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Gorgias by Plato

form of flattery. Socrates voices such strong opposition to the type of oration he attributes to men like Gorgias because knowl...

Pre Socratic and Socratic Philosophical Differences

the soul. In understanding the influence the pre-Socratics had, it is beneficial to consider some of the major questions and the ...

Comparative Analysis of Plato's Apology and I.F. Stone's The Trial of Socrates

threatening. Instead of turning the anger they felt inward, they unleashed their fury outward onto Socrates, a convenient scapego...

Ascetic and Hedonistic Ideals in Protagoras by Plato

In five pages this report argues that both Protagoras and Socrates' ideals are ascetic and hedonistic as presented in Plato's dial...

Was Socrates a Patriot or a Traitor?

tone and character with the description of Xenophon, who says in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted if in any...

Innocence Lost in Literature

In five pages this paper examines how innocence is corrupted in a literary comparison and contrast of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bo...

Socrates' Arguments in Phaedo by Plato

soul has two principal parts. The first part of this argument is that nature inevitably follows a cyclical pattern. All vegetatio...

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche and Symposium by Plato

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 ...

Plato's Apology and a Pro Life Argument of Socrates

This narrative essay consisting of five pages rewrites the Apology of Plato and features Socrates' arguing to have his life spared...

The Republic by Plato, Morality and Logic

In five pages The Republic by Plato is examined in a consideration of Books I and II in a discussion of Socrates' extended dialogu...

Socrates' Life and Relevance

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...

Trial of Socrates

The only manner by which to acquire good statesmen and lawgivers, according to Socrates testimony, is to assure their individual a...

Plato/Apology of Socrates

Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...

Jury Member Speaks Out on Socrates’ Innocence

brought against me, and with my earliest accusers, and then with the later ones" (Plato, 1961, 18b). First, Socrates has been acc...

Prisoners Analyzed in Plato's 'Allegory of the Cave' in The Republic

In five pages an analysis evaluates the accuracy of Socrates' description of the cave's prisoners as 'like ourselves.' There are ...

'Unexamined Life' Concept of Socrates

In eight pages this paper examines Socrates' philosophical views on self examination and the importance of motivation within the i...

'An Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living' Contention of Socrates

Applying Socrates' philosophy to one's own life is the focus of this paper consisting of five pages. Four sources are cited in th...

Concepts Relating to Socrates and Plato

In five pages this paper examines concepts featured in 'Myth of the Cave' and The Apology and also considers 'The Death of Ivan Il...

Cultural Values in History

the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....

Justice Discovered by Socrates in Books Two and Four of The Republic by Plato

offer a profusion of pleasures... injustice pays better than justice" (364b). Next, Socrates appeared to shift gears and direct t...

Piety and Socrates in Euthyphro by Plato

(4e). Intrigued by this conclusion, Socrates implores Euthyphro to share with him his definition of piety, distinguishing betwee...

Socrates and the Need for Philosophers

this pint he is, in essence, pleading for his life and states, "I dare say that you may feel irritated at being suddenly awakened ...

Socrates' Influence

charges of impiety and corruption of youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens ("Socrates," 2003). While this ph...

Forms and Recollection in Phaedo by Plato

leg only" (Plato). If this were true, if there were only one process in regards to life-death, then everything would ultimately co...

Socrates' Thoughts and Influence

Socrates frequently alluded was the basis for his debates with Gorgias, contending that the degree of abstraction pursued by thoug...

Arts and Socrates

much that it has immeasurably been altered. Who was Socrates and why was he so influential? Socrates was a Greek philosopher who ...

Open Mindedness and The Republic by Plato

a weapon to the hands of a madman is obviously unjust. Taylor (2003) comments on how this refutation of Cephalus position demonstr...

Socrates, Plato, 'Allegory of the Cave' and Phaedo

as a teacher, is to free his students from the cave and metaphorically drag them into the sunlight. The selection from Phaedo reco...

Canada's Aboriginal Population and Their Treatment

own language and so many believe it deserves its own place in the world distinct and separate from Canada. It is this issue, along...

An Arabic Language Overview

In ten pages the language of Arabic is considered in terms of development that is not different according to socioeconomic classes...