“The first legal assassination of the history” Introduction: The apology of Socrates is one of the top works of his disciple Plato‚ where he recounts the defense of this Greek Philosopher before the accusations of "impiety and corruption of youth‚" made by his detractors Meletus and Anitus before a Council conformed by Greek citizens. As we enter the arguments described by Plato‚ we realize that we are in front of an exceptionally superior man who asserts his thinking and seeks the truth through
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everyone not to be deceived and to take caution because Socrates is a “clever speaker”. According to Socrates‚ the difference between him and his accusers is that he speaks the truth. He is on trial for two items‚ which include‚ corrupting the youth and impiety. Socrates tells everyone that he has no experience with the court and he will speak the way he is used to by being honest and direct. Socrates explains that his behavior is from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The oracle was asked if anyone
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3 Sept 2002 Office Phone: 581-8468 Pre-Socratics – dated according to greatest accomplishment; Greeks believed that the peak of intellectual superiority was at age 40‚ and everything was dated accordingly -None of the pre-Socratics explicitly accept that anything can be real without being physical – anything that is real must have a physical aspect – if the soul is real‚ then the soul must be composed of some sort of physical “stuff” Thales – the most important philosopher because he answered
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It can also be described as general obedience. Not that it is morally wrong to respect elders or one another‚ filial piety can unfortunately still be seen in a large portion of Chinese families. The cons of filial piety are few‚ but heavy. The parents expect their children to care and provide for them. This does not only include while the parents are old‚ this means to care for the parents for their entire lives. This
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Asoka was one of the greatest rulers of ancient India. He was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya of Magadha who established the first Indian empire. Chandragupta reigned for twenty-four years before relinquishing his throne in favor of his son‚ Bundusara (Asoka’s father)‚ who left no noticeable mark upon the empire. Asoka was born in 304 B.C. and was known in his youth as Canda Asoka (the fierce Asoka) because of his aggressive nature. Asoka came to the throne in 270 B.C. after a power struggle
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gentleman should act. According to Confucius‚ the four ideal virtues of a gentleman were filial piety‚ sincerity‚ propriety and benevolence. Confucius considered Filial Piety a foundational principle of his philosophy. It’s a prime virtue in the sense that‚ from the Confucian point of view‚ it’s the starting point of virtue. Humaneness is the ultimate goal‚ but it starts with filial piety. Filial piety focuses on sons giving appropriate respect to their parents‚ and in doing so‚ supporting the social
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Aristotle and Civil Society Theory Paper for: WIMPS presentation Tuesday‚ October 28‚ 2008 1:00 – 2:30 Walker II Building conference room‚ #201-B IUPUI By: Marty Sulek Ph.D. Candidate Indiana University Center On Philanthropy Phone: (765) 468-4909 Cell: (765) 546-0859 E-mail: msulek@iupui.edu Box 236 103B North Main St. Farmland‚ IN 47340 Marty Sulek is currently a Ph.D. candidate in philanthropic studies‚ with a minor in philosophy. He was born and raised in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada‚ and earned
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strength of the state can be improved significantly. The concepts of loyalty to the king and the piety toward parents are unique in Chinese culture. These philosophies are widely spread by Confucius and later been adopted for two thousand years. In his teaching‚ one has to work with another. Even the neighbouring countries such as Korea and Japan are been greatly influenced. Loyalty and piety are believed in the contribution of establishing a strong
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wedding. At the wedding‚ Claudio follows up with an outburst “ O Hero!What a Hero hadst thou been! If half thy outward graces had been placed About thy thoughts and counsels of thy heart! But fare thee well‚ most foul‚most fair‚farewell Thou pure impiety and impious purity. For thee I’ll lock up all the gates of love‚ And on my eyelids shall conjecture hang To turn all beauty into thoughts of harm‚ And never shall it be more gracious.” Claudio is outraged and has berated Hero in front of Messina.
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a Chinese idiom 养儿防老 – which translates to mean “raise children to safeguard your old age”. Indeed‚ in Asian societies that have been strongly influenced by Confucius teachings‚ such as China‚ Japan‚ Korea and Singapore‚ the practice of filial piety is still seen as an important social value and esteemed as virtue to be inculcated in one’s children from a very young age. Children are not only expected to respect and obey their parents‚ it’s also deemed their duty to look after their parents
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