All three of the texts of “Melvin in the Sixth Grade” by Dana Johnson, “Book IX” by Aristotle, and “The Man who was Recklessly Curious” by Miguel de Cervantes are written on the subject of friends, however all portray their message in different light. We have Johnson writing about a young couple, but the relationship is one-sided, Aristotle writing a pamphlet that should teach his reader how a true friend should act and the guidelines of what it means to be a true friend, and Cervantes writing of a friend that tries very hard to remain true, but due to the other’s pushiness rendering him incapable. True friends have a mutual relationship like has been stated earlier; both are very happy and content with what they have. Usually this means that both parties are
Socrates tried for corrupting Athenian youth through his teachings. He is teaching what is known today as the Socratic Method. This method of philosophy consists of handing out of a verbal thrashing to one’s opponent (or in the case of Socrates, his accusers) with whip like words and conclusions torn from pieces of their statements. This is the methodology of lawyers in the courtroom, establishing premises to every single phrase in order to find a weak point and rip it to shreds. Socrates believed in asking questions, challenging the answers to said questions and then re-examining the logic in arguments that were formed from the Q and A that transpired.
Plato’s analogy of the cave, overall, is an analogy of how we, in our physical state, cannot gain knowledge of the true forms. Plato was an absolutist philosopher in classical Greece. He was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues and a student of Socrates, which some may say, after Socrates dramatic death, fueled his fire to prove classical Greece wrong. However, millenniums after the analogy was conjured, it is still not clear what Plato actually meant: it is down to interpretation. Firstly, we come across Plato’s metaphor of chains.
Validity in the Charges of Impiety against Socrates Impiety is commonly defined as a lack of proper concern for the obligations owed to public religious observation. Plato’s Apology consists of a speech made by Socrates, a well-known philosopher, in defense of his life and conduct at his trail. Socrates was accused of being impious through accusations such as corrupting the youth of Athens, not recognizing the gods that are recognized by the state, as well as inventing new deities. The question then becomes, with these accusations in mind, are the charges of impiety against Socrates valid? This question is not easy to answer, and is in fact, quite complex.
It is also believed that the portrayal of philosopher Plato is actually a representation of Leonardo da Vinci himself. Raphael also included his own self-portrait in this painting, placing himself all the way to the right, beside Ptolemy, looking out at potential onlookers who have come to admire his work of art. Each figure in the painting seems to be doing what he was best known for; Pythagoras is calculating on a slate, Aristotle and Plato each carrying their own philosophy books and conversing over their beliefs (Figure 6), Heraclitus sketching on a block of marble (Benton & DiYanni, 2008). Figure [ 6 ]: Detail of Plato and Aristotle, from the School of Athens by Raphael. I have learned from traveling to these different time periods, that art can come in any form, whether through painting, poetry, music, or architecture.
Around the fourth and fifth century both Plato and Aristotle was the noticeable philosophers. Sarcastically, Aristotle was the student of Plato. Also they had various thoughts about the “soul” in which as the most common term that was used in regards to the mind. The opinion about Plato held the soul was collected from three parts which consist of the emotion (thymos), intellect(nous), and rafe (menos). Also he believed that the soul was spiritual and not material but Aristotle separated the
Around 400 BC Plato, one of Socrates greatest admirers, wrote a dialog of the speech Socrates makes at the trial where he was accused of not recognizing the gods that the state recognized, and for corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates is brought before a jury to defend his case and uses the method of cross-examination to prove his argument. Throughout the duration of the trial, Socrates uses concrete evidence and his distinctive logical to prove to his accusers that he is innocent. Instead, Socrates establishes a strong argument for his claim that he is essentially one of the most positive influences on the youth while recognizing that the gods do exist. Before Socrates went to trial to prove his innocence, in addition to already believing he was the wisest in all of Athens, he confirmed his assumption by asking the oracle.
I admire his belief that one must concentrate more on self-development than on materialistic things and his view that virtues are the most powerful of all possessions. Since Socrates wrote nothing most of what we know of him comes from his disciple Plato, who wrote Socrates’ teachings in works called Dialogues. In this we learn about his creation of the Socratic method, which is a form of debate between individuals based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking. He is best recognized for inventing the teaching practice of pedagogy, wherein a teacher questions a student in a manner that draws out the correct response. I imagine that we would discuss the challenges he faced with the Athenians due to his ideals, which weren’t accepted in that time.
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In my opinion it lets him relate to the individuals who are witnessing the trail and for those who are brought charges to him and giving him the ability to freely defend himself with the “truth”. He discusses further that his speech is not prepared and improvised unlike his accusers, which their speeches where full of non truth. After questioning Meletus who is the main individual bringing Socrates before the jury on the reasonings behind his claims and somewhat embarrassing him and emphasizing how much the Athenian government needs Socrates to stay relevant through the times. At the end of his disposition the jury finds Socrates guilty, he was given the choice of his punishment and pick death suggested by Meletus, he declared that an appropriate penalty couldn't be insisted since he feels he didn't intentionally wronged