and the Life Worth Living” (2012)‚ Kingwell argues that people should not assume how well someone is educated based on how much money he/she earns. Kingwell’s purpose is to express his opinion towards education in order to convince the reader that education should not be about currency‚ but rather about making an individual more intelligent and better equipped to cross the threshold into the real world. In this essay Kingwell appears to be writing to any citizen who wants to learn what real education
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The Great Greek philosopher Socrates said -“Know Thyself”. According to Socrates one could not know anything without knowing oneself. This may be an old greek aphorism ‚but its relevance is eternal. In a sense‚ we are what we are because we don’t know who we are. However life’s book is hard to understand. Its like the eyelashes‚ they are so close to you that you can’t see them. But there is one way of seeing them‚ by looking in the mirror. Similarly in order to know oneself we need to sit down in
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What did Socrates mean by ‘the examined life’ In the Apology Socrates opined that the greatest good a man could engage in‚ is continual discussion about virtue and examination of its presence in self and others. Socrates felt that Athenians‚ like a purebred horse that is well fed but seldom exercised‚ had become lazy‚ sluggish and underperforming. He was disturbed by the indulgence which coupled with fixation on wealth was distracting his townsmen from true greatness that would only be achieved
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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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themes of this poem are family relationships and communication. In this poem the author says "And he said nothing". In this quote we see the lack of communication between the parents and the son. Even though the family had good intentions for their son‚ it wasn’t really in his best interest‚ or what he really wanted. The son did not say anything to his parents about not wanting to work at the bank. He never complained about anything‚ but just went on to graduate‚ and went along with whatever his parents
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When Socrates meets Confucius Emotionales versus Rationales: A Comparison between Confucius and Socrates ABSTRACT Socrates regards rational knowledge as the decisive factor of human life and even ascribes all virtues and moral actions to it‚ thereby stressing the ‘rationales’ of ethics. In contrast‚ Confucius regards kinship love as the decisive factor of human life and even grounds all virtues and moral actions on it‚ thereby stressing the ‘emotionales’ of ethics. Therefore‚ we should not
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If I was meant to be controlled‚ I would have come with a remote. My life- i’m in control‚ or am I‚ I think that I am in control. Good morning gentlemen I am going to be telling you why I am in control of my life and that I can make my own decisions on things. My three main points are: 1 I choose to do hard challenges and chores because I benefit from it‚ 2 when do I become almost fully independent on my decision making‚ and 3 the people that influence my decisions and help me choose what decisions
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Confucius and Socrates both have a very definite perspective of an person and how he/she should live their life. However these perspectives do differ in specific areas and that is what brings me to compare and contrast on both philosophers. "He acts before he speaks‚ and afterwards speaks according to his actions" (Confucius 2-13). Confucius says that we shouldn’t speak about what we don’t know‚ just as Socrates is known for saying "I am wise because I know nothing." Both of them seem to imply
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and Isaac the story was meant to edify. Edify is supposed to improve on someone’s moral and intellectual knowledge. The purpose of the play was to get Abraham and god more connected on a personal level. He talked with his son Isaac about going on a trip to sacrifice an animal. On the other hand‚ Abraham was there to sacrifice is son that he loved very because that is what god wanted. He was going to sacrifice his son because of his relationship with god was suffering so he thought. The play did
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What is meant by identity?Identity can be defined as how I see myself and how others see me. (Woodward‚ 2007‚ p7). Identity can be confused with personality. Where personality describes certain qualities individuals may have such as being confident and outgoing or shy and introvert‚ identity requires some degree of choice. Identity is marked by similarity and identities are formed through interaction between people. We choose to belong and identify with a particular identity or group. This sense
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