created a law he thought would be good for Thebes; however‚ Antigone‚ who disobeyed the law caused Creon’s anger to enlarge. The outcome of Creon’s actions ended tragically‚ which is the reason why he is the tragic hero in this play. The conflict between Creon and Antigone is one of conflicting values and duties. When Antigone’s brothers fight to the death in battle Creon declares that only one of the two brothers should be buried. Antigone is disgusted by this law and buries her other brother‚ thus
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Plato’s approach to virtue is strongly related to SocratesEserious dilemma: how can we ever learn what we do not know? There may be two alternatives for this question’s answer: we already know what we are looking for‚ in which case we don’t need to look‚ or we don’t know what we’re looking for‚ in which case we wouldn’t recognize it if we found it. As it is impossible to learn anything‚ Socrates proposed that it is significant to acknowledge that we already know what we need to know. This is Plato’s
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Reading Assignment: Sugar and Slavery The Sugar industry was an important resource throughout 16th and the 18th centuries‚ and the sugar industry changed the aspect of global economy since the Sugar Industry was a significant role from nations all over Europe exploration and to set up farms in the America. The rapid expansion of trade led to more exploration in the world. It also led to massive increase in slavery. The trade route for crops and slaves was based off the Middle passage. The middle
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20 July‚ In the Year or our Lord‚ 1437 To my dearest Adriana‚ Since we previously spoke‚ multiple events have occurred. My sweet Romeo‚ and I were deeply in love like a burning flame of passion‚ so we decided to be joined in holy matrimony. We were married by Friar Laurence on 18 July‚ 1437‚ and we haven’t dared to speak of it to our parents‚ for we know they’d never allow our love to remain. Romeo and I will most likely hide this from our rivaling families until death separates our bodies
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Romeo and Juliet is a very famous tale of two young lovers who encounter tragedy from their love. Their enemy families would have condemned their marriage‚ yet their feelinds for each other were so strong that they still for married‚ even if it meant they had to do so in secret. The fact that they’re young adds to the overall tragedy of the story. Shakespeare shows their youth in many ways‚ and their youth is important for the play. <br> <br>Romeo and Juliet are very impetuous‚ a real sign of their
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characters‚ Gorgias and Socrates’ personalities in
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times find it easier to believe that which we see. Even in the Bible we find that humans have made sculptures‚ statues and paintings of their god in order for them to have something that reminds them of that greater force and act as intermediaries between them as moral beings and God as a divine spiritual being. For example Early Christians used the fish as a symbol of God which is now replaced by the symbol of the cross; Ancient Egyptians who worshipped numerous god’s used a falcons head as a symbol
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432746 Purpose: In this paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect
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A Virtue Theory is the theory that right actions follow from becoming a moral person‚ and that by becoming a moral person we will automatically know what is right and wrong. When we know what is truly right or wrong we have flourished as humans‚ and we have eudemonia. Virtue ethics is one of the main forms of normative ethics‚ and often called arêtaic ethics (arête- virtue‚ from Greek). It contrasts deontology‚ which emphasizes rules and duties. A virtue is an admirable human characteristic such
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Krishna’s advice to Arjuna and Socrates’ daimonion have several overlapping concepts‚ similarities‚ and differences. In the video‚ the conversation with Krishna and Arjuna almost immediately begins to show some similarities with Socrates’ daimonion. He starts by saying “victory and defeat are the same” meaning he is urging Arjuna to act. Socrates has a well known lack of fear for death because he believes you cannot fear what is not known. Krishna is attempting to instill a very similar concept to
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