What makes a person’s life good? Is it virtue? Pleasure? Power? In Plato’s Gorgias‚ though didn’t end up with a mutual agreement‚ Socrates and Callacles fight each other’s views and quarrel to come to a conclusion of the meaning of a good life. What is a good life in Socrates’ perspective? In order to get his point across‚ Socrates first phrases the question of what is more shameful - doing what is unjust or suffering what is unjust. For him‚ doing what is unjust is more shameful than suffering
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When Confucius met Socrates It is world-renowned that Confucius and Socrates are the top-ranking philosophers. They are both authorities in their own field of their countries. Nevertheless‚ there have been some arguments about the conflicts between the Chinese culture and Western thoughts. Speaking of the differences between the Chinese and the west‚ there must be some reasons for it. Initially‚ in my book‚ the conflicts stem from the different history. We all know that European civilization
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Socrates‚ Philosophy and the Good Life Socrates’ belief was that he was called on by the Gods to live his life examining others and himself. He believed the necessity of doing what one thinks is right even in the face of universal opposition‚ and the need to pursue knowledge even when opposed. "I became completely convinced‚ to the duty of leading the philosophical life by examining myself and others."¹ Socrates believed that to desert this idea was ridiculous and would make his life absurd
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WHAT TENSES MEAN TO ME Today fluency in English is a very valuable asset. For second language speakers‚ English creates better job opportunities abroad‚ and it is essential for living and working in foreign countries. Although tenses are only one small part of English language‚ they are nonetheless important to have mastered. One cannot run away from having to use the language in one way or another. China has come to realize the importance of mastering English‚ and have begun to learn the
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Politics questions a. What is meant by legitimacy? Legitimacy refers to the degree to which the state or its government can be considered to have the right to exercise power. A state or government can be said to be legitimate if it has a valid claim to rule. Legitimacy is generally understood as the popular acceptance and recognition‚ by the public‚ of the authority of a governing régime‚ whereby authority has political power through consent and mutual understandings‚ not coercion. The three
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Living the Life Well‚ I managed to survive through the many years to get to this day. On this day September 1‚ 2060 I am about to head to the golf course to spend my day with my former co-workers. As I am 73 years old‚ I have been retired for about five and a half years. I enjoy living the life I do now‚ being retired‚ and just enjoying everyday day that I have left here on Earth. After college I played professional baseball for twenty-one years‚ sixteen for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After I threw
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Philosophy - Unexamined and Examined Lives Philosophy is the search for wisdom and truth. Philosophy is the study of examining and thinking about the knowledge‚ nature‚ truth‚ and meaning of life. Philosophy makes you utilize your sense of logic and reason to help you understand reality. It helps you to be able to have thought-provoking‚ meaningful conversations about knowledge‚ life‚ human nature‚ and morality. Philosophers try to approach questions by examining their own personal beliefs and then
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There are many different views on how life is seen and what a life is actually worth. In the articles “Roger Ebert: the essential man.” and “What is a Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley‚ a variety of opinions are seen on what the value of a life is. For Roger life was a beautiful gift and he made sure to make the best of every moment. In Amanda’s article‚ she talks about the 9/11 victims families and how they reacted to the money given to them by the government. Very few families simply accepted the money
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get away with it has no reason to live a just life. In fact‚ he would be happier if he didn’t. To support his claim‚ Glaucon told the story of the ring of Gyges. This story is about a servant who discovered a ring that gave him the power of invisibility. With this power‚ he seduced the queen‚ and then‚ with her help‚ was eventually able to kill the king. Furthermore‚ because no one knew it was him‚ he was able to claim the kingdom as his. Glaucon said that if the same ring were given to a just and
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Socrates is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of not only his lifetime‚ but also today. Why is he still held in such high regard when his death was over thousands of years ago? The answer is simple. Socrates employed a unique method of questioning when discussing philosophical topics‚ such as piety. The Socratic Method‚ or elenchus‚ was originally designed by Socrates as a way to install critical thinking‚ and is still an important method being used in the modern world. In order
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