cultures around the areas. 2: In classical Greek civilization‚ there were multiple beliefs in their given area. Many philosophers existed in this time period like Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Socrates often posed questions on human issues and encouraged reflection on the issue‚ often moral and ethics. Plato was the disciple of Socrates and came up with the “Forms or Ideas” which basically was highlighting the meaning of virtue. Aristotle was a disciple of Plato and totally disagreed with the “Form
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Souls truly immortal and know all? In the Meno‚ Socrates tries to walk Meno through the discovery of if virtue can be taught. Along the way they come across the theory that if virtue can be taught then it is knowledge. If knowledge then it can be taught but the Geometric argument was brought up where a person can have the capacity to learn based on their previous life and their soul conjuring up prior knowledge to understand the topic. Socrates called upon a slave‚ a person who has no formal education
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Sabrina Professor Costanzo PHI 1000C April 29‚ 2010 The Immortality of the Soul Plato has roused many readers with the work of a great philosopher by the name of Socrates. Through Plato‚ Socrates lived on generations after his time. A topic of Socrates that many will continue to discuss is the idea of “an immortal soul”. Although there are various works and dialogues about this topic it is found to be best explained in The Phaedo. It is fair to say that the mind may wonder when
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Euthyphro‚ Socrates questions the definition of what is holy and pious. Euthyphro provides different definition of what pious and holy mean to him. And with each definition or answer Socrates creates a question causing Euthyphro to think and question his definition. With each question Euthyphro must explain and further divulge his definition but again Socrates questions his definitions. And with his last definition he has still not given Socrates a clear definition of piety or holiness is. Socrates debates
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of Socrates’s thoughts on beauty. Socrates claims to believe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He simply states that once we define beauty‚ beautiful things will appear beautiful. With this knowledge‚ his students and readers can become more educated on Socrates’s profound teachings. Plato wrote Phaedo as a piece of philosophical literature. Specifically‚ this work of Plato is considered a Socratic Dialogue. Socrates has this
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Plato ’s Philosophy in Apology Plato was known to be one of Socrates ’ students‚ and knew him for over 40 years. Although Plato ’s version of Apology is popularly believed to be (the most accurate) historical recount of what happened in 399 B.C on the day of Socrates ’ trial‚ historians cannot be sure the validity of everything he wrote. It can be argued that it is actually a philosophical work‚ remarking on the teachings of Socrates and his beliefs‚ which he stood by even until his death. Plato
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January 14‚ 2013 Response Essay: Crito In Plato’s Crito‚ Socrates and one of his followers‚ Crito‚ discuss the opinion of the “majority” and its effects on Socrates’ current situation. Crito first assumes that Socrates should care about the majority opinion‚ especially in his current case because “the majority can do not just minor harms but the very worst things to someone who’s been slandered in front of them” (44d). Socrates responds and dismisses the possibility of the majority having an
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The philosophical point made in Socrates’ speech in Plato’s Symposium is that Love is mainly a property shared between things; that Love itself is not beautiful‚ good‚ or anything else other than relation between those who desire and the things that they perceive to be good and beautiful. In my opinion however‚ the more important thing that the speech‚ which is really more of a cross-examination does‚ is take Agathon’s claim to know all there is to know about Love and lead him to admit that he doesn’t
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dialogue of Socrates and Euthyphro. Socrates requests that Euthyphro teaches him the meaning of piety‚ when Socrates finds out that Euthyphro is persecuting his father for being impious. Euthyphro offers four definitions for what piety is‚ all of which are analyzed by Socrates‚ and then turned down by him in turn. The pious is to prosecute the wrongdoer and to not persecute is impious. This is the first definition that Euthyphro offers to Socrates as a definition of piety. Although Socrates says
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Plato’s Symposium Study Questions 1. Phaedrus 178a – 180b 2. Pausanias 180c – 185c 3. Eryximachus 185d – 188e 4. Aristophanes 189a – 193e 5. Agathon 194a – 197e 6. Socrates 198a – 201c 7. Diotima Part I 201d – 206b 8. Diotima Part 2 206c – 209e 9. Diotima Part 3 210a – 212b (SGR) 10. Alcibiades Part 1 212c – 217a 11. Alcibiades Part 2 217b-223a PHAEDRUS: 1. Who (or what) is love‚ according to Phaedrus? 2. According to Phaedrus why is love so beneficial? 3. Why is an army of lovers such
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