#1 Book IV 435d-445e seems to be Socrates’ argument about the three parts of the human soul and how the human soul with its three parts are parallel to the republic and the three different kinds of citizens. What I am interested in is the methods that Socrates implements to come to his conclusions. More specifically‚ I would like to talk about Socrates’ analogies that he uses to come to his conclusions. Very interesting‚ to say the least‚ analogies that Socrates uses is physical actions to explain
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Socrates: Psychic Harmony Is The Greatest Good Erika Hall 516-78-2200 Philosophy 120 Socrates believes that psychic harmony is the greatest good‚ and that the result of it is moral (rational) behavior. He also believes that if you have a healthy body and soul then you are in psychic harmony with yourself. He says that this is good intrinsically and instrumentally. Which means that it is good for its own sake and the sake of the consequences. Therefore‚ immoral
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Socrates statement‚ “the unexamined life is not worth living”(Plato‚ Apology Part 38) emphasizes the importance Socrates placed on self-awareness and seeking knowledge. Only by doing this are we are able to understand the difference between right and wrong‚ have true purpose and direction in our life‚ and live “The Good Life.” Socrates refused not to live his life in pursuit of truth (philosophy) even if it meant death as the penalty. He would rather die than be forced to stop seeking knowledge.
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law through persuasion and to do so in a peaceful way. He also claims “In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive‚ negotiation‚ self-purification and direct action‚” and Socrates does participate in the several of these actions to further his point. They both agree that in cases of unjust law‚ they should fight it (despite that one was willing to go further than another) but still respect the laws in place. King knew that
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states/countries gods then they can stop anyone else from doing so. Take Socrates for example. Socrates was tried for “corrupting the youth” and “refusing to worship the gods of the state and introducing new deities”. They found him guilty and he had to either drink poison or be banished. Why did they do this? Because they were afraid that people would stop believing in their gods if someone was left alive that believed in any other god. Socrates tried to find someone wiser than himself because the Oracle of
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Socrates‚ A famous Greek philosopher‚ Socrates‚ once said: “Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire‚ the other is to get it..” It’s true that Life to me is just a book. It could be an adventure‚ a love story‚ a strategy‚ or simply just 2 pages of instruction how to live life. I have my own story too which I can’t really tell what type of it‚ though. But one thing for sure is that I did‚ I do and I will continue to write my own story. My story may or may not be perfect
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to achieve their goals failed miserably without any explainable reason. It is worthwhile to have a discussion on the role of fate in our lives. We will invite Oedipus‚ the tragic hero‚ whose life was a living hell because of the effect of fate and Socrates‚ the all-time cynic who believed in the potential of man to rewrite fate even if it did exist. They will share the Dias and debate on this topic. Welcome gentlemen! Oedipus: I believe that fate has a very profound effect on the life of people
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In the dialogue‚ Socrates states that “the law is not concerned to make any one class specially happy‚ but to ensure the welfare of the commonwealth as a whole” (Plato‚ Republic pg.52). This can be applied to the ethics and issues that clinical social workers often deal with
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101-003 September 4‚ 2011 When someone does a bad deed‚ they do not desire the negative effects of the deed‚ but the ones that will benefit them; hence they believe it is good. While people’s deeds bring about bad‚ it is not the bad they desire. Socrates does not claim that what a person desires is good‚ but that they think that it is good. They are simply trying to get the pleasure out of it; negative effects just seem to follow. For example a smoker does not desire lung cancer as an effect. They
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1. What is Socrates doing that makes Euthyphro so angry? In Plato’s dialog Euthyphro‚ Socrates and Euthyphro encounter one another in court. Socrates being charged with corrupting the youth of the state with his teachings‚ they claim he invents new Gods and shows impiety to those who exist. When encountering Euthyphro‚ a man well known by others and himself to be magnificently knowledgeable of the divine rule‚ he asks him about the true meaning of piety and impiety. Socrates himself knows he has
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