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knew nothing and was far from wise, he sets upon a course of action to find someone wiser than himself to offer to the Oracle as r...
still perhaps not arriving at solid answers when his friend tells him he has to leave. Socrates tells him, "Alas! my companion, an...
In two pages this paper examines philosophy's role and human activity purpose as well as Socrates' defense as represented in Apolo...
Clouds by Aristophanes. Reasonably, Socrates points out that the character in the play speaks nonsense and should not be confused...
In five pages this paper examines Socrates' arguments regarding capital punishment and the sophist foundation that cements them....
In two pages this paper is structured as a letter to the editor and considers capital punishment form a utilitarian philosophical ...
applied, was arbitrary and capricious" (67). While it seemed as if the death penalty was beginning to become less popular, this ca...
the study results that support their position and ignore other research. Studies that compare homicide trends in states and countr...
death (2004). While evidentiary rules are not pertinent here in terms of the guilt of the defendant, evidence is pertinent in resp...
penalty was much more likely to be imposed. While Texas and California do not share the same frequency in use of capital pu...
In seven pages this paper considers capital punishment and three arguments such as retribution, intolerable capital offenses, and ...
is, if someone commits a heinous crime, they deserve a similar fate. The death penalty is sometimes not nearly as harsh as the cri...
far less heinous than murder, so how is it that the Bible can be mistaken for harboring judgmental opinion against capital punishm...
punishment.iv It was a close vote of 4 to 3, which means that not all justices on that court believed electrocution to be cruel an...
employee believes a child is abused, they must call the authorities. If a child has a fight in school, the latest trend is to file...
noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...
profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...
In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...
from the fact that I realized that I knew nothing. A man of my era named Chaerephon once asked the Oracle at Delphi is there w...
of death, as well as the mystery of death. This establishes a foundation from which we can learn, especially considering that Nula...
This essay focuses on Plato's use of dialogue in his "Apology" and "Crito," and Augustine's use of the monologue in his "Confessio...
Plato's Apology and Aristotle's Poetics are both considered masterpieces of ancient Greek philosophy. This report compares the two...
yet does not lose faith in the just and true" (Plato Jowett Translation Characters). In this we see that Plato appears to be indic...
ghost, a phantom-true, but no real breath of life" (23.122-23). This minimal survival apparently depends on the appropriate funera...
in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...
In five pages this paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Thrasymachus and considers his concept of justice as described in Plato'...
In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...
In seven pages this essay contrasts morality as depicted in Plato's Apology and Sophocles' Antigone. Two sources are cited in t...
only a satire of society and politics, it is also an example of ones examination of his life. Although this work is a satire, it ...
This paper consists of five pages and argues that Socrates was a religious man despite arguments to the contrary and cites evidenc...