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childhood, during his early life, Socrates was a sculptor, following in the footsteps of his father, Sophroniscus (Wikpedia, 2003)...

is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...

the gods and sensible men, that you must worship it" (Plato, 51a). Therefore, Socrates clearly and evidently reveres the s...

this chapter, the highest normative principle involves the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ...

ground, whether that is through dialectical discourse or reason (1994). Barber claims that neither approach leaves any room for po...

to be achieved. This scenario, by its very nature, assured the manifestation of orderliness and moderation rather than the less a...

guidance that gives meaning for man. Rather, as he explains, mans actions and intellectual activity seem to provide meaning. This ...

They are, instead, robot-like in that they do what they are told and do not question the validity of the teachings. Instead, peopl...

a person even know if those opinions are really yours or the opinions of others which you have adopted as your own without testing...

new ideas. The body supplies the means by which knowledge can be attained, for it is necessary, according to Plato, for things an...

he sought to bring truth to others. Does Socrates Do Evil? From Kierkegaards position it is perhaps truth that all people do e...

to shake off these social controls and become the master rather than the slave. This, he argues, is the true justice of nature: la...

support for the notion that people must obey the laws of the place in which they are born. How is this accomplished? Aristotle d...

time. And, he was not content to attempt to dispel theories of old, but was also one to attempt the disruption of more modern appr...

best and brightest citizens." After the candidates shake hands, the moderator presented the first topic for debate, that of taxat...

own life? Not all philosophers would agree with the path he ultimately chose. First, it is important to keep in mind that practi...

David: So you can be popular? Allen: Yeah. David: Why do you want to be popular Allen? I know everyone wants to be popular in h...

As in most of his essays, Freud (1952), in Civilization and its Discontents, wrestles with human nature and why there is such a ch...

was that all humans are born with an inherent worth which he labeled human dignity (Mazur, 1993). He further felt that human dign...

teaching, in which he pretended not to know the answers to questions, so that students would come to understanding on their own. ...

beings. Euthyphro would of course agree with that sentiment and oppose Socrates on this matter. The gods of course are powerful. W...

pundits or the mainstream media happen to be handing out at the moment. This is a process that rekindles a "child-like--but by no ...

perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

and is not open to the charge of flattery" (Plato). While Socrates then discusses the love of youth, possibly referring to having ...

quickly taking over the world, leaving no room for anything else" (Williams, Dustin and McKenney, 2004). In his view, we were leav...

millennia worth of philosophical comprehension of mans existence. For those who depend upon traditional practice to shepherd them...

ethical theory that supports killing off twice as many people to save half as many because you like them better. That is unethica...

always do the good" and, therefore, is someone goes astray, it is because they lack the knowledge of how to "act rightly" (Shiraev...

individuality and happiness are intrinsically related, as the achievement of personal happiness is associated with obtaining the i...

The writer discusses the moral and ethical positions of several philosophers including Ayer, Smith, Mackie, Socrates and Glaucon. ...