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Socrates: Innocent Or Guilty
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Living in a democracy means being exposed to trials by jury through television and other media sources on a daily basis. While these trials are often overlooked, occasionally there is one that captures the entire country’s attention. This also applies to trials throughout centuries in our history. While they did not have the same types…
Was Socrates Wise?
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Socrates, an Athenian philosopher who lived from 469 BC until his very unnecessary death in 399 BC, has had his wisdom called into question many times since he has been studied. But to know whether some is wise, we must first know what it means to be wise. According to Websters Dictionary, to be is…
The Duties to the State According to Socrates: Obedience and Installation of Justice
Justice
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The first obligation of the man to the state is this- obedience. Socrates through several dialogues of Plato has made this both implicit and explicit. For instance, in the Crito, Socrates says, “The just man must always obey what the city commands of him even if it commands him unjustly to go to his death”….
No one knowingly does evil: an on the Socratic principle
Ethics
Knowledge
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The contention that no one knowingly does evil is one of the most fundamental principles championed by Socrates. The very essence of this Socratic principle dwells on the assumption that if a man understands very well that such and such acts are wrong or result to evil, or such that if a man is indeed…
Alcibiades, Pericles and the Athenian Ideal: An Analysis
Art
Democracy
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IntroductionOne of the popular historical accounts that many historians and analysts still study today is the history of the Peloponnesian War as it was described by Thucydides. It was a long, drawn out war that involved some of the best armies and navies in this part of the European continent, as well as notable political…
Reaction to “The Apology” by Plato
Ethics
Evidence
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“The Apology” by Plato has a significant and direct bearing on modern Western Civilization because it places virtue and honor on a pedestal and urges men to live righteously and be willing to die for the sake of righteousness if necessary. Successful western countries like the United States are not perfect, but history will…
Plato’s Socrates and Aristotle on the Soul
Aristotle
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Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher, was born in 384 BC and died in 322 BC. He studied under Plato and later became the teacher of Alexander the Great. According to Wikipedia, Aristotle was a prolific writer who covered a wide range of subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, politics, government, ethics, biology…
Your Elusive Creative Genius
Creativity
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Your elusive creative genius -Elizabeth Gilbert “Everyone one of my books have killed me a little more. ” -Norman Mailer Elizabeth Gilbert a 40 year old writer whose love and fascination is writing talks about creativity, its original and extraordinary concept and how people have now come to the point where they pressurize the creative…
Apology: Socrates’ Stance on Death and Wickedness
Death
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It would only be expected for an individual to naturally attempt to escape from death if given the chance. In a similar sense, it would only be appropriate to assume that individuals would have an innate tendency to refrain from wicked acts as much as possible. However, despite certain similarities, escaping death and avoiding the…
Crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ and Socrates
Christ
Jesus
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This essay states the comparisons of the death and crucifixion of Jesus Christ Socrates. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is an event that occurred during the 1st century AD. Jesus, whom Christians believe to be the Son of God as well as the Messiah, was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged,…