The Apology
In the Apology, Socrates intent at his trial was not to prove his innocence, but to unveil philosophical truths to the citizens of Athens, as well as exposing the true motives of his confronters. Socrates is known as one of the most influential philosophers of all time, but he never actually wrote any of his thoughts down on paper. Most of what we know about him comes from the writings of Plato, who was one of his students/followers. And attended the trail. Plato s Apology is the principal text on which Kierke-gaard relies in arguing for the idea that Socrates is fundamentally an ironist. While the Apology is more of a speech than a dialogue, there are multiple examples of the Socratic method and the use of irony throughout the …show more content…
They also accused him of teaching wrong philosophy to children. This is a huge component because his belief in a god got him in the situation he was in. He believed that the god Apollo gave him the orders to teach others how to become truly wise. Socrates has a very interesting view on death. He is not scared of dying in his conclusion. He states that only the gods know what happens after death and because of this he does not know if it is the greatest blessing or the worst punishment. After the death sentence, he is more concerned for how little he got accused by and rejoices in …show more content…
That is, for example, one interpretation of the circumstances and personalities surrounding the 2003 special election in California or the assortment of opportunistic wars that seem always to plague human experience around the world. To put it another way, history gets in the way of the ideal form of governance.
Just as wisdom is bound up with justice in Plato 's idea of the republic, happiness and virtue are bound up with the good life in the Nichomachean Ethics. But Aristotle does not seek to identify the ideal type of just rulership or even of the ideal good ruler. Rather, Aristotle sees a difference between some activities that are good in themselves and others that yield good "over and above the activities" (Aristotle
In the Apology, Socrates intent at his trial was not to prove his innocence, but to unveil philosophical truths to the citizens of Athens, as well as exposing the true motives of his confronters. Socrates is known as one of the most influential philosophers of all time, but he never actually wrote any of his thoughts down on paper. Most of what we know about him comes from the writings of Plato, who was one of his students/followers. And attended the trail. Plato s Apology is the principal text on which Kierke-gaard relies in arguing for the idea that Socrates is fundamentally an ironist. While the Apology is more of a speech than a dialogue, there are multiple examples of the Socratic method and the use of irony throughout the …show more content…
They also accused him of teaching wrong philosophy to children. This is a huge component because his belief in a god got him in the situation he was in. He believed that the god Apollo gave him the orders to teach others how to become truly wise. Socrates has a very interesting view on death. He is not scared of dying in his conclusion. He states that only the gods know what happens after death and because of this he does not know if it is the greatest blessing or the worst punishment. After the death sentence, he is more concerned for how little he got accused by and rejoices in …show more content…
That is, for example, one interpretation of the circumstances and personalities surrounding the 2003 special election in California or the assortment of opportunistic wars that seem always to plague human experience around the world. To put it another way, history gets in the way of the ideal form of governance.
Just as wisdom is bound up with justice in Plato 's idea of the republic, happiness and virtue are bound up with the good life in the Nichomachean Ethics. But Aristotle does not seek to identify the ideal type of just rulership or even of the ideal good ruler. Rather, Aristotle sees a difference between some activities that are good in themselves and others that yield good "over and above the activities" (Aristotle