Navarun Atraya, 20131778
1. Why does plato insist that philosophers must be kings? Discuss it in the context of the Socrates’ death. (10 points)
Plato considered that knowledge is absolute power and that only the “best” should rule. Political rule should be the rule of knowledge. Plato’s definition of a philosopher-king was a king who would have a grasp of the true and enduring, would not fear death, would be fair-minded, gentle and sociable, brave, temperate, and would work to preserve the status quo.
Everything started with the kind of men called the Sophists. They were intelligent men, and they taught various subjects to the people in Roman Republic, mostly nobles and aristocrats, like grammar, rhetoric (debating, argument, logic) and …show more content…
Describe the establishment and development of early christianity after Jesus' death (concerning the spread of Christianity and the transformation from the persecuted religion to the official one) (10 points)
Jesus was being called the “king”. The establishment of a new “kingdom” of God was being popularized. This made the Roman rulers feel highly threatened. They felt as if someone would be attacking them and taking away the rule of the land and people from them.
Following all the speculations and doubts about the setting up of a new empire under the leadership of Lord Jesus, he was arrested and crucified. He was later buried in a tomb by his followers with a stone blocking the entrance. Quite surprisingly, as narrated by the Gospels, on the third day after Jesus’ death, the tomb was empty. This story of the resurrection of Jesus made people believe that Jesus was a divine being sent by God to save them from their sins and show them the right path in a world full of misery. Jesus’ followers started preaching Christianity. They started with converting the Jews and then later the Gentiles were also allowed to convert. Paul was an influential preacher in particular who travelled far and wide to spread
1. Why does plato insist that philosophers must be kings? Discuss it in the context of the Socrates’ death. (10 points)
Plato considered that knowledge is absolute power and that only the “best” should rule. Political rule should be the rule of knowledge. Plato’s definition of a philosopher-king was a king who would have a grasp of the true and enduring, would not fear death, would be fair-minded, gentle and sociable, brave, temperate, and would work to preserve the status quo.
Everything started with the kind of men called the Sophists. They were intelligent men, and they taught various subjects to the people in Roman Republic, mostly nobles and aristocrats, like grammar, rhetoric (debating, argument, logic) and …show more content…
Describe the establishment and development of early christianity after Jesus' death (concerning the spread of Christianity and the transformation from the persecuted religion to the official one) (10 points)
Jesus was being called the “king”. The establishment of a new “kingdom” of God was being popularized. This made the Roman rulers feel highly threatened. They felt as if someone would be attacking them and taking away the rule of the land and people from them.
Following all the speculations and doubts about the setting up of a new empire under the leadership of Lord Jesus, he was arrested and crucified. He was later buried in a tomb by his followers with a stone blocking the entrance. Quite surprisingly, as narrated by the Gospels, on the third day after Jesus’ death, the tomb was empty. This story of the resurrection of Jesus made people believe that Jesus was a divine being sent by God to save them from their sins and show them the right path in a world full of misery. Jesus’ followers started preaching Christianity. They started with converting the Jews and then later the Gentiles were also allowed to convert. Paul was an influential preacher in particular who travelled far and wide to spread