10/14/12 The great Athenian philosopher Socrates believed in justice and overall fairness regarding the law. If a crime were committed‚ Socrates would rather take the punishment instead of seeking revenge. His morals consisted of accepting the scandal he had executed and not take vengeance. This differs from Hammurabi’s eye for an eye method. Hammurabi followed a path of abase payback and doing onto others what had been done to you. Socrates view of justice is more ethical than Hammurabi’s
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idea of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle to the democratic theory and practices today. Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle were all ancient Greek philosophers. They all made great contributions in the field of philosophy‚ especially about the matter “who should rule?” Socrates was born in Alopece‚ Athens in 40 BC and passed away in 399 BC. Socrates did not write any philosophical text. His‚ life and philosophical; ideas were by his students‚ notably Plato. Therefore‚ our discussion about Socrates life‚
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The Apology is believed to be the most authentic account that has been preserved of Socrates’ defense of himself as it was presented before the Athenian Council. It is in essential harmony with the references to the trial that occur in Plato’s other dialogs and also with the account given in Xenophon’s Memorabilia. It appears to record‚ in many instances‚ the exact words used by Socrates while making his speech in defense of himself. To be sure‚ the words were not recorded at the time they were spoken
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were beginning to appreciate.” -- The Clouds by Aristophanes Aristophanes * He was a comic playwright of the ancient Athens. * Eleven of his 40 plays survived virtually complete. * A realist and was against the sophist such as Socrates‚ Anaxagoras‚ Diogenes‚ Protagoras‚ Hippon‚ Korax‚ and Gorgias. * The Father of Comedy and The Prince of Ancient Comedy The Clouds * Comedy * It was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and it was not well received‚ coming
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(Apology‚ 43e).Being one of the most intriguing and influential thinkers in his time‚ Socrates argued that death can be viewed as the separation of one’s soul from one’s body. Socrates discloses that most philosophers distance themselves from bodily pleasures such as sex‚ food‚ and expensive clothing‚ to concentrate on the welfare of their souls. In turn‚ they strive to disassociate bodily pleasures from the soul. Socrates believed that true wisdom‚
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English 104 10/1/2014 The Irony of Socrates Socrates was thought to be ahead of his time. At the time‚ the citizens of Athens believed that their government had the ultimate power and nothing could be higher. So of course when one person chose to believe another view‚ the government became a part of the situation to maintain a sense of peace thorough the nation. This didn’t sit well with Socrates. He wanted as many people to know about his knowledge as possible because he had found scientific
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Even though Socrates and his interlocutors fail to come up with an exact definition concerning virtue‚ they successfully portray three different points of view on the subject. This enables the reader to become the philosopher and ponder which theory is more effective. After analyzing Meno’s theory of examining virtue by discussing its qualities and Anytus’ refusal to discuss ideas like virtue‚ it is clear that the most efficient method is Socrates’ theory of recollection. Socrates’ theory of recollection
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‘Apology’ is the defence speech of Socrates before the court at a trial for his life. He has been accused of deliberately corrupting the young and of non-belief in the Athenians’ gods. It is widely accepted that this is a true event‚ Socrates was tried‚ found guilty and put to death. What is not known for certain is the accuracy of Plato’s account of his defence. David Leibowitz tells us that the Greek title is ambiguous and could mean a defence speech either for or by Socrates. From this it is hard to
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Socrates tries to get Theaetetus to answer the question of what knowledge is‚ without himself answering the question. The first proposal is that knowledge is perception‚ which Socrates proceeds to discredit by saying one person can be cold and another hot. Socrates critique both Protagoras‚ and his relativistic thinking‚ and Heraclitus‚ and the idea that everything is always in flux. The second answer to the question of knowledge is that it is true judgment‚ which Socrates proceeds to
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guidance of Socrates.‚ Plato became thoroughthly familiar with the complex problems of the discipline taught his own students the value of philosophical examination of every moral and political opinion. In his Seventh Letter‚ Plato mentions that in his youth he entertained the hope of entering upon a political career as soon as he came of age‚ but the abuses perpetrated by the Thirty Tyrants and death of Socrates aborted this aspiration. It was assumed that Plato was twenty when he met Socrates and remained
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