Essays Tagged: "Socrates"

Why Socrates should be found Guilty?

Why Socrates should be found guilty?In 470 B. C or 469 B. C a Greek Philosopher named Socrates was born ... es was born in Athens. He was the son of Sophroniscus who was a sculptor. Researchers has said that Socrates was brought up as a sculptor. Socrates later abandoned it. When Peloponesion war broke out, ... ctive service and he earned high praises by the people of Athens for his courage and his endurance. Socrates took part in three war campaign for Athens. The seize of Potidea which was the beginning of ...

(7 pages) 176 0 2.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Socrates

SocratesSocrates, as known by Renault, was a beautiful creature. Not physically beautiful, but inter ... a credit account, which one day you will have to meet or go broke (pp. 398). According to Renault, Socrates taught children free of charge. He often walked and talked with children and young men in t ... , or more accurately argued in a calm manner, various issues ranging from the sciences to religion. Socrates, however, usually avoided the subject of government whenever possible. Socrates believed hi ...

(3 pages) 303 4 3.7 Apr/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Socrates' Moral Decision

Good, Brief, Humorless Good Points,Was Socrates wise to stay in Athens to die? Examine firstly the contextof the word wise , Socrates wasn' ... n lifeas he stayed to die. He was encouraged and given the chance to escapeby his friend Crito, but Socrates did not want to escape . Why?Socrates was a wise man. He believed in absolutes, and pursued ... source of goodness and virtue. He believed that therepayment of evil with evil was wrong. In short, Socrates was a very moral person.He stayed in Athens because he said that he had lived by the laws o ...

(3 pages) 182 0 3.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Problem in Macbeth

d freely choose to do evil, then do it and then be faced with the consequences. The problem is old. Socrates maintained that no one with full insight in what was evil, would of his own free will do it ...

(13 pages) 74 0 4.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Socrates

Paper #1Socrates Believes that psychic harmony is the greatest good, and that the result of it is moral (rat ... onal behavior. Psychic harmony is a psychological condition and makes one moral, which according to Socrates is a social condition. Psychic harmony has no motivation. You either have it or you don't. ... sensuality, greed, or vanity. This is because of a disordered psychological condition. According to Socrates where there is 'psychicharmony,' the motives for injustice in the social sense will be elim ...

(1 pages) 106 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Are you convinced by Plato's claim that philosophers should rule.

basic needs such as food and shelter , which cannot be satisfied by himself alone. However, Plato's Socrates is driving at a more fundamental need in a man to socialise with his own kind. Since Plato ...

(6 pages) 287 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Socrates on Athenian law and obedience

Socrates said in a dialogue with Crito: "You must either persuade [your country] or obey its orders, ... instructs you to endure... leads you into was to be wounded or killed, you must obey" (Crito 51b). Socrates believed this argument for the following reasons: 1) as a member of a society, each citizen ... are of its laws the citizen agrees to follow its rules and is therefore a contract. Some exceptions Socrates makes are: 1) why it is okay to break the law if it's contrary to the law of a higher being ...

(6 pages) 347 0 4.1 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

'How true would it be to say that Socrates was a sophist?'

leverness and efficiency rather than wisdom and goodness.However, from studying in some depth about Socrates and his views I do not agree with the statement that Socrates was a sophist. First of all, ... gree with the statement that Socrates was a sophist. First of all, according to Plato and Xenophon, Socrates never accepted any fees in return for a discussion or in exchange for any knowledge, in fac ...

(7 pages) 320 2 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

general explanations of Albert Camus's philosophy

ce on January 4, 1960.Camus's deepest philosophical interests were in Western philosophy, among themSocrates, Pascal, Spinoza, and Nietsche. His interest in philosophy was almostexclusively moral in c ...

(1 pages) 92 2 5.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Analysis of Crito

Analysis of CritoThe question is raised within the dialogue between Socrates and Crito concerning civil disobedience. Crito has the desire, the means, and many compelli ... mminent death. Though Crito's temptation is imposing, it is in accord with reason and fidelity that Socrates chooses to fulfill his obligation to the state, even to death.Before addressing Crito's cla ... to fulfill his obligation to the state, even to death.Before addressing Crito's claims which exhort Socrates to leave the state and avoid immanent death, the condemned lays a solid foundation upon whi ...

(2 pages) 108 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

"The Allegory of the Cave", a description of the story and a different point of view on it

e of the way that we all live our lives. Except for a chosen few like Christ, Gandhi and maybe even Socrates, no one is really enlighten, or has seen what life is all about. The remainder of the Earth ... r trying to poison the minds of others. Look at Christ, he was crucified for trying to teach as was Socrates. The main point of the Allegory is to illustrate the way in which we live and show how what ...

(3 pages) 257 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

This paper argues that Aristotle's high-minded personality would not make a good friend, and examines the works of Aristotle.

make a good friend to most people. High-minded people are the best at what they do. In philosophy, Socrates is high-minded in that no one really compares to his philosophical ability. No individuals ...

(6 pages) 150 2 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Prove It I dare YOU´. Personal essay on belif in God's existence

e beliefs that I have originally believe in. In school and in books I learn about philosophers like Socrates, Plato, Humes, Renè Descartes, and plenty of other philosophers. Philosophers like t ...

(4 pages) 170 0 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

A Critique of Socrates' Guilt in the Apology

justice, one must first look at the validity of the court and of the entity of authority itself. In Socrates case, the situation is no different. One may be said to be guilty or not of any said crime, ... s only as valid as the court structure to which it is subject to. Therefore, in considering whether Socrates is 'guilty or not', we must keep in mind the societal norms and standards of Athens at the ...

(4 pages) 257 0 4.7 Oct/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Do we have a good reason to believe in existence of a "higher power"?Speaks of Transcendentalism

lephant. It is far easier to prove that theelephant does not exist than it is to prove that it does.Socrates' principle of examination states that we mustcarefully examine all things. The tools we hum ... h logic or natural science, so we mustfind an alternate method. This argument requires us to suspendSocrates' basic philosophical principle of examination. Theargument from faith asks us to leave this ...

(4 pages) 105 0 5.0 Nov/1995

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Evil from a theologian's point of view

om of choice.Evil has been looked at in many different ways throughout the years. Philosophers like Socrates and Plato believed evil was a matter of ignorance. Ancient Persians saw good and evil as tw ...

(5 pages) 91 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The Virtues, what are they and where are they found?

I. The VirtuesIn Robin Waterfield's translation of The Republic,Socrates attempts to give a definition of justice. At the end of Book II he began a detailed descrip ...

(5 pages) 145 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Socrate's First Accusers and Athenian Law

ritativeopinions is not easily accomplished nor is that realm of philosophy - thepursuit of wisdom. Socrates was the instigator of the conflict. While thepolitical element takes place within opinions ... igator of the conflict. While thepolitical element takes place within opinions about political life,Socrates asks the question 'What is the best regime and how should I live?'Ancient thought is riddle ...

(4 pages) 125 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Accounts of Eros in the Plato's "Symposium"

modern day, our views on what is appropriate love is much different from the views from the time of Socrates and Plato. To them love was eros, a direct translation of the word love.However, the word i ... who are present at the party. Of these accounts, the one that made the most sense was the speech of Socrates when he quotes Diotima. This account is practical, and shows love not as a heavenly creatur ...

(7 pages) 197 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Response to "Why I Hate The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield

rophecy by James Redfield. More popular than The Bridges of Madison County, more philosophical than Socrates, and it rivals onlu R.L. Stein's Fear Street series in bad writing. It's a 'novel of ideas' ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers