Meletus to proof this charge against me. Well‚ what do
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Why Discriminate Against People with AIDS? AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. In the early 1980’s people began to think that only gay males could carried the deadly virus. The New York City Health and Mental Hygiene Department released a controversial HIV/AIDS public service announcement ad targeting gay men about having HIV/AIDS. Why just target gay men‚ they are not the only people that can catch the disease. Studies show that many people around the world including
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Here’s what I think‚ I think that Friar Lawrence was in charge of the death of Romeo and Juliet. Here are my reasons why I think Friar Lawrence was in charge of Romeo and Juliet‚my first reason He knew about Romeo and Juliet liking each other‚ He secretly married Romeo And Juliet without their parents knowing about it first. And he also thought them getting married would end the family feud but it didn’t end the family feud it just got more crazier from their. My second reason‚ After Friar Lawrence
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Socrates walks into a cave and confronts a strange man. MARCEOUS Socrates‚ we have some things to discuss‚ dear friend. SOCRATES And what might that be‚ Marceous? MARCEOUS I have watched you spread your wisdom to many. The young‚ the old‚ the rich‚ and the poor. You claim not to be the wisest man alive‚ but that is what truly makes you the wisest of any. You know when you do not. You teach others about things that you‚ yourself‚ do not even know. I told you I would return to you one day‚ to acquire
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or not they are “Pro-Life” or “Pro-Choice”. I’m going to discuss why it is wrong to be all out Pro-Choice. In my opinion I believe in some situations it is okay to be Pro-Choice and sometime’s that may be your only option. Although‚ through my research I found a lot of information which made me have to side with the Pro Life side and be against abortion. From reading an article on how students have a Silent Day too fight against abortion I have learned a whole lot. In the article students were
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about to list reasons of why he chose to go to college. The seven lines state that if he didn’t go to college‚ his father said he would break his son’s jaw. The audience is not expecting that the narrator’s only reason to go to college is because he doesn’t want his father to break his jaw. Most people usually have several reasons to go to college‚ whilst the narrator has only one which is a very different reason from others. The speaker’s father most likely means what he has said. Parents want their
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Summary of “Why Crush Them?” by Lawrence Lessig As the technological age has approached and developed the definition of creativity has broadly expanded. The editing and reordering of a song or movie is the art of which we call remixing. Lawrence Lessig recognizes remixing as an accessible‚ forbidden art in his essay “Why Crush Them?” Unfortunately laws‚ such as copyright laws‚ infringe on the creators thought and ability to publicly make their name with this form of art. Remixing‚ as an art
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Aristotle on education – why does he think it is important? Why does he think the curriculum should be roughly as he says? “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” – Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) The hardest mountains to climb in life are the mountains we create. A humans ability to reason can be both the making and breaking of any man‚ woman‚ child and community. We learn to train our ability to reason through education‚ habits‚ and life experience
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Class: November 21st • Apology is a public speech; Crtio is a private speech • Socrates ○ was the first philosopher concerned with human affairs (ethics‚ morality) ○ Socrates originally devoted his time to science ○ Later abandoned science and shifted attention to ethics-philosophy ○ Never wrote anything; so how do we know anything about him? Because of: § Plato § Xenophon § Aristophanes (Clouds)- accuser ○ Plato is the mouth piece of Socrates in most cases § But
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