He then leads up to his main objection of this definition by means of stating that even though men and gods love that which they think is noble and good, and hate that which is opposite to those things, not everyone thinks this way about all things (Plato, 7). This being in the nature of things that are considered to be good by a group of people, can be hated by others, and this would also apply to the gods, for not everyone thinks the same. Socrates then uses a good example concerning the gods to better prove his reasons. He states that even though Euthyphro's decision to proceed against his own father may seem agreeable to Zeus, but not to Cronos or Uranus, and that there may be other gods who have these differences of opinions (7). Concerning
The charge that the Athenians placed on Socrates was that he “disbelieved in the gods”, or was an atheist. However, Socrates makes many arguments that directly refute this claim. He goes on to talk about how he has devoted his entire life to the Oracle of Delphi. This alone proves that he believed in the gods since the Oracle of Delphi is from the god Apollo. In the text of The Apology, Socrates outlines his actions in following this oracle.
Soon after, we are able to find that spirits are the children of god. A man can not accuse another man of not believing in a god when he refers to the existence of god’s children. If one were to dig a little deeper however, Socrates also states that the ideas he comes up with, are actually ideas he passes on to the inquiring minds in future generations. The ideas all came from scrolls of respected men in the culture they live in. Socrates also admits the obvious in the passage by saying because he has not experienced the after-life, he is not able to pass judgment on what is to come.
It appears that Socrates has had a change of heart but his stance never changes. Apology is Socrates trial where he has to defend himself, in front of a jury, of accusations against him. Meletus argues that he, “busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth; he makes the worse into the stronger argument, and teaches these same things onto others” (Apology 24b). Socrates argues that he is not a teacher because he does not accept pay. The young men that follow him around are not his students, but try to mimic the way that he acts.
Socrates suggests Euthyphro must be an expert in religious matters to be willing to prosecute his own father, and Euthyphro agrees: "I should be of no use, Socrates, and Euthyphro would not be superior to the majority of men, if I did not have an accurate knowledge of all such things." (Plato, Euthyphro, Moral Philosophy: Selected Readings) Socrates firmly believes that knowledge only comes when we are able to justify and account for our beliefs so
Critically assess Hume’s challenges towards miracles. David Hume (1711-1776), an empiricist, is a great criticiser of miracles. He has many different arguments against miracles and against what people think miracles are. Although Hume criticizes miracles, he never actually says that he does not believe they occur. Some people assume that he does not believe in miracles but he does not say this he just says you have to be careful about the difference between a ‘miracle’ and something extraordinary happening.
Assignment One Rhetoric is the idea of new education that brings about the conception of argumentation, discourse, and persuasion. The central argument between Socrates and Gorgias, in the article “Plato on Rhetoric”, is defining the concern of rhetoric. They provide several concepts and deductions to its educational concerns by using different metaphors – such as medicine, weaving, garments, music, and other various models. However, another scholar, Aristotle, has a differing opinion to the notion of rhetoric. Socrates argues about the nature of rhetoric as: the truth and false idea of flattery, the loss of meaning to rhetoric, and rhetoric’s concerns with discourse.
“Ultimate Meaning Does Not Exit” “Ultimate Meaning Does Not Exit” is an essay written by Mr. Richard Robinson a professor which taught philosophy. The author is expressing his point of view excerpt from his book An Atheist’s Value. The author believes and defends that there is no evident that can explain how the world was created. There is no God that can save or protect us from any unseen mishap in our future or prevent us from dying when it’s our time. He explains that we will always be living on edge because we cannot predict what our future holds.
Phil 115 March 4, 2013 Apology and Euthyphro After Socrates claimed that he was not like Sophists or Presocratics, he answers the question as to what led him to make his so-called false accusations? He answered by explaining that he had developed a reputation of wisdom, but a type that was limited and human based. He added that it was not the kind of wisdom that gave him the power to enforce his beliefs on matters associated with the Sophists and the Presocratics. Socrates explained that he gained his reputation by a prophecy given by the Oracle at Delphi to his friend Chaerephon. Socrates told the tale of how Chaerephon had gone to the oracle and asked as to whether or not there was one wiser than Socrates, to which the Oracle replied, no.
I did not believe your proclamation had such power to enable one who will someone die to override God’s ordinances, unwritten and secure”, (Antigone 495-499). In this quote, Antigone validates her disobedience to Creon's law that no one would bury her brother. Her reasoning is that the laws of the gods are prevailing and supersede any human law. This can be related to the present struggles happening in our country over abortion. Most of the disagreement comes from religious people as they feel it is more important than how the government feels about abortion.