Apology

soul include enough evidence and explanation that validates his reasoning. The arguments instituted by Socrates on death and the continuation of the soul give validation to the belief that death is not the end and we ought not fear it. In Plato’s Apology, Crito, and Phaedo there is constant discussion over the afterlife and how to handle impending death. Socrates was sentenced to die by the public court for corrupting the youth, creating and believing in false idols, and angering most of the…

How could they? China is still trying to get an apology. For example, “When Jiang Zemin, China's president, visited Tokyo in 1998, he publicly demanded, and failed to get, another apology from Japan for its past aggression,” (“Ghosts”). This is not the first time China has requested to get an apology and this will not be the last. China still remembers the people that were lost in those 6 weeks and has a remembrance grave…

The 1967 referendum is a very significant key development in aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples struggle for rights and freedoms. On the 27th of May in the year 1967 the federal government, who at the time was Harold Holt called a federal referendum to be put in place. The Holt government had an amendment to be approved relating to the only two discriminatory laws included in the Australian constitution. This referendum altered the balance of the inequity intended for to the…

characterized differently back in the ancient time. During the ancient Athenian time, there were two different images about the characteristics of Socrates. One of the images was written in Clouds by Aristophanes and the other was described in The Apology by Plato. Before getting into the details of these two different images of Socrates, we should have an idea that the purpose of each author should be completely different because of the difference of the genres. Clouds was a work of comedy,…

Without these values, the College wouldn’t be able to uphold its mission and purpose. The case is the same in Plato’s Apology; Socrates values honesty and moral integrity more than anything else. Although the Athenians did not recognize his moral integrity and honesty, it is because their judgement was clouded by the conformity of Athenian life. They didn’t view Socrates…

My thesis is that Montaigne’s view of scepticism is not solely defined in his essay: An Apology for Raymond Sebond. I will argue that his beliefs and use of scepticism evolved over the course of writing his entire oeuvre. We can track this evolution by using a computer-assisted textual analysis of who are the philosophers he is referencing and when he is referencing them and the context of the references. We can also closely read a few additional critical essays including the closing work, Of…

acknowledgment of truth and the delivery of an apology. It was later then followed by a wave of apologies to the Stolen Generation by state parliaments, judges, churches, civic associations, trade unions and ethnic groups. It was suggested that the first step in healing is the acknowledgment of truth and the delivery of an apology. The apology was provided by the Australian government in recognition of policies of pasts governments. This official apology to members of the stolen generation…

private life,” (Apology, Plato 33a) expressing the view that virtue is habitual and is not something that is merely chosen every so often. To further how habitual it is Socrates, “would much rather die…than live after [defending himself without virtue],” (Apology, Plato 38e). Using the fact that Socrates himself lived a virtuous life, one can come to the conclusion that virtue is rather habitual being that Socrates acted the same no matter whom he was…

admit to it. Denial of the situation would just make the situation that much worse and the family members of those involved would be extremely angered. I would also publicly apologize and personally apologize to the family. Along with the public apology I would address my plan thereafter that would mostly consist of a thorough inspection. There have been many new standards to prevent things from happening. Keeping up with the environmental standards would help addressing the public in how the…

The relationships between family members can often be the most complex relationships. Deborah Tannen tries to shed some light on family relationships in her book, I Only Say This because I Love You. Deborah Tannen has primarily studied linguistics, but she has also written books explaining communications of all types. In this book, she focuses on families and explains how to understand the relationships between family members. Each chapter goes into detail about individual relationships, such…