On pages 35-37 of Plato’s philosophical dialogue “Apology” (389 BCE)‚ Socrates argues that if he is wise it’s because he‚ unlike others‚ knows that he is not wise and he knows that people can not know when they think they know. In the beginning of the dialogue socrates sets up the question on why he is in trouble with the court(for corrupting the youth) and where did his reputation come from. He explains to the court that the oracle pronounced him as being the most wise and that no one else was
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PHI 102 (FYS55) Euthyphro In the selection Euthyphro by Plato‚ Socrates and Euthyphro are having an argument about what the real meaning of being pious and impious is. While standing on the porch of the King Archon‚ Euthyphro questions Socrates on his reason for being at the court being that he was sure that Socrates wouldn’t be prosecuting anyone and that it was more than likely the other way around. Socrates informs him that a guy by the name of Meletus was charging him with the crime
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that the definition incorrect. In Plato’s Republic he starts off with book one‚ a discussion on what justice is through Socrates. Throughout book one‚ Socrates argues with Cephalus‚ Polemarcus and Thrasymachus on why their definition of justice is incorrect. Through the arguments he provides examples as to why people might disagree with the definition. Through the conversation Socrates has with the men Plato proves a connection to his book seven the allegory of the cave. The allegory of the cave is based
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In the Phaedo‚ Socrates does not fear death because he believes that his soul is immortal and will be sent to heaven after his death. It is worth noticing here that he pre-assumes that the soul exists‚ so his central argument is not about whether the soul exists‚ but whether it is immortal. One of his arguments is that the soul is invincible‚ and invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ so the soul is immortal. I shall explain more fully this argument in the next paragraph. Then I shall offer my objection
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Menos suggested that there are different values for men‚ women‚ children and so on. While Socrates wanted to find a common quality‚ that shows the differences in the virtues. Both Socrates and Menos were able to list virtues‚ but couldn’t find a common virtue‚ until Menos suggested that all men (and women‚ and children...etc.) have a desire towards "good things." (In the moral sense.) Socrates argued that no man knowingly desires "evil things." (In the moral sense.) So that the desire for
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Based on the two statements Socrates had made in the Apology and the Crito‚ we find that there is an obvious contradiction between them. On one side‚ Socrates says that he would still philosophize even though the jury wanted him not to; on the other side‚ he states that we shouldn’t challenge the law since it gives us everything. However‚ I think it is possible to reconcile the two views since one view is from his own perspective and another view is from the citizens’ perspective. In the next few
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hopes that the society would be just. Taking in the context and the time period‚ Socrates’ ideas were radical but plausible‚ if executed correctly. Through that execution‚ though‚ I am not completely convinced that human emotions would not get in the way. The main discussion of the book is on the topic of what is just and unjust and what lifestyle is beneficiary. After countless examinations and definitions‚ Socrates in book IV is able to convince his comrades that political justice is simple;
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plato’s dialogue speaks of and the metaphorical sense; Plato is speaking about loving a category of knowledge‚ putting self-devotion into it this thought and creating more ideas from it‚ and then give birth to it‚ making it your legacy. An example Socrates’ (Plato) uses is how Homer left his epics‚ or how political leaders greatly affected their cities making their name remembered either positively or negatively‚ making their idea (legacy) of them immortal. However‚ we should love all knowledge‚ rather
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happy in the city. According to Socrates in the city there is not such a duty to make rulers or guardians happy in fact their job is to provide justice and make citizen happy and do any necessary thing in order to live in honour and justice. He defines justice and talks about relativeness of wealth or poverty : “Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence‚ and poverty of meanness and viciousness‚ and both of discontent”. (422A) One of the main arguments of Socrates was Souls of individuals and he
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moral life is better than the corrupt life. The story is supposed to show that people are only ‘good’ because they would be punished if they weren’t. When given the ability to live a life free of punishment‚ people will be very immorale. According to Socrates‚ wrong actions make your soul imperfect and with an imperfect soul you can’t be living your best life. This myth is brought up in an attempt to discover the way to live
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