1 Towards the beginning of this passage‚ Socrates gets Laches to agree to a new definition of courage. What is it? (5 marks) In the beginning of the passage Socrates gets Laches to agree that wise endurance is the definition of courage “Socrates: so according to your account‚ wise endurance will be courage. Laches: so it seems”. 2 What conclusion do Socrates and Laches reach at the end of the passage? Why might Laches be surprised by this conclusion? (5 marks) By the end of the passage
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All in One: Knowledge‚ Opinion‚ and Teaching Phil-290-07 February 17‚ 2012 Knowledge and opinion essentially form the entire dialogue of Plato’s Meno. Throughout the dialogue Socrates and Meno are on the search for whether virtue can be taught. From Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue‚ the importance of understanding knowledge and opinion becomes evident. Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue results in three themes. These themes are the relationship of knowledge
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In The Republic‚ Plato makes a systematic case for censoring all arts. The task of the Platonic philosopher is to take up the “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” [607b] and to assert the State-enforced dominance of philosophy. To that end‚ The Republic as a whole is a powerful integration of philosophy‚ religion‚ education‚ and politics‚ and its argument for the political suppression of most art follows from that integrated system. Rhetorically‚ Plato uses Socrates’ discussion
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The Life of Plato Plato is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy and has had an impact on nearly every philosopher from all time periods. Alongside his mentor Socrates and his student Aristotle‚ Plato created some of the most significant works in philosophy; ultimately building the framework for western philosophic education. The dialogues of his works are wide ranging‚ from focuses on life and reality beyond what we see and hear‚ and subjects as practical rules
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changes in physiological processes such as heartbeat‚ blood pressure‚ respiration and electrical resistance (galvanic skin response or GSR). The polygraph is used as a lie detector by police departments‚ the FBI‚ the CIA‚ federal and state governments‚ and numerous private agencies. The underlying theory of the polygraph is that when people lie they also get measurably nervous about lying. The heartbeat increases‚ blood pressure goes up‚ breathing rhythms change‚ perspiration increases‚ etc. A baseline
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Plato- The Theory of Forms Plato (ca.428-ca.347 B.C.E) Socrates Pupil‚ born during the Peloponnesian wars he reaped the benefits of Golden Age and insecurities of the post-war era. Established the first Philosophy school‚ the Academy Wrote dozens of treatises using Socrates dialogue and many of them were actual conversations and others fiction. It’s hard to distinguish his from Socrates since the later wrote nothing. Plato most famous treatise “the Republic”. It asks two questions: “What is
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reality? According to Plato everything in our world is just an image of the perfect object. In The Cave by Plato he describes how these people are chained up and they see these shadows on the wall. These shadows are an example of the objects we see in our everyday life (the visible world). Plato says that there is such a presence of “The Good” and that this Good rules this perfect spiritual world in which there is only truth and knowledge. I believe that the good that Plato is talking about is symbolic
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A brief Review of justice‚ Plato’s Republic It is the 5th century BC‚ in ancient Greece specifically the city state of Athens‚ it is here were a man commonly known as Plato (true name Aristocles) begins to write brilliant philosophical dialogues‚ sparked by the state mandated execution of his teacher Socrates. It was in this moment Plato etched his name in to the physique of humanity‚ as one of the greatest philosophers in history‚ it was at a midpoint of his career when he wrote what is arguably
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Is It Right to Lie? "If you continue in my word‚ then you are truly disciples of mine; and you will know the truth‚ and the truth will make you free‚” (John 8:32). When you are able to just tell the truth a huge burden will be lifted off your shoulders‚ and make your life a whole lot easier rather than a complete mess. Seen through Kant’s eyes‚ when you’re truthful‚ not a lot of situations will be difficult for you‚ but once you become that deceiving and lying type of person‚ you often will have
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According to the western dictionary‚ a lie is to make an untrue statement with the intent of deceiving (Lie‚ n.d.). The Army unconsciously self-created an environment that forces the majority of the Soldiers to lie. Since leaders of all levels expect their subordinates to comply with ridiculous amounts of mandatory training requirements‚ the reality is that it is nearly impossible to do it and it is mainly because of the lack of time. This will push any Soldier to use creative thinking to complete
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