The Greatness of Socrates Socrates was born in Athens‚ Greece 322-399 before the Christian era and was politically indoctrinated under the cultural influences of Athena‚ Goddess of wisdom‚ skills‚ and warfare. (Loomis p. 5) He is well known for his philosophy of the “good life” in which he believes involves the pursuit of intellect as well as morals. His theory in this is to not focus so much on choosing what is always necessarily right in a situation‚ but to be the kind of individual who refrains
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Socrates on Democracy Socrates makes it very clear; he is not a fan of Democracy. He is openly objected to the type of democracy that Athens was running during his adult life. In contrast he was against all forms of government at the time. Socrates believes in the connection between virtue and knowledge. The masses‚ being uneducated‚ were therefore not virtuous and not fit to rule. Democracy is the rule of people‚ and as a group people are very indecisive so we end up trying to have everything
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Euthyphro – Plato Explain how the concept of holiness emerges in the dialogue and why it takes a prominent position in the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro. “Euthyphro answers that there is no difference of opinion‚ either among gods or men‚ as to the propriety of punishing a murderer. Yes‚ rejoins Socrates‚ when they know him to be a murderer; but you are assuming the point at issue. If all the circumstances of the case are considered‚ are you able to show that your
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When analyzing Socrates as a person‚ I think it is apparent that there is much more to his personality than appears on the surface. Many people assume that his aims are pure‚ that he questions those around him solely in the pursuit of knowledge. I think that if his conversations are considered as a whole‚ strong arrogance shows through. Socrates often flatters the person he is questioning in order to initiate the debate and he continues to do this as the conversation progresses in order to
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Anne Marie Dutkovic World Religions 212 Strayer University Beliefs and Description of Confucius of China Confucianism is known as the practice of virtue that emphasizes moral order‚ correctness of social relationships‚ justice‚ and humanity. The founder of Confucianism was Kong Fuzi or “Master Kong”. He is better known by the Western version of his name Confucius. He was an ancient Chinese scholar and philosopher born around 551 BCE. Confucius’s philosophies were not
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References: Confucius (1915) (Contributors: Dawson‚ Miles Menander) The ethics of Confucius: The sayings of the Master and his disciples upon the conduct of “The Superior Man”. G. P. Putnam’s Sons: New York. Fung‚ Y. L. (1948) A short history of Chinese philosophy‚ The Free Press: New York. Lau‚ D. C. (1979) Confucius - The Analects (Lun Yu)‚ The Penguin Books: England. McDonald‚ J. H. (translator) (2009) Tao Te Ching
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leading at times to outright banning of his book. This is because Mencius developed a very early form of what was to be called in modern times the “social contract.” Mencius‚ like Confucius‚ believed that rulers were divinely placed in order to guarantee peace and order among the people they rule. Unlike Confucius‚ Mencius believed that if a ruler failed to bring peace and order about‚ then the people could be absolved of all loyalty to that ruler and could if they felt strongly enough about the
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by Plato‚ a close disciple of Socrates‚ this text is set along the Illissus river where Phaedrus and Socrates meet for a day of speech‚ debate‚ rhetoric and okay flirting. Phaedrus leads of the day and recites a speech by his close friend Lysias‚ who Phaedrus considers to be a top speechmaker. Socrates then‚ after chiding by Phaedrus unleashes two speeches of his own that overshadow and refute Lysias claim so boldly that Phaedrus is so taken by the power of Socrates‚ that Phaedrus I think misses
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to learn how to treat others and even themselves. These students lived life without desires or strong beliefs allowing them to become one with the nature and acquire eternal enlightenment. Confucius‚ one such philosopher‚ wrote The Analects of Confucius‚ attempting to harmonize its readers with nature. Confucius believed in a hierarchal society where all citizens respect their elders and government. He proposes that all people stop believing they are the most important individual as is coded in the
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Socrates Philosophy 201 5 November 2010 Socrates Born in 469 B.C.E.‚ Socrates lived his life way before his time. The practice of the era in which he lived was ones’ of single opinion. That is where the ruler told everyone how and what to think. What made Socrates stand out as a smart minded willful person was his strong opinions and his teachings to the youth to develop their own opinions and not fall in line with everyone else’s thinking. This was Socrates downfall. He was
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