Since he did not write anything throughout his life what we know of Socrates is from very detailed writings from one of his famous students, Plato. The authority of Athens had made charges against Socrates for preaching to the citizens on not believing in the Gods. Authority also believed that Socrates was corrupting the youth by questioning their own views of the Gods. (Petrik 16) The socratic
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The idea to be able to express your opinion freely is one that dates back to Ancient Greece. The city of Athens had an extraordinary governmental system for its time. In the 4th and 5th century BC Athens was ruled by a democracy. The democratic system allowed all male citizens to engage in the political arena. As male citizens were so directly involved in Athenian politics, the right to freedom of speech was given to all of them. Without this right the participants would not have been able to express
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Aristotle says that anger can be fair and I agree with him, but I do think that it should be handled as smart as possible. It is the constant struggle between too much and too little of everything that leads one to the paramount of lifestyles. When anger is used irrationality or in excess it will lead to chaos and pain not only to the holder but to the people around. I do believe that some situations are justified to be angry about, for example when an innocent is abused or killed. A situation does
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significant attributes of Hobbes concept of sovereignty. 5. To what extent did Locke's experiences influence his political theory? give reasons for your answer? 6. What are the main logic of Locke's version of social contract? ANSWER: MODULE 1 1.Plato describes how such a state would be organized, who would govern it, what sort of education the children would have, and so on. Sir Karl Popper argued in The Open Society and Its Enemies that Plato’s ideal state is totalitarian, with little freedom
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Socrates ideas on how we come to know, proof of his point, and knowledge versus a college degree. In this research, we discuss what Socrates ideas on how we {come to know}. And the examples he uses to prove his point, as well as questions do we agree or disagree with his teachings. And there is a chance to ask a question about knowledge, if he was here today. Socrates explains another Plato’s theories about knowledge. He goes on to say that knowledge can be reality that comes from within the
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…………………………. …………………………… ………………………………. If we look at Aristotle’s De Anima we can understand that pre-Aristotle thinkers were already concerned with corporeal and incorporeal problems. For example, for Plato soul was an ‘incorporeal’ and immortal thing, but body corporeal and mortal. The first impression we get from reading De Anima is that the mind and body problem was unsolved. Perhaps the resolved problem didn’t satisfy Aristotle. Aristotle claims that
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Society I think people control society because, people have the power to control society, I honestly think in my opinion this is a bad thing. People take advantage of controlling society these days, and its not a good thing. People are also losing respect for themselves, but people do have a lot of power to control society. People control society, for example Hitler controlled society. Hitler had the power to make laws and implement them the same day. The only reason why society was controlled
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The Nicomachaen Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics are philosophical analysis of the nature of the good life for a human. Aristotle starts off his work by stating that there exists an ultimate good in which ultimately all human actions aim for. The characteristics of the ultimate good are that they are complete, final, self-sufficient, and continuous. The good which all humans aim for is happiness in Greek, “eudaimonia,” which can also be translated as living well, and is not a state of being but rather
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Jane Doe Professor Urkel ENG-225 24 February 2012 Application of Aristotle's Poetics in the work Apology by Plato According to Aristotle, the criterion that is expressed in Poetics should be based on the matter, subjects and method. For example; for matter, the melody, rhythm and language are the key considerations to be looked into. The subjects in Poetics usually bring out the character traits that are related to human characteristics. This is what brings out the difference between tragic
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Role and Functions of Law Lisa Kisella LAW/421 July 27, 2015 Jason Johannes Role and Functions of Law Laws set expectations and rules, while providing a way to allow dispute resolutions for those enforcing the laws. Laws were created to help regulate standards and encourage proper behavior. The law gives individuals the right to live in a fair society, enjoy freedom, check government, and allows justice to be enforced when necessary. The law can be very complex so it is important to understand
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