Socrates’ View of Death Plato’s Apology: Socrates Defense represents Socrates’ trial for not recognizing the God’s recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates’ speech‚ however‚ was not an apology in the contemporary sense. During those times‚ the name of the dialogue comes from the Greek word apologia‚ which means a defense or justification. Socrates did not apologize; instead he stood up for what he believed in and defended himself. He began his defense
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the youth of Athens” is a valid charge against Socrates because according to Socrates if he was to corrupt the youth of Athens‚ it is very much likely that he might get harmed but them. Socrates is being accused of teaching the youth not to believe in god. He is accused of teaching the youth the same act that was published in the book of Anaxagoras which is also sold in the bookstore if books of Anaxagoras is not being punished for teaching someone then why should Socrates? Socrates said that his
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Massachusetts were sentenced to death in the Salem Witch trials based on false accusations‚ there existed a strong belief that the devil was actively present in their civilization. Thus when the doctors failed to find the cause of illness of two girls‚ the people in this society assured that witchcraft was involved and many people were executed as a result. Another example of criminal trials being influenced by surrounding cultural conditions was when the scientist Galileo Galilei was placed on house arrest
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name of Socrates was found guilty in two offenses. The city of Athens gathered to hear the trial‚ and The Apology by Plato allows to better understand what was said in Socrates’ defense and sort through the logistics of the case. Meletus‚ the prosecutor‚ charged Socrates with an account of living an impious life and with a second account of corrupting the youth of Athens. Yet‚ I can attest that truly Socrates was innocent in the case of these two accounts because Socrates greatest desire was to do
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ideas expressed in The Trial and Death of Socrates at times appear contradictory but through thorough examination and Socrates’ wisdom the ideas become clear. Through Socrates’s dedication to respect for the laws of Athens and his spiritual drive to uphold philosophical values‚ he is able to maintain consistent in his claim that the law and verdict are just. It is important to distinguish between the two when exploring Socrates’ thought process. In the Apology‚ Socrates clearly claims that he has been
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In Plato’s Trial and Death of Socrates‚ the value of piety and justice is emphasized repeatedly. To Socrates‚ it is never valid to knowingly commit an unjust action‚ as it does more harm than good. In other words‚ the most important thing in life is a good life that maintains the health of the body and psyche. Therefore‚ after failing to be acquitted from his trial‚ he must now determine whether it is just or unjust to escape without the approval of fellow Athenians. In his examination of possible
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Louis and his death marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror where revolutionaries set out to rid France of those still supporting the king called Loyalists‚ and protect France from
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The Trial and Death of Socrates The book The Trial and Death of Socrates is all about the famous philosopher Socrates‚ dealing with the challenges and disputes he encountered. Its told by another famous philosopher Platos’ perspective‚ who was a pupil of Socrates. The book focuses on 4 main dialogues Euthyphro‚ Apology‚ Crito‚ and Phaedo. While demonstrating themes of wisdom‚ existence‚ and death. First dialogue of this book is Euthyphro‚ which contains the characters Socrates‚ Euthyphro‚ and
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demonstration had been ludicrous.I believe that the actions of the authorities had been justified. This is because‚ the authorities and government had the fear of a communist uprising much like that of Russia in 1917‚ the potential conflict between the two sides with and against the argument‚ and the strikers had been causing many cases of property damage. Firstly‚ the reason the actions of the authorities had been indeed justified‚ is due to the fear of a communist revolution much like that of Russia’s in
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Is the death penalty a service that is justified and valid form punishment? One would say there are two arguments to this topic with several different reasons or explanations. One being prevention‚ while the other side is saying there is a potential execution of an innocent man; and the other says justice and punishment; and last one says execution is murder. Murder as we know is clearly part of our society‚ and surely it is evident that something needs to be done about it. A variety of felonies
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