Euthyphro-Plato Philosophy 228 In the play about the ordeals of Euthyphro‚ religion is addressed to help show the expressions of how Euthyphro explains his views about good and evil. Socrates at first believes that Euthyphro is extremely superior in his thinking concerning gods‚ and good and evil. When Socrates hears what Euthrophro is going to court for‚ I believe that he has a problem with him and his viewpoints
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What did Socrates mean by ‘the examined life’ In the Apology Socrates opined that the greatest good a man could engage in‚ is continual discussion about virtue and examination of its presence in self and others. Socrates felt that Athenians‚ like a purebred horse that is well fed but seldom exercised‚ had become lazy‚ sluggish and underperforming. He was disturbed by the indulgence which coupled with fixation on wealth was distracting his townsmen from true greatness that would only be achieved
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“Mountain of fame: Portraits in Chinese history”‚ it said “In the later Chinese tradition‚ this incident has become the most famous of the bad examples of Qin.The “burning of the books”has come to stand both for repression of principled dissent and for impiety toward the past‚ and the rapid collapse of Qin has been taken to prove that no government that behaves in this way can expect to endure. ”(p.48) Confucianism suffered a big blow in this dynasty. But‚ Qin Dynasty didn’t exist too long. Because of the
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To him‚ religious piety is the cloak which hides his motives from Orgon. Tartuffe becomes a maverick prophet who fights impiety‚ materialism and amorality. He manages to take control of the wealthy family‚ and Orgon falls a prey. He absorbs the family and completely controls it. He unleashes his desires and captives Orgon
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Mark Abby PHL 414 Plato Mid-Term February 20‚ 2012 The phrase “Socratic method” gets tossed around quite a bit during the course of a liberal arts education. One way of describing this method is teaching by means of asking. The thought is that by asking questions‚ a teacher may trigger some thought in the student’s mind which comes about more organically and effectively than by the means of traditional lecture. Employing the Socratic method allows a teacher to guide a student’s train of thought
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Name: ______Torrie Willis___________________ Date: __________10/24/2012_______________ ------------------------------------------------- World Literature I Exam II ------------------------------------------------- Plato I. General Questions • Write the letter of the correct answer for each question on the line provided. 1. Euthyphro is involved in a murder trial against whom? a. His father b. A domestic servant c. His brother d. Meletus ____a______
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To what extent do Euripides and Sophocles portray women as the cause of tragedy in Medea‚ Hippolytus‚ Oedipus The King and Antigone? Women in the plays of both Euripides and Sophocles is a subject of much debate‚ indeed it seems as though people’s view on these female characters may well have changed over time for nearly two and a half thousand years have passed since the plays themselves were written. And no doubt people’s views‚ particularly with regards to women‚ have changed. One could say
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Socrates is charged of corruption of the young‚ impiety (not believing in gods.) and taking money for philosophy or being a sophist. Socrates argues his case in a manner in which he uses reason to argue why he should not be punished and spins the logic of his accusers to where they don’t make any sense
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In the trial of Socrates‚ I juror number 307‚ Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn ’t corrupt the youth‚ he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C.‚ a time in which Athens was a free democratic city‚ a town which prided itself
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Ross Carroll rcarroll@sfu.ca Experiencing Society (120) Consequences of Conformity “Man is born free‚ and everywhere he is in chains” (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Social Contract‚ 1762). From the moment of birth‚ man is burdened with an immense social pressure to act within social guidelines that are considered acceptable. Whether they truly are beneficial or not is irrelevant. Influences such as the government‚ the media‚ and religion force us not only to abide‚ but to believe in these guidelines
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