Developing Socratic Wisdom Socrates was an ancient Greek Athenian philosopher known mainly through the accounts and writings of his students‚ namely Plato and Aristotle. The wisdom of Socrates is depicted numerous times in the dialogues written by Plato. All the Socratic dialogues – Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ and Crito – illustrated Socrates’ form of inquiry and discussion between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to encourage critical thinking and to clarify
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Reference Page: “Abortion rights: significant moments in Canadian history.” CBC |Canada. May 21‚ 2009. March 3‚ 2012. <http://www.cbc.ca> Alexandrowicz‚ Austin‚ Cairns-Way‚ Hux‚ Locke‚ Mavraganis‚ Mete‚ Monahan‚ Murphy‚ Olivo‚ O’Malley‚ Rock‚ and Philip Sworden. Dimensions of Canadian and international law in the 21st Century. Toronto‚ Canada. Emond Montgomery Publications Limited. 2004. Arthur Joyce. Abortion in Canada. October 1999. March 2‚ 2012. <http://www.hackcanada
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Write a dramatic dialogue between two or more characters which demonstrates‚ explores‚ highlights or questions the themes and concerns of one of thinkers on the course (apart from Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle). Follow the Socratic dialogue form of presentation used by Plato. Edmund Burke 1790’s England‚ a conservative thinker (Henry) meets a pro-enlightenment thinker (Jean-Pierre)that is extremely supportive of the recent revolution in France. The conservative thinker has recently read Edmund
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Letter to a philosopher Jessica Liska October 2014 To Whom It May Concern‚ The statement “The world is absurd‚ in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is” (Moore & Bruder‚ 2011‚ p. 152) intrigues me. I agree with this statement for many different reasons. One of which is the fact that it all comes down to one simple thing: there is no explanation. Maybe we are all a little crazy‚ but there are so many factors that have to be considered when even contemplating
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Filipino Philosophers in Education Jose Rizal “The school is the book in which is written the future of the nations. Shows us the schools of a people and we will tell you what those people are.” Rizal’s concept of the importance of education is enunciated in his work entitled Instruction wherein he sought improvements in the schools and in the methods of teaching. For Rizal‚ the mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the people’s mentality
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1. Who is the Philosopher King - the ideal rulers‚ philosophers who become kings 2. Why is he the ideal ruler – Plato believes the PK is the ideal ruler because they will govern with virtue and justice with no hidden agenda‚ the PK loves learning‚ knowledge‚ truth 3. Why should he be compelled to rule – because a true philosopher will love the pursuit of truth‚ will be indifferent to the pleasures of the body‚ will not be interested in money‚ will not think human life is anything of great importance
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of mind‚ Romanticism gave importance to heart‚ so literature was considered as the product of human heart. The catch terms in the romanticism were passion‚ emotion‚ feelings‚ yearning‚ dream‚ fantasy‚ etc. Similarly‚ romantic writers and philosophers rejected the city life and accepted the rustic countryside natural human life. As the romantic writers were influenced by Rousseau‚ slogan ’back to nature’‚ they adopted natural life as the subject matter of their study. Similarly‚ they have also
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Socratic questioning can be understood as an in depth way of asking purging questions which are carefully constructed to attain logical responses in efforts to stimulating rational thinking. This method is used to explore complex ideas‚ to get to the truth of things. Another advantage of Socratic questioning is that to open up issues and problems‚ unearth assumptions‚ analyzing concepts as well as having control over the discussion (Carey and Mullan 2004). Ethical Socratic questioning is a way that
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Philosophers Assignment Immanuel Kant: The German Philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the central figures in Modern Philosophy. In the The Methaphysik der Sitten (1797) (Methaphysics of Ethics) Kant described his ethical system. In short‚ the three fundamental elements in Kant’s System are: 1. Individuals are rational beings; They have a conception of laws or principles‚ the ability to make choices on the basis of reason and act on those choices. It is rationality that distinct
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The Flaws of the Socratic Method In Plato’s Republic‚ as well as in most of his other works‚ the philosopher writes dialogues between the character of his mentor‚ Socrates‚ and various figures meant to illustrate contradictory positions. He carefully scripts the engagements in a form of discussion now called the Socratic Method‚ where Socrates critiques the positions of the other characters in order to find flaws in inaccurate arguments. Although this method is prevalent even today‚ I will make
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