Essays 91 - 120
In five pages Socrates' concepts of ethics, piety, and justice are discussed as they are represented in Plato's Crito and Euthyp...
Applying Socrates' philosophy to one's own life is the focus of this paper consisting of five pages. Four sources are cited in th...
In eight pages this paper examines Socrates' philosophical views on self examination and the importance of motivation within the i...
In five pages an analysis evaluates the accuracy of Socrates' description of the cave's prisoners as 'like ourselves.' There are ...
things in the sky and below the earth, who makes the worse argument the stronger " (cited in Ross, 2000, p. PG). This is a formula...
something in Platos morality which does not really belong to Plato but is only to be met with in his philosophy, one might say in ...
soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...
tone and character with the description of Xenophon, who says in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted if in any...
In five pages this paper examines how innocence is corrupted in a literary comparison and contrast of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bo...
threatening. Instead of turning the anger they felt inward, they unleashed their fury outward onto Socrates, a convenient scapego...
In five pages this report argues that both Protagoras and Socrates' ideals are ascetic and hedonistic as presented in Plato's dial...
the soul. In understanding the influence the pre-Socratics had, it is beneficial to consider some of the major questions and the ...
The only manner by which to acquire good statesmen and lawgivers, according to Socrates testimony, is to assure their individual a...
brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...
topic has led noted criminologists to conclude that "...executions have no discernible effect on homicide rates" (Goertzel). There...
offer a profusion of pleasures... injustice pays better than justice" (364b). Next, Socrates appeared to shift gears and direct t...
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...
form of flattery. Socrates voices such strong opposition to the type of oration he attributes to men like Gorgias because knowl...
In three pages this paper discusses Plato's Phaedo in terms of the mechanistic mind model and Socrates' arguments designed against...
as its model. Things are intellectually and emotionally captured by the understanding, not by the senses. The "Forms" of Things ...
In three pages this paper discusses how the Athenians made class distinctions in a consideration of Socrates' noble myth depicted ...
means. The function of justice is to improve human nature, which is inherently constructive. Therefore, at a minimum, justice i...
of life, Socrates contends that reason is as well. Socrates considers the difference between those things that can be understood ...
In eight pages this paper examines the contemporary government relevance of Socrates' views as portrayed in The Republic by Plato....
In five pages this paper discusses Socrates' argument fallacies as they are portrayed in Crito by Plato. There are no other sourc...
In five pages this paper evaluates Socrates' perspectives on what life means. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...
In five pages this report examines whether or not the world would be a better place if people followed Socrates' philosophical exa...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Socrates' teachings with those of Job. Three sources are cited in the bibliograph...
In five pages this paper considers the purpose of Socrates' arguments as featured in three of Plato's dialogues. There are no oth...