Crito

Plato’s “Apology” examines the trial of a great philosopher named Socrates. He is brought to court because of corrupting the youth and not believing in Gods. In response against his accusers, Socrates maintains that being sentenced to death is a possibility. While others fear death, as it is an evil; he does not fear it as he views death positively. According to Socrates, death is an advantage. His spiritual sign suggests this idea as well. Throughout his defense, Socrates has consistent idea…

The question of what happens when and after we die is surrounded by ambiguities and uncertainty because no mode of logic or wisdom could possibly extend to such a question. Nonetheless, in Plato’s Phaedo, the character Socrates comes to grips with his death by exploring what death is and why he isn’t afraid to face it. Phaedo begins from Phaedo’s perspective as he tells his fellow philosophers his (and several other companions’) trip to visit Socrates in his cell before his execution. While…

In this essay, I will argue the main keys to the advantage of leading a just life, which better than unjust life. In The Republic by Plato, speaks through his teacher Socrates who sets out the basic laws for humans through the longest argument among group of friends in a meeting at Polemarchus house. Socrates presents a question, “What is Justice?” He continues to disprove any answer he was given. Therefore, he present no definition of his own. Later, Thrasymachus, present himself like a wild…

In the “Apology” Socrates is on trial for crimes he has not committed. Socrates ultimately does not fear death because of his innocence, he believes that death is not feared because it may be one of the greatest blessings of the soul. For a person such as Socrates that has lived virtuously there no reason for them to fear death. Socrates makes the argument that one should not fear death because only the gods know what is beyond death,because death could be a blessing. According to Socrates,…

Socrates was right to stay in Athens no matter the consequences because he thought doing the right thing was always the better way. He believed that it was it was wrong to bridge an agreement. In this case, he felt he had disobeyed the Nation and was ready to face the consequences. He was right because he knew that the law had no favor of his actions. Socrates made up his mind that it was wrong for him to break out of prison. His reasoning was obviously clouded by his actions which made him feel…

In the Crito, Socrates attempts to show himself not only as a philosopher, but as a good citizen of Athens. A citizen who is willing to give up his life in order to obey the law – even in the face of an unjust verdict. His friend Crito visits him in prison, and attempts to persuade Socrates to escape his cell and continue his life – and his life’s work – in another city. True to form, Socrates cannot act without reasoning out Crito’s plan; without attempting to decipher whether it will be just…

Socrates argument In the apology book Socrates have many accusers. Now he is accused of corrupting the youth but He is denying the allegations he is saying that he could not intentionally corrupt anyone. Some people are convinced that he is speaking the truth but some people thing that he is lying. Socrates was teaching the youth not to believe in the gods that the city was believing in but he told them to believe other god not the one that they grew up believing in. Meletus is accussing…

Socrates then moves his focus on the argumentation on to Meletus directly; he engages Meletus, in a defense dialogue, in which he focuses in two main points. Socrates first point states that no man wishes to be harmed or evil upon himself. He mentions that if he does evil, evil in turn will come back to him to hurt him. Hence, he states that for him to intentionally corrupt the youth is unlikely, for if he did corrupt the youth it was done unintentionally and if it was unintentional, then…

Apology When we hear the word “apology” the definitions that rings bell to our mind is “begging or pleading forgiveness” but it is very distinct in the “Plato’s Apology”. This article rather authenticates how Socrates defensed himself by virtue of his arguments for being the wisest, honest, and knowledgeable person but remained guilty of the applied charges at the end. He was charged guilty by his fellow Athenians for, not recognizing the gods that everyone believed in and creating new gods; and…

Do you think Socrates did the right thing by allowing himself to be unjustly executed? Socrates had made an intelligent decision by sacrificing himself to protect the “Social contract” between the state and him, rather than escape from prison to break the rules. Use life to exchange for the preservation of his thought Escape from the prison is equivalent to destruct all of his thought and value what he had constructed during his lifetime. Because leaving Athens is kind of actions to contradict…