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Socrates' Arguments in The Republic, Apology, and Crito

In five pages this paper considers the purpose of Socrates' arguments as featured in three of Plato's dialogues. There are no oth...

Socrates's Argument Fallacies and Crito by Plato

In five pages this paper discusses Socrates' argument fallacies as they are portrayed in Crito by Plato. There are no other sourc...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

The Republic by Plato and Justice According to Socrates

with sickness, or the pilot who helps friends against "the perils of the sea" (Plato Book I). He then inquires into "what sort of ...

Trial of Socrates

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

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...

Socrates' Influence

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

'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...

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 ...

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...

Socratic Philosophy and Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Socrates' views on morality with those of Friedrich Nietzsche as expressed in Birt...

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...

Plato/Apology of Socrates

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

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....

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...

Philosophy of Socrates

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

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

3 Questions on Philosophical Thought and its Effects

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

Fides et Ratio - Philosophy

philosophy itself has changed" (#47) over the centuries (47). This field no longer seeks universal truth and wisdom, it is little ...

NYC Teacher Importance

would enhance any educational environment. For example, I have learned the importance of both teaching and learning, and believe ...

Communications Skills of Oprah Winfrey

she werent sincere, she simply wouldnt do it. This is an advantage of having the control she does - she can choose what she wants ...