live.” Martin Luther King said these words urging the importance of living with a cause. Socrates was a man who strictly lived his life with a purpose‚ and according to Plato’s Apology‚ died for the right to practice philosophy. What perhaps is most interesting about Socrates’s view is his outlook on death. Death‚ to many‚ is a frightful end; something to be avoided for as long as one possibly can. Socrates disagrees‚ as seen most clearly in his very last speech prior to the conviction of his death
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Assignment The Last Days of Socrates Question/Answer Essay In Plato’s apology: The trial of Socrates‚ Socrates is convicted by a great and many crimes. Through these blames Socrates comes up with different ways of countering the assumptions cast upon in his defense. In turn‚ through his defense Socrates makes some very strong points that revolve around the aspect of truth‚ re-phrasing questions and outlining the respect people should give to one another. Through this‚ Socrates makes his point clearer
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than this one‚ I think any man‚ even a great king‚ will not find many such days or nights‚ when compared with the others.” (Socrates‚ “Apology”‚ p. 49) 2.
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Socrates was a Philosopher from Greece‚ who is credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy. He was an enigma who scholars in the modern world who learned about the writings of his students such as Xenophon and Plato. Plato wrote extensively about his master Socrates‚ and this helps shed light on the nature of Socrates. In this research‚ I am going to converse about the view that Socrates had on death. His views on death are expressed by Plato in his book known as Apology: Defense of Socrates
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To Socrates the connection of the good life and death are very important‚ and he talks about what a good life is in The Apology. So‚ what is a good life according to Socrates? And what is a good life’s relation to death? What do these two very opposing ideas have to do with each other? Well they have a lot more to do with each other than one would immediately think. First in order to understand the connection between these two antithetical concepts we have to understand what exactly Socrates means
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The Apology is believed to be the most authentic account that has been preserved of Socrates’ defense of himself as it was presented before the Athenian Council. It is in essential harmony with the references to the trial that occur in Plato’s other dialogs and also with the account given in Xenophon’s Memorabilia. It appears to record‚ in many instances‚ the exact words used by Socrates while making his speech in defense of himself. To be sure‚ the words were not recorded at the time they were spoken
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Plato and Aristotle Name: Course instructor: Plato and Aristotle Just like Plato makes it clear especially in his apology of Socrates saying that he was among the devoted young followers‚ he must have told Aristotle about how he loved pizza but Aristotle must have argued out that he knew the pizza guy but he knew not about the extra large mutton and olive pie regardless of how hungry they were. This is just like they knew little about the hockey but knew about Athens
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the Supreme power. And once‚ Socrates was accused of this a crime‚ the state could not be satisfied – with the declared ignorance. And the Greeks used to say that he forced his way out of the state‚ and hence‚ he should stay out of it. And in the Apology‚ he says that his Divine mission has robbed him – of time and opportunity to do something that was of actual use – and declares that it is necessary to live as a private person. Regardless of such implications‚ Socrates still lived a very good life
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“The Apology” by Plato Summary Plato’s “The Apology” is the speech Socrates makes at a trial in which he is accused with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Despite its title‚ however‚ the speech is not an “apology”. The word “apology” comes from the Greek word “apologia” which means a defense‚ or a speech made in defense. It can then be inferred that Socrates is not apologizing for his “wrongdoings”‚ but is instead defending
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Socrates life‚ trial‚ and death are all important parts of history. This man was a philosopher in Athens who believed in using reason to explain different aspects of life. During his lifetime‚ he not only tried to help develop his own mind and understanding of life‚ but also those around him. He often strove to enlighten the adolescence and get them to utilize their minds. Socrates enjoyed enriching the younger generations because their minds were still open and most were docile. However‚ his views
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