Trial of Socrates

First of all this all happen after I had to leave Hephzibah. I went to two other schools after Hephzibah, and the first one was Sego. When I tell you that was a problem I could not wait to move. Then after Sego I went to Morgan Road. When I walked into Sego they laughed at me. Then when I walked in the room before they laughed at me I had confident that they would like me. Looks like I was wrong. Furthermore I was always picked on everyday all day. I could take it because if you want to…

While Socrates and Polemarchus wrap up their conversation, Thrasymachus continues to listen to them speak. Thrasymachus is engulfed with a great urgency to confront Socrates with his own definition of ‘justice’. In his critique of justice he believes it is the advantage of the powerful. Thus, Thrasymachus represents the moral and political views of a cynical sophist. As he defends his claim, he states that the strong are the rulers who establish the laws. He continues by implying that these…

Before the Common Era, Plato wrote, “The Allegory of the Cave,” in his work The Republic to expose the effect of education and the lack of it in our nature. Plato addressed his theory in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and his student. Socrates, the teacher, explained to Glaucon, the student, how people believe that knowledge comes from what we see and hear in the world, instead of gaining it through philosophical reasoning. Plato stated, “But, whether true or false, my opinion is that…

at is. In the case of the Crito, Socrates is to be sentenced to death by forced suicide. His charge is that he is a blasphemer and corrupter of the youth which he vehemently denies. So with this passage being from the Crito we all know that Socrates didn’t do so good at his trail and that his friends and family plead with him to run away, which he doesn’t want to do either. He feels so strong about the laws of Athens that he will even pay with his life. Socrates is a true patriot that put the…

path” (Krishnamurti 1). He is saying that no matter what, you shouldn’t let anyone or any factors have an influence upon reality, especially on your own. Also, in Plato’s The Trails and Death of Socrates, Cirto attempts to talk his friend, Socrates into escaping from his own execution, however though, Socrates rather stay and accept his own fate. Socrates's primary reason is because he believes that he shouldn’t let others…

Nietzsche in his writings never ventured into the idea of heroic realism, as he admired the Greeks there were Greek figures that he did not like such as Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle. Nietzsche’s writings were misinterpreted and falsified for the Nazi’s by Elizabeth and her conspirators who only falsified and edited certain writings of her brother that related to the Nazi ideology. Nietzsche was a non-fascist,…

blameworthy ignorance. 2. False wisdom is when men chose have more knowledge in one field compared to the average man, and because of this, they believe that they have even more knowledge in other fields that they actually little or nothing about. Socrates asked various artists and craftsmen about their knowledge and they believe that they were more knowledgeable about subjects because of their knowledge in their choice field, “because he performed his art nobly, each one deemed himself wisest…

Socrates first argues and proves to Polus that doing the unjust is worse than suffering an injustice. Socrates begins his reasoning by expanding upon Polus’s point that while suffering an injustice is more painful, doing the unjust is more shameful (474c). Since it is a shameful act, it is inferred to be synonymous with pain and evil. The opposite can be said of an admirable act, which is seen as pleasant and beneficial. Socrates furthers the point by stating that in the case of admirable things…

Writer, Christopher Hitchens opined that the Parthenon sculptures should be returned to the Parthenon in Greece in his book, called the “The Lovely Stones”. Christopher Hitchens efficiently builds his argument by using pathos, logos, ethos, and historical allusions. Hitchen begins his book by telling the audience a brief history of how the Parthenon became the detriment it is today. Hitchen draws the reader in by mentioning some of the events the once beautiful structure went through, such…

Although Plato is the author of the passage, he writes in Socrates’s voice. Thus, the republic is mostly about the views and beliefs of Socrates. Plato and Socrates were two giants of Greek philosophy. Socrates was born in Athens 470-300 BCE and Plato was also from Athens 427-347. Plato went to Socrates’s academy and he was one of Socrates’s closest student. Socrates does not have any writings of his own because he believed that philosophy should not be written down. He felt that people should…