Socrates and Plato lived at different times but in the same ancient Greece. Their ideas were different though one drew inspiration one another. But both ideas can be close for today’s man. Socrates was born around 469 BC in Athens and died around 399 BC. He was one of the most important Greek philosophers and for sure the ugliest - he had an ugly face. Socrates was born rather in non affluent family. Before he started philosophising he was a soldier in Greek army. Re to his philosophy: he didn’t
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From seeking enjoyment to avoiding grief, most people's goal in life is about achieving happiness. However, how to define and obtain happiness in one's life and also living it virtuous can be challenging. When we consider the questions of how we should live our lives, we often seek for some method or schematic that we can apply to help us classify our actions and qualities as good, bad, or indifferent. Such a means of methodology would surely make it easier to determine what the right thing to do
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In book 2 of Plato's Republic, Glaucon challenges Socrates to explain why he believes it is better to be just than unjust. Using the analogy of Ring of Gyges, Glaucon Socrates to explain why anyone should still desire justice even if there are no further ends to be pursued such as good reputation and honour. Socrates then offers a conception of justice which goes beyond the definitions offered by his previous interlocuters earlier on in the Republic. This essay will first aim to discuss in detail
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The Balance of Life Black and white. Life and death. Darkness and light. Passion and reason. Many opposites exist in the world. Each of these opposites hangs on a balance, which can tilt either way based on the world around it. Reason and passion, also known as logic and emotion, are two of the major forces in the world today. Sophocles, the ancient greek philosopher, believed that reason should hold a larger importance over passion in choices, despite following emotions being the norm, and today
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Descartes was among the first people to start a new philosophical system which showcased a new freshness and innovativeness. This new system incorporated doubt at its center. In order to destroy his entire old system of beliefs, Descartes created doubt about as many of his previous beliefs as possible. Descartes wanted to find foundations on which he could build a new system of beliefs. His goal was to actively try to doubt everything in order to find something that he cannot doubt—something that
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Chris Murphy, lawyer of the accused in the supposed first case of alleged criminal harassment in Canada via twitter, defends and represents 54-year-old Greg Elliot. Since his arrest was so well publicized online the accused lost his job as a Graphic artist and if convicted of these allegations, Elliot could go to jail for 6 months. It seems that Elliot’s chief sin appears to have been that he dared to challenge the 2 young feminist political views. There’s no actual evidence that he even threatened
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In Greek mythology there’s this one man whose name is Prometheus. He was a powerful deity and they have similarities with Equality, protagonist of Anthem. So let’s talk first about the first part. Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans. Humans can now make war, their own food, and etc. This made Zeus mad that he punished him by having him chained to a rock. Now, let’s talk about Equality’s part. On page 35, you’ll see that Equality stole candles from the Home of the Street Sweepers
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In this short story, Le Guin describes the utopian city of Omelas during the Festival of Summer. The city is characterized by its happiness and beauty underscored by its close proximity to a sparkling sea. For the festival, the entire population of Omelas joins together in various processionals through the city. Boys and girls in the Green Fields exercise their horses in preparation for the festival race. Bells clang and people sing and dance so that the city seems alive with music. In Omelas
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Give an account of Aristotle’s teaching about Natural law Aristotle was the first practitioner to contribute to the creation of Natural Law as inspired by his mentor Plato he developed the relationship between Natural and conventional justice and outlined the use of Natural inclinations in Natural law. In this essay I will outline Aristotle’s contribution to Natural law. Aristotle’s works, Nicomanchean Ethics and The Politics illustrate the close between legal and political philosophy. In Nicomanchean
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Michelle Meeks 9/3/2013 PHI1010 Word Count: 460 Socrates In “The Apology” and “The Crito” Socrates argues about the importance and value of one’s self. He talks of how the greatest benefit is to be “as good and as wise as possible” and that no outcome, even death, would be more detrimental to the soul than betraying one’s own philosophy. In “The Apology,” Socrates argues that to be a good man you must be honest and put yourself before others. He states to the jury that “perhaps you think
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