In Plato’s dialogue Phaedo‚ there are a series of arguments presented by Socrates as proofs for the existence of the soul after death. The final and most convincing argument works as a direct application of Socrates’ idea of the Forms. Socrates begins to examine the question of whether the soul exists after death by establishing the basis upon which his proof must function. Socrates takes his idea of Forms to be the most certain of all of his theories and so he contends that it ought to be the basis
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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 not verbatim; a lie in such
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fear of death is in line with many key points in his philosophy that being what does one truly know about a topic. Socrates does not know what happens after death admitting this to the jurymen that vote for him it could be like a dreamless sleep‚ never aware only silent‚ or it could be the touted afterlife that many have spoken about. He just doesn’t know what awaits him only that he has ideas and both or neither could turn out to be true. This concept is key to his view of the fear of death as everyone
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Socrates’ claim that the “unexamined life is not worth living” is very true. Imagine if you were to just go through the motions from birth to death and never be able to put meaning to any of it‚ why do it at all? Going through the motions is just a step in life‚ however learning which motions to repeat and which should never be repeated again is how life is measured. Examine everything you do from your morning ritual to your nightly routines. In the morning‚ you brew some coffee or stop by your favorite
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however‚ money is not the total answer to success and happiness. Wisdom and truth are more important. The great Greek philosopher Socrates warned his fellow citizens by saying “are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honour and reputation‚ and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul.” Unfortunately Socrates said that hundreds of years ago but this is a challenge that still relevant in today’s world because this world that we live in
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Trail of Tears The Cherokee Indians have lived on this continent far longer than anyone of British decent. Yet they were removed‚ in a brutal manner‚ from their homeland‚ on which they have lived for countless centuries. This journey of removal was called the Trail of Tears‚ and this paper will show the effect it had on the Cherokee. It will be told how they lived before they were removed‚ tell the events that led to their removal‚ explain the conditions of travel‚ and tell what has happened to
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conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro each of who attempt to argue their point of justification about why they are in court or should not be there‚ which in turn a question develops about the gods and holiness. Euthyphro has a surprise encounter beside the porch of the king responsible for overseeing religious law. Euthyphro asks Socrates why he is there. Socrates states he has being persecuted by Meletus for corrupting the youth with his ideals about predictions of the future. Socrates in turn asks
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Indian Removal Act of 1830 was that the white settlers of this country discovered gold in the northern part of Georgia and became hungry for more land. This brought about a gold rush to most of the state and gave president Jackson a reason to push the Indians out of the area in order for more white Americans could come to Georgia (A Brief Histroy). President Jackson also felt a need to protect the United states from threats on the inside of our country in reference he was speaking about the Indians
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Should fearing death be irrational? Socrates‚ the Greek philosopher‚ offers explanations in the apology as to why we shouldn’t fear death. No one has the ability to explain or warn us of how it feels to die. At this time anyone could accuse you and the majority of votes decided whether you would live or die. Socrates later in the trial was convicted guilty and he had to take a hemlock based liquid. This hemlock based liquid caused him to feel his body numb which slowly killed him. The liquid harmed
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Trail of Tears The Indians of America lived mostly peacefully among the people in the states. Though to some they were only to ever be thought of as savages‚ people who would kill the whites. Others thought of them as less than whites. They were essentially in the same social status or class as the blacks were. Though the land in America more rightfully belonged to them than any persons living there‚ they were treated like immigrants in a foreign land. They weren’t given the same rights as the
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