When are we justified in breaking the law? In the case of Socrates I believe him breaking the law was justifiable‚ although I don’t believe what he did was really breaking the law especially today in modern government. Today we are free with our speech‚ press and free to do what we want within limitations of laws. According to Mill “The only freedom which deserves the name‚ is that of pursuing our own good in our own way‚ so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs‚ or impede
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“The defendant is…not guilty‚” said the judge. Yes‚ my plan actually worked. I can’t believe that Herb actually made everybody agree that I was innocent. I actually got away with killing my idiotic father. Oh I despised him so much‚ he would beat me and yell at me for no apparent reason. I remember that day like it was yesterday‚ I went to the drugstore and bought myself a switchblade knife. I was so irritated and I was ready to do anything to get rid of that old hag. I walked into the apartment
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The documentary “Presumed Guilty” embodies various elements of how criminal procedure works in an inquisitorial legal system. In an inquisitorial system the accused is automatically assumed to be guilty (Ministry of Justice‚ 2013). It is through the evidence‚ investigations by court‚ the screening process‚ and Prosecutor the truth will evolve. The court plays an active role in determining the facts of a case and the conducts of the trial (Reichel‚ P.‚ 2013‚ p.170). The judge is in charge of gathering
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criminal defense attorney. Here’s why. The Plea You’re expected to enter a plea during your arraignment. Even if you know for sure you were intoxicated‚ it probably isn’t a good idea to plead guilty right away. If you plead not guilty‚ you can always change your plea at a later time. Pleading not guilty buys time for your attorney to examine the facts of your case and build a strong defense. If you have an attorney at your side during the arraignment‚ he or she can offer advice over what you should
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According to Socrates‚ good is defined as an absence of bad‚ just as bad is an absence of good. Plato doesn’t directly come out and say what The Form of the Good is‚ but through his examples and implications‚ we find out that it brings all other forms into existence. He compares it to the role of the sun in the playing out of the sun and earth. Some people described The Form of the Good as God‚ but Plato doesn’t actually imply that anywhere. The four main virtues: wisdom‚ courage‚ moderation‚ and
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Guilty Deaths The Shakespearian play Romeo and Juliet is a well known story about star-crossed lovers whose fates end in tragedy. The deaths of these two lovers can be held responsible on two main characters‚ Friar Lawrence and the Nurse yet out of the two‚ who is more liable? Friar Lawrence is a priest who marries the two lovers‚ gives Juliet a fake potion to prevent her from marrying Paris‚ fails to send the letter to Romeo telling him about his plan and selfishly runs away from Juliet in fear
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24c‚ of Apology‚ written by Plato about Socrates’ trial‚ starts off with Meletus accusing Socrates of corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates claims that if either of them is doing wrong it is Meletus because he involves himself in things that he does not really interested in or cares about. Socrates proves that Meletus is not concerned about the youth and also that he himslef is not a corrupter of the youth by asking Meletus a number of questions along with questions he answers himself. First
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Themes‚ Ideas & Arguments Piety Piety is the central topic of discourse in Euthyphro. Socrates and Euthyphro spend most of this dialogue debating back and forth‚ attempting to define what might be common to all holy acts. Despite this unified focus of their conversation‚ however‚ the two men remain unable to formulate any clear‚ uncontroversial definition of piety. Euthyphro makes several attempts‚ defining piety as prosecution of civil offenders‚ as that which is dear to the gods‚ as that which
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criminals who deserve death for continuing to get away with murder. Dexter executes the guilty with precision and with assurance that they deserve it. Throughout the episodes‚ this piece of literature argues that only those truly guilty of malicious crimes towards society deserve a just death (Dexter). Our country claims that capital punishment is justifiable because they claim to only kill those truly guilty of crimes. Nothing is more extreme than taking a life‚ so it is important
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Socrates spent most of his life in Athens. During his life he witnessed the rise and glory of Athens and the rapid decline of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Socrates met and talked with a variety of people such as politicians‚ statesmen‚ sophists‚ poets‚ architects‚ and ordinary citizens. He taught philosophy to the youth of Athens‚ devoted friends‚ and pupils like Crito. Plato was one of Socrates’ students‚ and he is considered to be most brilliant student of Socrates. In fact‚ Plato is the
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