In their work on self-reliance‚ Socrates and Emerson similarly reference this idea and how standing up for one’s own beliefs will impact others. Socrates’ charges brought against him by accusers such as Meletus and Anytus are punishable by death‚ though he defends his lifestyle instead of his life. He refuses to surrender his original ideas and defends philosophy without changing his views even with the impending death sentence. In the same way‚ Emerson’s theme of self-reliance dictates that everyone
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The founding father of Philosophy was known as Socrates‚ he was born on 469 BCE and was later executed on 399 BCE while Athens was dealing with the Peloponnesian war against Sparta (Ancient). The decision to execute Socrates during the war may had been the fragile state that Athens was dealing with while in war. If there wasn’t a war the outcome of his death could had been a different. Socrates official formal accusation was in 399 BCE‚ he was brought in to the jury by Meletus a man that was
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Socrates – A Knight of Resignation Throughout Soren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling he describes two types of people. The first is a knight of faith and the second is a knight of infinite resignation. While a knight of faith grabs hold of the impossible and clings to it‚ believing that it will be fulfilled‚ a knight of infinite resignation realizes that the goal is impossible and resigns to it. However‚ despite this acquiescence a knight of infinite resignation builds the meaning of his life
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what Socrates tells the jurymen‚ “keep this one truth in mind‚ that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death…” is meant to imply that regardless of what kind of people will tarnish a good man’s reputation‚ it will have no effect on their legacy. I truly believe that Socrates was advocating that the legacy of a good man will continue to impact the lives of all individuals that are willing to accept and listen to what they had to offer as good individuals. Regardless of how Socrates will
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Dr. King and Socrates: A Nonviolent Campaign In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation‚ self-purification and direct action. Socrates‚ a man hailed as one of the greatest philosophers of all time‚ and Doctor Martin Luther King‚ known to the world as one of the greatest public speakers and advocate of civil rights‚ both utilized nonviolent campaigns by voicing their opinions in intelligent ways and surrounding
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choice‚ but what is it that their faith teaches them that brings them happiness? The Philosophers Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle all have a similar view on what happiness is and how to achieve it. Aristotle’s view is based on Plato’s and Plato’s is based on Socrates’ teachings; this is why they are similar but they are all important and different with each philosopher’s personal views and beliefs. Socrates was a great man who was assassinated for his beliefs on the purpose of life and how to live happily
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Firstly‚ Socrates strives to use three arguments to support just life in that a just man is good and wise while the unjust person is bad and ignorant. Injustice produces disharmony preventing effective actions‚ while justice helps one to live a much happier life. It shows that one will choose to be just rather than unjust due to the outcomes that result from both just and unjust behaviors. Plato depicts that evil is not the basis of strength‚ but of dissolution and discord. When Socrates is asked
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Socrates believed that justice entailed things like freedom of speech‚ and this point was illustrated in the Apology. The first sentence in this‚ was mentioning the right he had to speak to defend himself. As unjust as the Athenians were‚ who imprisoned him for what they called corrupting the youth‚ with the teaching of his ideas that were contrary to Athenian tradition‚ he maintained order. In Crito‚ Socrates was given the opportunity to escape prison‚
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than this one‚ I think any man‚ even a great king‚ will not find many such days or nights‚ when compared with the others.” (Socrates‚ “Apology”‚ p. 49) 2.
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Socrates and Plato used critical and analytical thinking patterns in their philosophical quest for knowledge. The questioning of why and how or critical and analytical thinking are the foundations of their beliefs. Plato was the student and Socrates the teacher. Socrates believed that reasoning could give meaning to the what‚ how and why of moral judgment and Plato believed this type of reasoning would give understanding to “the perfect Goodness” (pg. 17). Plato believed that this kind of thinking
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