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ghost, a phantom-true, but no real breath of life" (23.122-23). This minimal survival apparently depends on the appropriate funera...

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

has many flaws. There is question as to whether or not the method really gets to the truth at all. In fact, one has to wonder whet...

most part. He was clearly setting himself up as some sort of martyr or individual who would ultimately bring about change to the s...

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...

in order to insure passage to the underworld. The Underworld in this mythology was not a particularly happy place; it was a gloomy...

with his attorney, on the second day he was moved a different police station, and once again was not allowed to consult with his a...

tearing away the band that identifies him as a minister, as it was his social office as minister that he was able to use to keep h...

In two pages Confessions by Jean Jacques Rousseau is analyzed. There are no other sources cited....

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

Tovald must deal with those of his subordinates. Despite his law background, he is employed as a bank manager and has a number of...

are the destroyer; and are doing what only a miserable slave would do, running away and turning your back upon the compacts and ag...

wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...

fictional historical account, as the author uses a host of unusual situations and characters to dramatize historical interpretatio...

nine Books relate Augustines life up to the death of his mother and then, the story takes an abrupt turn as Augustine puts forth h...

seems to be known about the education of Mark. The author of this gospel is believed to have been John Mark, the cousin of Barnaba...

death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

Augustine, himself, mentions his own difficulties in struggling to overcome his own lustful desires in Book III of Confessions. Du...

text in which he is painstakingly honest, demonstrates that his spiritual path was not easy. It is clear from the beginning that t...

"middle of the road" in this extreme religious philosophy. When Augustine was indulging in his sinful or evil behavior, he mainta...

on to reflect that the skins of women at home appear beautiful because we cannot see these small defects under normal circumstance...

"Metamorphoses" and Socrates "Apology". While "Apology" is Platos account of Socrates trial and ultimate death it is also...

the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...

In seven pages faith as described in Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard and Confessions by St. Augustine are contrasted and compare...

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

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

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...

In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...

In five pages this paper considers time and truth as conceptualized by St. Augustine in Confessions first 8 books. Four sources a...