Assignment I: Is Socrates a good citizen? Discuss with reference to the Apology and the Crito. The Socratic Citizen Plato’s Socrates is a character plagued and prized with contradictions. He professed to care for nothing so much as virtue and human excellence but was incriminated by the greatest and most open democracy in ancient history. He was wrongfully convicted‚ yet unwilling to avoid his unjust execution. He is at once the most Athenian‚ citizenly‚ patriotic‚ and other-regarding of philosophers—and
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Socratic Problem The Socratic problem results from the inability to determine what‚ in the writings of Plato‚ is an accurate portrayal of Socrates’ thought and what is the thought of Plato with Socrates as a literary device. Socrates‚ often credited with founding western philosophy and who was put to death by the democracy of Athens in May‚ 399 BC‚ was Plato’s teacher and mentor; Plato‚ like some of his contemporaries‚ wrote dialogues about his departed teacher. Most of what we know about Socrates comes
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p. 50). Aware that he cannot claim wisdom‚ but intrigued by the Oracle’s answer‚ Socrates embarks on a journey to find someone who is truly wise. The method he used to establish someone’s wisdom or lack of it has been known as the Socratic dialectic. Socrates’ dialectic technique‚ its aim and its method will be examined in this paper. The Apology of Socrates’ by Plato‚ will be used as a case study to illustrate key points. Upon hearing the Oracle’s answer that no one is wiser than him‚ Socrates
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The topic of my paper is the philosophy of Socrates. Specifically I will discuss Socratic irony and the Socratic method of inquiry. The main points I will cover are; what was Socratic irony‚ and why did he use the method he did to seek the truth? My paper consists of three main parts. First a description of the more important books by Plato‚ about Socrates; sines Plato is the main source for information about Socrates. The second part is an analysis of the texts‚ focusing on the above stated topics
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“The Apology” by Plato Summary Plato’s “The Apology” is the speech Socrates makes at a trial in which he is accused with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Despite its title‚ however‚ the speech is not an “apology”. The word “apology” comes from the Greek word “apologia” which means a defense‚ or a speech made in defense. It can then be inferred that Socrates is not apologizing for his “wrongdoings”‚ but is instead defending
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Critical Analysis of The Apology of Socrates by Plato Socrates was an orator and philosopher whose primary interests were logic‚ ethics and epistemology. In Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Plato recounts the speech that Socrates gave shortly before his death‚ during the trial in 399 BC in which he was charged with "corrupting the young‚ and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes‚ also being a busybody and intervene gods business". The name of the work itself is not mean what it is
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Identify and analyse the key components of collaboration and Socratic Dialogue and contrast with previous practise. By using Socratic dialogue in the approach of cognitive therapy methods I have used the dialogue to change the client’s thinking which resulted in a change of behaviour and feelings‚ I have found when I have directed questions in a discovery way such as; how does this relate to what you told me earlier or do you see any connection ‚unlike ‘self-directed’ (as in PCT) I have found that
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Exploration of The Apology After Socrates was convicted‚ he makes a prophecy. The prophecy is that vengeance will come upon those who convicted him. He prophesizes the Zeus will be much harsher to those who convicted Socrates than they were to Socrates. He says that more‚ younger people will step up in his place. In condemning Socrates‚ the Athenians are not freeing themselves. They are actually making it worse for themselves. More people are going to take Socrates place and they will question
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Socratic Wisdom In the Apology‚ the oracle at Delphi stated that Socrates was the wisest man of his time (Plato 21a). Socrates‚ however‚ “[was] very conscious that [he was] not wise at all”‚ which would not make him the wisest man of his time (21b). Certainly‚ not both the oracle and Socrates could be simultaneously correct in their individual beliefs; thus‚ the oracle and Socrates must have had differing definitions of wisdom. What‚ then‚ is wisdom? Many people believe wisdom denotes having
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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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