In Euthyphro, Socrates did not directly express what he felt was the meaning of piety but rather questioned the accounts by Euthyphro. It seemed as though Socrates, throughout the entire dialogue, dissected and broke down every definition and meaning to what pious and impious meant to Euthyphro. While Euthyphro tried to defend and prove his point it was rendered mute as he jumped from answer to answer slowly being cornered to the inevitable; that he did not in fact know the full definition or had a true understanding of what pious and impious meant. (Plato 20) In Apology, Socrates is accused of several things. Among them are studying heavens and below earth, which as a consequence leads to corrupting the youth with his teachings.
So then for older Americans the war was justified, although very unpopular. For young Americans the war was not justified because for them detainment of communism was not worth the sacrifice of human life. At that time they had an idealistic view of communism and sympathized with it. In later years after that idealistic view diminished, especially within communistic countries. For individual people who believe in God the question is easy.
Why would a man who tutored the greats care about rhetoric? Aristotle explains through out his piece on how language effects us all and how one may use language to effect someone. From ethos (ethics of the speaker), to logos (logic and reason), to pathos (pathetic appeal), Aristotle muses on how to almost control a crowd and for whom ever your audience is to feel just how the speaker or writer wishes. Although he does not mean to give this privileged information to just anyone, it is destined for those whom are already in power. He on more than on occasions expresses that there are those who lead and those whom must be lead.
The Apology of Socrates The word apology comes from the Greek form of the word “apologia”, which means “defense”. It has a different meaning than our modern understanding of the word. In Socrates’s instance, he is forced to make an apology, or rather a speech in his own defense. He states that he must refute two sets of accusations. The first is from the old longstanding charges that he is frivolously curious and questions the truths of the earth and sky, and the second is current legal charges that state that he recognizes a different God than the God recognized by the state, as well as creating his own false deities (demigods) as well.
After the examination Socrates concludes that the act of escape would be just and he would be morally unjustified and committing the act. The first argument that Crito presents to Socrates brings up the issue of what the majority think. Crito says, “Many people who do not know you or me very well will believe I might have saved you had I been willing to give money, but that I did not care to do so.” (Grude, Pg 47) Crito’s argument is clearly concerned with his own reputation, especially with what the majority
Socrates teaches his student his notion on 'virtue' by discussing in drawing attention more to the definition, rather than the actual act itself. Then leaving his student dumfounded when he is unable to define the word through his example's. Such as the ones of the 'friend, women, children and the slave.' In other words Socrates uses his same strategy which is to understand the definition of a word first, before knowing the result of it. In this context it is virtue, a word amongst word's that can't be taught nor defined.
The personalities influenced the cold war, despite not being as significant as the other factors. Stalin being manipulative and ruthless instantly suggesting that relations with other countries, so different from his and he was very cautious of this. Source 8 suggests his personality, ‘threw Stalin back into neurotic solitude’ after the A bomb of 1945. Also after the death of Roosevelt which was Stalins ‘dream partner’ there was no need ‘to forge a strong relationship’ between the new politicians. When it
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.
Many American citizens in 1959 viewed the Vietnam War as a righteous battle against communism, similar to the Iraq War today however now many view this war as a necessary battle against terrorism. Looking at America's overall goal in Vietnam, it is evident that we did not come close to keeping South Vietnam from collapsing, who fell to communist rule in 1975 (Frankum 210). America's involvement in the conflicts of Vietnam and Iraq were so discordant that our government, people, and military were constricted. Yet both wars were fought with the knowledge that America may change the invaded nation, which brings a precarious question; what makes the government believe that they have the right to go into a country and change it to the way they
His reasoning being he would rather die a martyr than live as a coward just as Achilles knowingly faced his death in Troy to preserve his beliefs and died a hero. Socrates does not regret his actions for it was a double-edged sword. Socrates feared, not death, but abandoning his post as philosopher and ending up in the same place; however, the charges being just in that he would not believe in the gods, he would have disobeyed the oracle, and think he was wise when he was not. If Socrates was going to be in court and die, he’d rather it be for being true to his soul and obeying the higher power. “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.