Trial of Socrates

this text, which will include a description of the three characters as well as an account of Socrates’ interaction with them. The focus of this paper will be on the moral ideas and the main arguments of the dialogue. In addition, I will be evaluating Socrates’ counterargument to Thrasymachus’ second argument. I will also be presenting another counterargument on behalf of Thrasymachus, as a reply to Socrates’ counterargument.…

Introduction Technology advances, but hinders healthy lifestyles. Technology can be one of the best things invented in our world today. Aristotle concludes that technology came from the Greek term ‘technologia’. . Technology produces transportations like cars, planes, busses and ships which replace the activity of the body to exercise but minimize their time in traveling. Technology also produces gadgets such as smart phones, televisions, computers which replace newspapers and interacting to…

Humans’ exploration of knowledge have long before began at Ancient Greek, ever since Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Although some of their theories and findings were rightly discarded along the way by later scientists like Newton, their ways of acquiring knowledge remains very much of use today. I will now discuss which texts have greater influence in my reflection of knowledge. Epistemological concern was one of the philosophical issues that Plato and…

Dr. Magada-Ward Philosophy 1030 4 November 2017 Essay 2 Set forth and discuss the constituents of eudaimonia. Do you agree with Aristotle’s list and his weighting? Why or why not? Furthermore, do you believe that it is possible for us, now, to achieve eudaimonia? In the Ethics, Aristotle contemplates four primary topics-the definitions of virtues and vices, humanity's unique ability to deliberate and choose, how ethics relates to human action, and the point of human striving. Arguably, his…

expect to occur during their lifetime. Depending on the circumstances some might describe dying as unfortunate while others will classify it as a justified punishment. However, with the execution of Socrates, it seems as if this philosopher would describe his fate in some rather unconventional ways. Socrates acknowledges that there is an internal fear of dying that is planted in the minds of human beings, but why? How is it possible that we can fear something that is typically unknown? Well that…

dialogues of Socrates. The political justice is where Plato’s ideal city is modeled after the four main virtues that include wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. The individual justice is based on the three characteristics within the soul of individuals and…

Central to Russell’s “On Denoting” view is the propositional function. The propositional function is an abstract entity that comes about from the extraction of the denoting phrase such that a gap is produced or some variable, x, that is “essentially and wholly undetermined” (“On Denoting”, 480). In the proposition “an Athenian studied with Plato”, the logical form for such a sentence is “there is an x, x is Athenian, x studied with Plato”. Russell’s analysis of the phrase “an Athenian studied…

In Phaedo, Socrates claims, in his second argument, that learning is essentially the art of recollecting things we knew before we were born. He goes on to give a definition of recollection, that states that true knowledge is found in the eternal forms that exists outside of perceptible reality. Socrates insists that the process of recollection works in a way that if you see a “lyre” or an article of clothing of a beloved, you will immediately be reminded of whose lyre or clothing it belongs to.…

Nikhita Guntu and Laya Biddala Archimedes Background Information: Archimedes, (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily,—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse), the most-famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. Archimedes was the son of the mathematician and astronomer named Phidias. There is very little information left behind on Archimedes’ family. Some say he came from a noble family, while others claim he was related to the King of Syracuse. However, evidence shows that Archimedes traveled to…

The following essay will discuss Socrates reasons for refusing Crito’s offer of help in Crito, as well as whether or not these refusals are justified. We will discuss each of Socrates reasons for refusing in turn, criticising each as we move through the dialogue. Crito raises the problem of the extent to which a moral person is obligated to their City State (referred to as Athens and the State throughout), as well as the individual's dedication to the central principle of the dialogue; never…