Socrates

` Apolgoy Socrates is very well known in the Athens community for several of things he is known for being an influential part of the young people in Athens lives. Which was seen to be a negative thing. Socrates is facing the death penalty, he is accused of being a criminal and also for meddling in matters where he has no business to be in “He makes the worst cases look better” for this he is guilty. Throughout his…

the enigma of death, the dialogue, leads first, to a practical response: how does the philosopher conduct himself in the face of death? Then toward a theoretical question: What do we know of the immortality of the soul? Throughout the dialogue, Socrates proclaims that the exercise of thought -its dialogical reflection- is a purification of the soul. It prepares one to overcome the fear of death, and to remain master of oneself. His second proclamations are introduced by Cebes’ suspicion: he…

In Plato’s Dialogue, Gorgias , Socrates and Callicles find themselves in a deep disagreement about the best way to live. In the following paper, I shall reconstruct Callicles attempt to form a few cohesive claims, concerning a such topic, that are made on 482-495. To articulate a more a focused account of his ethical views. I will use concepts, distinctions, and theories from our readings. According to Callicles, the guidelines of nature are superior to the law as they allow the better man to…

The Apology is an account of the speech Socrates makes at his trial in which he is charge with the following, he busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth, he makes the worse into the stronger argument and teaches the same thing to others. Name of this dialogue comes from the Greek "apologia," which translates to defense, or speech made in defense. With that being said, Socrates does not seem remorseful during his speech. However his only concern was to defend himself…

Today I will be examining Socrates decision to stay in jail and how his dear friend Crito was trying to help him escape. I will also be looking at then logos, Pathos, and Ethos. I will be looking at the facts and breaking them down to see if his decision is more Logical, emotional, or Ethical. Socrates is in jail and his dear friend Crito is trying to convince him to escape from sure death. Crito tells Socrates that he has people ready to break him out. All Socrates has to do is give him the…

E the athenian philosopher socrates, stood on trial for: corrupting the youth, believing in false God’s not of the city, for studying things in the heavens and below the earth, and for making the lesser argument into the stronger. Of the four charges Socrates was only technically on trial for corrupting the youth and believing in false God’s not of the city. However in order to defeat these two charges he must first defeat the other two in the eyes of the jury. Socrates would argue passionately…

Crito, a friend and follower of Socrates, arrives in his prison cell one day and tries to convince Socrates into escaping. Socrates counters Crito by giving a few arguments as to why he should not escape, yet his arguments could also be disputed in some ways which brings up the question of Socrates intents. For example, his first argument is that he should not escape as it would mean harming someone and you should never harm even if you are harmed first. This could be contradicted with an act of…

Socrates’ arguments for the pre-existence and immortality of the 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,…

Crito attempts to argue and reason with Socrates. Crito argues that he would lose an irreplaceable friend, reflect badly on Socrates’ friends and refusing his friends’ help, aiding his enemies, abandoning his children, and taking the easy way out. Socrates questioned Crito if one should care about the opinion of the many, or to only listen to the good and wise men. Socrates believed that one should listen only to the wise men, which is the basis to his response to Crito’s arguments that…

between himself and Meno, along with a slave boy and Anytus, a character relevant to the conversation between Meno and Socrates. The dialogue begins with Meno’s question that sparks the rest of the discussion: how does one acquire virtue? Socrates continues by noting that he knows ‘literally nothing’ of virtue, but this does not stop him from carrying on the conversation. Socrates asks Meno what he thinks virtue is in the first place, and he answers by listing the virtues of both man and woman,…