Equality 7-2521 now sees himself as the “face of god”. Equality 7-2521 has reached to the end of his quest, where he strongly believes that he does not need a warrant for being, because he himself is “the warrant”. Equality 7-2521 says in the passage “The miracle of
In Teirsias’s mind he would probably say they were all good people because when they did something wrong they tried to fix it. I don’t see it that way and that’s just me people see things different. You can chose whether to think they are good or bad
Surprisingly” Authentic Experiences With so much emphasis on being honest to others, what ever happened to being true to ourselves? Everyday hustle and bustle leads to the lack of self-reflection from experiences. People miss what an incident truly means and ultimately obscure their view of themselves. Dolly Parton once said “find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Exactly how is one supposed to do that? Since experiences are what ultimately shape an individual, reflecting upon those personal experiences lead to self discovery.
During the course of reading Euthyphro, the idea of doing what is right became the overall goal for what Socrates was trying to argue. Though to one such as myself, I would easily define it as doing what is morally good according to a just law. However, after reading this dialogue, there would seem to be many loop-holes that could be argued against my understanding. The whole dialogue of this section concerns how a man named Euthyphro is supposed proceed against his father in civil court, and how Socrates see's this as morally wrong. How he asserts his disposition is through asking Euthyphro to give his reasoning behind his actions, and constantly disagreeing with him through more questions which lead into more universal idea's such as
while the just are alive they seem to be the once who suffer. The Gods have plan for them, because the unjust can never fully triumph. Since the Gods know everything they would not leave the just man unrewarded. One might wonder why somebody would choose to live an unjust life? Socrates believed that it was ignorance that led the unjust.
He therefore ought not disobey the State. He furthers his argument by saying that disobeying the State and escaping would be committing a wrong act, and would be an injustice against the people of Athens. He says that if he escaped, he would not be able to live life the same way he was used to living. Also his sons would not be able to grow in Athens and would then be raised by strangers rather than by the State that raised him and has been loyal to him. He emphasizes that although one should not disobey the State, one can always try to persuade the State to improve is as a whole in truth and
Lying is probably one of the most common acts people do on a daily bases. People would say the lying is always wrong, but sometimes if that person has a good purpose for a lie, that lie is not always bad. Most of the time, a person chooses to lie to maintain her social connections, protect a loved one’s feeling and to be plain selfish. People want to maintain their existing social connections, so they choose to carry on different faces, and not to speak out when there is a need of truth. They choose to do things totally against their will, and find a reason to cover up their guilt.
Adversity is like an experiment that allows one to make choices that will act in retrospect to their decisions. Difficulties in life are fated to mankind so they can learn and grown from those mistakes, but if unable to it serves as regret later on in life. Although the journey to get there may be tiresome and degrading this little push separates the leaders from the
Lack of democracy In many ways the US Constitution is an undemocratic document. Many of the founders were scared of democracy because they believed in bad human nature: people are both virtue and self-interest, so simple democracy can’t work (Federalist #55). In general, the constitution was created to protect the minority from the majority. In order to prevent over use of power, faction (#10) and tyranny a separation of power complex structure (also known as “checks and balances” #51) was built (based upon the philosophy of Montesquieu), under which the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government are kept distinct. Philosophers, such as John Locke, supported the principle in their writings, whereas others, such as
“No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it is the greatest of evils (Cahn 35).” The unexamined life is not worth living is first explained when Socrates speaks about the trial. He said that “it is not easy to dispel great slanders” and could not be reversed in a couple hours and “if it were the law with us, as it is elsewhere, that a trial for life should not last one but many days (Cahn, 39)” Since the jury, the trial, and the court did not take the time to truly examine Socrates’ life it resulted in the verdict of guilty. Ergo “the unexamined life is not worth living for men (Cahn