Crito

Human beings are comprised of two separate entities, a body and soul. The soul is immortal and cycles in nature and lives an infinite number of bodies. This paper will explore the immortality of the soul as discussed by Socrates in The Apology, Crito and Phaedo and learn his great lessons regarding human life. The Apology is regarding Socrates defense of himself at the time of his trial. Socrates, a wise philosopher is brought in the courtroom and the Athenian jury convicts him on corrupting…

law because it takes real guts to actually do it. Three examples of this can be found in Socrates’s Crito, Seamus Heaney’s The Burial at Thebes, Henry Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience. In Crito there are two men speaking to each other, Crito and Socrates. The place where they are in is a prison in Athens. Socrates, a wise philosopher is imprisoned due to his involvement in corrupting the youth. Crito comes to visit…

faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind no longer exist” (Prince, 18). This statement directly challenges the agreement made between Crito and Socrates, where they acknowledge that one ought to “fulfil all one’s agreements, provided that they are just” (Crito, 49e). This demonstrates that while Machiavelli believes that a ruler should break promises that go against his interests, Socrates believes that someone who makes promises must…

whether it was moral of them to act upon such illegal issues. In his last, but not least argument, Crito then moves along to presenting the alleged harms Socrates would cause for his children. As any parent, it was Socrates’ responsibility to ensure the well-being of his children. As their father, it was his job to make sure his children were brought up well, educated and simply cared for. Crito mentioned these moral responsibilities would be impossible if Socrates was dead. His last argument…

Plato was born between 424 and 428 B.C. and died between 347 and 348 B.C. He had powerful parents, with his father, Ariston, being a descendent of the last king of Athens, and his mother, Perictione, was descended from the great lawmaker Solon. His father died when he was very young, and his mother remarried a man named Pyrilampes. Plato had a large family, with two brothers, a sister, and a half brother. He was originally known as Aristocles, but he chose Plato as a wrestling stage name, and…

imprisonment for fifteen years was better than the death penalty. Like Socrates in Plato’s Crito the lawyer was trying to contest society’s beliefs. While in confinement the lawyer reads many books, whose topics ranged from languages to philosophy. After fifteen years of solitary confinement the lawyer rejects his prize money and defaults on the bet, just hours before winning. I wonder if the man had read the Crito. We can reason that Socrates’ philosophy could have inspired the man to decide…

with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of government. The campaign I am going to be discussing is known as the Occupy Wall Street Movement campaign. I will also be using information and examples from the reading of Plato’s Crito as well as the reading from Albert Camus’s The Just Assassins. By using these two readings it will either help me to justify or unjustify the Occupy Wall Street Movement campaign. I am going to argue that this movement can be justified because of…

between their own philosophical views and political matters. In particular, Plato’s portrayal of Socrates in Defence of Socrates and Crito presents a contradiction in his reasoning with regard to civil disobedience. Socrates remains firm in Defence of Socrates that he would continue to practice philosophy despite the court’s judgement, whereas his stance in Crito emphasizes the importance of obeying the laws of the city no matter what. While Socrates changes his perspective on civil…

According to Socrates, the best way of life consists of only three things: living a virtuous life, constantly examining life, and search for knowledge. These three aspects are what draws the attention of Socrates and what draws out the purpose of the lives of the people of Athens. What is virtue? At the trial, Socrates presents to the jury what his role is as an examiner and he states, “’virtue does not come from wealth, but from virtue come wealth and all other human goods, both private and…

So that, in the first place, you were wrong to believe that we should care for the opinion of the many about what is just, beautiful, good, and their opposites.” (Crito 48A) according to premise five, another plausible statement, matters that are justice or injustice, the majority can not have a say over. If the majority could vote on ethics the citizens would be able to vote for slavery. However, the experts do research…