beard stroking Socrates, and master of the stylish intellectual pose, in his relatively modern book speaks volumes of Greek society. It follows the unexpected heroine Antigone in her quest to provide her father of a proper burial; however, in doing so she faces opposition from royalty and in turn the king faces opposition from the Gods. Of course, no Greek story is complete without a tragic ending which I encourage the reader to guess who dies (hint: it’s the reader’s heart). Socrates derives the thought…
usually ends, however, is on the question of if there is ever a time when a law can acceptably be broken. Whereas some are convinced that laws should never be broken, others maintain that there are some instances where laws should be broken. Socrates and Antigone would agree with the statement that disobeying laws is never the answer. Likewise, I have always believed that breaking the laws should be punishable and should never be done. When I was younger, my mother told me that if I ever broke a law…
Socrates, in Plato’s The Apology of Socrates, claims that fear is the great moral compromiser, arguing that any choice or action made in the name of fear is morally delinquent, where morality is defined by pervasive cultural and societal norms. Although fear may compromise morality, it appears that even moral decisions can be made on the basis of fear. Fear of dishonor, fear of domination, and fear of the gods are generally considered positive character traits in their euphemized form: righteousness…