Teaching Philosophy Essay

for what he has done for the city instead of being punished for something he has not done. Socrates does not live a life that he could be living because he does not want it to interfere with his work. He has dedicated the majority of his life to teaching the youth to see things differently. Socrates has focused on helping the well being of those around him by putting his life on hold. He never ran for any political positions and has devoted his life to the service of the city of Athens. (Plato,…

paternal grandfather Marcus Annius Verus. He was also raised some by Lucius Catilius Severus. As a stoic philosopher his beliefs were that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgement. If both the rich and poor could take the values and teaching that Aurelius had, I believe that the world be a better place. The idea of the world being a better place kind of seems like a child’s dream though. Once we become adults we realize that the world can be a cruel and terrible place to live…

as a jack of all trades. He was a philosopher, author, and composer, and he also dabbled in botany and mathematics. He produced many wonderful works in his lifetime and had made several important contributions to music, literature, and political philosophy. His professional success belied the difficult childhood that he had. His mother died a few days after he was born, and his father later remarried and left him in the care of his uncle. When he was in his teenage years, Rousseau had to…

Not much is known about Socrates other than he was Greek philosopher who is considered, by many, to be the father of Western philosophy. Many of Socrates writings, if he ever did write anything, were never discovered. As a result, everything we do know about Socrates is solely based on the information derived from the works of his student, Plato, and his contemporary, Aristophanes. When Aristophanes and Plato’s works are compared, it is evident that they show many inconsistencies and do not…

Socrates sets moral philosophy, as we understand it, in motion evaluating and focusing, on the conditions of the human soul, the meaning of life, and the path to happiness. In the Apology he reflects on his crime and as to why he is being charged with the corruption of the youth. Throughout the Apology it can become clear that though he knows he will be condemned to death, he continues to philosophize himself and the jury. Within the Apology Socrates speaks of a virtuous life, a life that is…

subject of truth differs greatly. The Sophists, were skeptics on the matter of the existence of eternal truth, whilst to Socrates truth was an absolute. First of all, sophists took money for their efforts. They charged people and claimed that their teachings would make people wiser. Socrates, on the contrary, made no money for his efforts, and he did not claim he was making anyone wiser. In fact, he claimed he was only helping them remember what their souls forgot but could not remember.…

Symposium Plato’s Symposium is a philosophical text about the true nature and purpose of love in 4th century BCE society. Love is analyzed from the perspective of several men at a symposium, and then restated by Plato in his own words and perspective. The symposium consisted of diverse theories of love, which were mostly homosexual between two men, imitating commonality in Greece at this time. Pausanias, one of the attendees of the symposium, argues that love in itself is neither good nor bad…

condemned by the Athenian justice. Socrates was a classic philosopher, stood out for his human qualities, spiritual integrity, social pedagogy and moral greatness; he devoted his life to the education of young people, without earning a penny. His wise teachings, who opposed the Sophists of the time, help to shape ethical conduct and build a better world. Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth through their new religious ideas away from the principles of democracy, be the state criminal and…

Many modern educational philosophies consistently reject the absolute truths of the traditional philosophic teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Thus, these modern philosophies believe that truth is relative and based on the changing opinions of the masses (pragmatism) or the perspectives of each individual (existentialism). Each of these views fails…

Kant comes to a conclusion on the study of metaphysics and ultimately determines that it is a form of pseudoscience, and does not provide us with knowledge. This conclusion challenges the previous understanding and teachings of philosophers of the “school metaphysics” including teachings of Baumgarten. Kant’s criticisms determine that while metaphysics is not a pure science, the critique of metaphysics can be valuable. Kant begins by discussing what the distinguishing feature, “the…