Trial of Socrates

In Plato's Symposium, three main speeches/eulogies addressed by Aristophanes, Socrates and Alcibiades achieved deeper thought than others. These dialects contain strengths and weaknesses for approaching of understanding love as well as a conflict on the superiority of which individuals should abide by. Aristophanes’ accounts for the origin of love as being due to people originally having been welded with twice as many limbs and organs but forced to being split into halves by the gods as a…

Socrates refuses Crito’s invitation to escape because by doing so he breaks the laws of Athens. Socrates explains to Crito that by exiling himself he not only breaks one law, he breaks them all; this is due to the fact that as a citizen you support the laws, and breaking one law would end your endorsement. These laws carry great importance to Socrates, because by escaping he breaks the law from which he was fostered, educated, and begat his children. By exiling himself, Socrates cannot enter…

Phaedo, Socrates states, “I have been saying for some time and at some length that after I have a drunk the poison I shall no longer be with you but will leave you to go and enjoy some good fortunes of the blessed….”(Phaedo 115d). What Socrates essentially meant by this was that the “blessed” are philosophers who understood the truth and did not fear death. They were on earth to think and they understood that the body was something that just got in the way of knowledge. So even though Socrates…

there was a great handful of known philosophers in ancient Greek history, three specific men have become known as the greatest and the most influential: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. By studying the development of ancient civilizations, one can easily see their great impact on learning, social institutions, and the arts throughout the West. Socrates was the first man of the three to come about, and by observing…

from the perspective of his instructor Socrates. The narrator’s main goal is to discover what justice is and how it can be achieved perfectly. Socrates began by asking what justice is and then describes an ideal city, a kallipolis, that would be just. He proposed many different aspects of his city that would make it righteous while also making it luxurious. Nonetheless, while many of his ideas seemed practical and smart, all ideas have their faults. Socrates introduced specialization in the work…

The Greeks were more idealistic and practical unlike the Romans. The Romans had a more realistic instead of idealism approach which helped the diverse cultures they had. An example of idealistic artwork is figure 16.4 on page 258. This are can represent what the Greeks think how things should be. This resembles a deep meaning from their history. A Greek philosopher Plato taught that behind the imperfections of transitory reality was the permanent, ideal form. Thus, to create the ideal individual…

In the first and second centuries of Ancient Rome a wave of Stoicism rose to leave a lasting impact, especially through the ideas of Epictetus and Seneca. The two main questions Stoics aimed to answer were; how can one lead a happy and fulfilling life, and how can one be a better human being? These were both believed to be achieved through internal control. Since we are human, we are unable to see what the logos have planned for us, so to have internal control is the most practical and…

Socrates, one of the most prestigious philosophers in history, argues in Crito, “Nor must one, when wronged, inflict wrong in return, as the majority believe, since one must never do wrong” (Plato, 52). That is, he believes that a person should never do harm or wrong to others. Even if that person was harmed or wronged first, he or she should never do wrong in revenge. Therefore, under this premise, Socrates concludes that he should not escape the prison because this action will wrong the law,…

Throughout the entirety of the book, Socrates is shown as being gifted in the engagement of influential discussion with interlocutors such as Theaetetus and Theodoros. Progressively evolving specified definitions of interest with the help of theories, wisdom from historically significant philosophers, and active conversation, these individuals are able to adapt their thinking and reasoning when conversing with Socrates. Specifically, in Theaetetus, Socrates works in a conducive manner to uncover…

Apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia meaning defense or to give answer. Apologetics did not arise later in church history. Indeed, it proffered itself plainly in the New Testament. Moreover, the Bible commands us to give answer or to be apologists as stated in the Bible, 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good…