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1555 Socrates' Defence. Socrates is one of the most important philosopher's in all of Western or Occidental history. However, like Jesus or Buddha, he did not actually write anything. Instead, what we understand about his ideas, comes mostly through one of his best known students, namely, Plato. The dialogue by Plato titled The Apology, is more or less the trial of Socrates by the democratic office of Athens. As is generally known, Socrates is condemned to death. Although he presents a good defence for himself, the dialogue nevertheless results in the establishment of his guilt. In the dialogue in question, Socrates is charged with two major violations against the City-State or Athens. The charges which were made, were that he was 'teaching what was above and below the earth' (challenging the religion of the state), and that he was 'corrupting the youth'. It will be argued that although he was innocent of challenging the existence of the 'gods', it will also be argued that he can be understood as guilty with respect to corrupting the youth. His guilt will be presented in terms of the challenges which he makes to the ideas surrounding democracy. 3 pgs. 5 f/c. 1b.
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9271 The Concept of "Justice": Socratic and Modern Interpretations of Justice. This paper explores the theme of justice as is outlined in Socrates' The Republic. The presentation of this argument is first from Socrates' perspective, followed by a contrast against the concept of justice in a modern perspective. The primary source for this paper shall be Book IV in The Republic, which Socrates entitled: "Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue". 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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9465 Socrates' Conception of Virtue: The relationship between pleasure and pain, good and evil, and ignorance and knowledge. This essay investigates the relationship between pleasure and pain, good and evil, and knowledge and ignorance in Socrates' conception of virtue. The essay begins with an overview of the life and times of Socrates, which had an impact on his philosophy. It moves next to briefly discussing the relationship between each of the following three subsections: pleasure and pain, good and evil and ignorance and knowledge. It concludes by discussing how these concepts figure in Socrates' conception of virtue. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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9744 Morality Among The Big Guns. This five-page paper presents a detailed look at Socrates and Euthyphro and their morality. The writer of this paper uses the Trial and Death of Socrates to illustrate the moral differences between the two. There was one source used to complete this paper. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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8670 Socrates: The Polis, His Execution. This three-page paper discusses two beliefs of the Greek philosopher, Socrates. First it talks about what Socrates thought the individual's role in a polis, or ideal community, should be. Then it talks about how these beliefs affected his decision to accept the ruling that he should be executed even though he might have avoided that fate. This paper uses no sources. 3 pgs. No sources listed.
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6571 Socrates Moral Vision. This is a 6-page paper that analyzes the works of Plato in order to consider the moral argument presented by Socrates. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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6572 The Trial and Conviction of Socrates. This paper examines the trial of Socrates. He was accused of corrupting youth and encouraging disbelief in the gods. He was convicted and sentenced to death. This paper argues that he may have been guilty of the second charge but was innocent of the former accusation. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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