jury; Socrates is standing in front of his accusers‚ Meletus‚ Lycon and Anytus. He is defending for himself against the four charges brought by the accusers. Socrates is charged with inquiring the heaven and searching things beneath the earth‚ a Sophist‚ not believing the god of Athens‚ and corrupting the youth. Therefore‚ surrounding him was a group of wealthy young audiences. In the Apology‚ Socrates is defending for himself as well as prophesies to those who condemned him. Although Socrates died
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Trial of Socrates (399 BC). In this dialogue Socrates explains who he is and what kind of life he led. The Greek word "apologia" means "explanation" -- it is not to be confused with "apologizing" or "being sorry" for one’s actions. The following is an outline of the ’argument’ or logos that Socrates used in his defense. A hypertext treatment of this dialogue is also available. I. Prologue (17a-19a) The first sentence sets the tone and direction for the entire dialogue. Socrates‚ in addressing
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philosophical hypothesis‚ mixed with his mentor’s splendid fallacy. First of all I would like to talk about Meno’s paradox of inquiry. The paradox arises due to a number of speculations about knowledge and inquiry that originated from Socrates and Meno. The assumptions of Socrates are; If we do not know what A is‚ we do not know anything about A and if we cannot define A‚ we do not know what A is. While
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Clouds vs. The Apology In Aristophanes’ Clouds and in Plato’s Apology we see extensive fictional representations of the historical figure‚ Socrates‚ who left us no literary works under his own name. When comparing these two representations‚ readers often assume‚ as a result of the nature of the comedic genre‚ that Aristophanes’ portrayal of Socrates is exaggerated and fallacious. On the other hand‚ Plato’s account is often taken more seriously as a result of the philosophical genre and the respected
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agreement is the philosopher Socrates. The Socratic tradition is a long a deep tradition that has influenced every facet of our life today‚ the four most important texts to be examined are The Apology‚ Euthyphro‚ and Crito. These texts capture the way Socrates saw the world. I am going to talk about the political philosophy and Socrates moral philosophy in Crito and the Apology and I am going to talk about religious belief in Euthyphro. I am also going to talk about the way Socrates has influenced western
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philosophers have pondered the question of what knowing your self is. Philosophers like Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Alcibiades have somewhat of a similarity when it comes to identifying one’s self. However‚ there are the differences that lead up to the explanation and what individuals believe the self is. Socrates focused on the ‘good life’ and stresses the fact that to know how to live we need to know who we are. Under Socrates‚ the founder of philosophy‚ is the student Plato. He adapted many of Socrates’s ideas
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means to better decipher “The Apology of Socrates.” Plato himself never appears in either dialogue‚ but it is clear that he disagrees with how Socrates’s trial ended and hopes to prevent another unneeded execution in the future. In “The Apology of Socrates‚” Socrates is accused of not recognizing the gods of the state and of corrupting the youth of Athens. Despite the many instances in which these allegations are challenged and‚ quite frankly‚ disproved‚ Socrates is still put to death. “The Allegory
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The Meno Paradox starts around page 79‚ in these pages Meno and Socrates argue about weather knowledge is learnable or merely a recollection. Lets start by reading the “Meno Paradox”. Meno says‚ “How will you look for it‚ Socrates‚ when you don’t know what it is? How will you aim to search for something you do not know at all? If you should meet with it‚ how will you know what to look for?”(80d) My interpretation of the text is this‚ if you know the answer to a question you cannot gain knowledge
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Socratic and Plato: Introduction 2013 proposal due on sunday by 11:59 PM ultimate premise‚ ultimate conclusion‚ intermediate conclusions background to plato: the 5th century sophists Socrates: life‚ thought‚ influence Plato: life‚ works‚ thought‚ influence for next time 2 of the 5 points are for getting it in on time you can receive it later and will probably have to do so read the sample proposals read examples of issues references - focused list of primary sources translation of
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a sophist who focuses on the teaching of rhetoric and the external representation of knowledge. Meno started the conversation with a burning question: "Can you tell me‚ Socrates‚ can virtue be taught?" (Meno‚ 70a) This question suggests his fixed focus and is the primary thing that he cares about in the conversation with Socrates. To Meno’s
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