Alcibiades ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΟΣ: Socratic Philosopher and Tragic Hero?
... philosophical prominence, both because of what he says and of the fact that he has the last word. Each of these interpretations opposes Alcibiades to ...
... philosophical prominence, both because of what he says and of the fact that he has the last word. Each of these interpretations opposes Alcibiades to ...
Examining the Nature of Socratic Citizenship: An Inquiry Into the
... society by bringing about greater sociopolitical inclusiveness and equality. Campaigns like the Civil Rights Movement are an important aspect of any political community. They bring questions of political justice into the public sphere and compel a society to examine its accepted social norms, custom ...
... society by bringing about greater sociopolitical inclusiveness and equality. Campaigns like the Civil Rights Movement are an important aspect of any political community. They bring questions of political justice into the public sphere and compel a society to examine its accepted social norms, custom ...
Gadfly on Trial: Socrates as Citizen and Social Critic
... zens ((hoi polloi) was false. He seeks, in effect, to establish a conversational, dialectical relationship among the jurors which privileges individual knowledge and rejects the general knowledge of the many en masse. e key shi is in the status of the highly charged term hoi polloi: “many of you” ...
... zens ((hoi polloi) was false. He seeks, in effect, to establish a conversational, dialectical relationship among the jurors which privileges individual knowledge and rejects the general knowledge of the many en masse. e key shi is in the status of the highly charged term hoi polloi: “many of you” ...
Πολιτικός Ἔρως: Alcibiades` Love in Thucydides and Plato
... reinforced by young men’s parents: while an Athenian citizen would try to limit potential lovers’ access to his daughters and his younger sons, he would simultaneously approve of his older son courting the daughters and the younger sons of his peers (Dover 1989, 88-89).8 This same sense of honor and ...
... reinforced by young men’s parents: while an Athenian citizen would try to limit potential lovers’ access to his daughters and his younger sons, he would simultaneously approve of his older son courting the daughters and the younger sons of his peers (Dover 1989, 88-89).8 This same sense of honor and ...
Socrates Role Play 2014 Script
... city-states who, with Athens, formed the Delian Confederacy. This money was used to build the Parthenon, a temple to Athena, which was erected along with other temples on a fortified hill known as the Acropolis. It is said that Socrates, the son of a stonecutter, worked on some of the temples on the ...
... city-states who, with Athens, formed the Delian Confederacy. This money was used to build the Parthenon, a temple to Athena, which was erected along with other temples on a fortified hill known as the Acropolis. It is said that Socrates, the son of a stonecutter, worked on some of the temples on the ...
Socrates (470 BC) - pakclassicsschol
... – Harold Tarrant suggests that Phaedo is in effect a living symbol of the freedom a philosopher’s soul must seek from the desires of the body The Customary Greek View of Death Most Greeks would have believed in life after death, but as something to dread, rather than calmly accept as Socrates did ...
... – Harold Tarrant suggests that Phaedo is in effect a living symbol of the freedom a philosopher’s soul must seek from the desires of the body The Customary Greek View of Death Most Greeks would have believed in life after death, but as something to dread, rather than calmly accept as Socrates did ...
Honors Thesis - Emory University
... Additionally, from a scientific perspective, analyzing the question of democracy advances the discipline of political science. Experience in the undergraduate-level study of political science suggests that many political scientists share in the assumption that democracy is the best form of governmen ...
... Additionally, from a scientific perspective, analyzing the question of democracy advances the discipline of political science. Experience in the undergraduate-level study of political science suggests that many political scientists share in the assumption that democracy is the best form of governmen ...
Socrates did not write any books because he believed
... the wisest man in Greece. Socrates concluded that while others professed knowledge they did not have, Socrates knew how little he knew. Socrates asked many questions, but he gave few answers. He often denied knowing the answers to the questions he asked. ...
... the wisest man in Greece. Socrates concluded that while others professed knowledge they did not have, Socrates knew how little he knew. Socrates asked many questions, but he gave few answers. He often denied knowing the answers to the questions he asked. ...
Chapter 1 - Philosophy
... The first thing to note about Hippocrates and the dramatic audience of the Protagoras is his and its relatively youthful and extraordinarily aristocratic character. The audience of the dialogue is drawn from those noble families of Athens traditionally influential in her public affairs—those famili ...
... The first thing to note about Hippocrates and the dramatic audience of the Protagoras is his and its relatively youthful and extraordinarily aristocratic character. The audience of the dialogue is drawn from those noble families of Athens traditionally influential in her public affairs—those famili ...
Socrates in the Agora
... countrymen. Although Aristophanes portrays him as trying to wean Strepsiades from the Olympian gods and as swearing by physical principles like Air, Chaos and Respiration, Xenophon asserts (Memorabilia 1.i.2) that Socrates ‘was frequently seen sacrificing on the public altars of the city.’ Later whe ...
... countrymen. Although Aristophanes portrays him as trying to wean Strepsiades from the Olympian gods and as swearing by physical principles like Air, Chaos and Respiration, Xenophon asserts (Memorabilia 1.i.2) that Socrates ‘was frequently seen sacrificing on the public altars of the city.’ Later whe ...
The Treatment Of Poetry In The Symposium Of Plato
... Athena appears to Achilles, to prevent his drawing his sword to kill Agamemnon. According to the poet, the goddess appears in propria persona, yet it is also clear from the fact of Athena's appearing, and not Aphrodite, or Apollo, that she also represents his exercise of his own prudence. This duali ...
... Athena appears to Achilles, to prevent his drawing his sword to kill Agamemnon. According to the poet, the goddess appears in propria persona, yet it is also clear from the fact of Athena's appearing, and not Aphrodite, or Apollo, that she also represents his exercise of his own prudence. This duali ...
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... significant divergences from extant speeches in the Athenian funeral oratory genre suggest, moreover, that it may represent a more Platonic model. Yet in the playful conversation between Socrates and his friend Menexenus that frames the oration, Socrates insists he did not author it; rather, he clai ...
... significant divergences from extant speeches in the Athenian funeral oratory genre suggest, moreover, that it may represent a more Platonic model. Yet in the playful conversation between Socrates and his friend Menexenus that frames the oration, Socrates insists he did not author it; rather, he clai ...
The Political Motivations Behind Socrates` Execution
... of his former students and their relatives who are present at the trial, no witness comes forward to speak against Socrates. One can argue that no former student or relative present believed he was guilty of corrupting the youth. Hence, the disparity between Socrates and the sophists as well as the ...
... of his former students and their relatives who are present at the trial, no witness comes forward to speak against Socrates. One can argue that no former student or relative present believed he was guilty of corrupting the youth. Hence, the disparity between Socrates and the sophists as well as the ...
Trial of Socrates PPT
... was a divine one, led to his questioning many important Athenian values, and occasionally annoying important and powerful people in the process. He acquired a mixed reputation, being viewed on the one hand as a harmless eccentric and on the other as a dangerous social critic and “free-thinker”—in sh ...
... was a divine one, led to his questioning many important Athenian values, and occasionally annoying important and powerful people in the process. He acquired a mixed reputation, being viewed on the one hand as a harmless eccentric and on the other as a dangerous social critic and “free-thinker”—in sh ...
Reading Plato`s Apology
... shepherd or king. They all treated democracy with condescension or contempt.” (14) Socrates maintains, however, that although some of his young disciples (most notably Critas and Alcibiades) turned out to have less than democratic tendencies, he can not be held responsible for their behavior, since ...
... shepherd or king. They all treated democracy with condescension or contempt.” (14) Socrates maintains, however, that although some of his young disciples (most notably Critas and Alcibiades) turned out to have less than democratic tendencies, he can not be held responsible for their behavior, since ...
The Trial of Socrates by Doug Linder (2002)
... democracy was temporarily overthrown, one four-month period in 411-410 and another slightly longer period in 404-403. The prime movers in both of the anti-democratic movements were former pupils of Socrates, Alcibiades and Critias. Athenians undoubtedly considered the teachings of Socrates--especial ...
... democracy was temporarily overthrown, one four-month period in 411-410 and another slightly longer period in 404-403. The prime movers in both of the anti-democratic movements were former pupils of Socrates, Alcibiades and Critias. Athenians undoubtedly considered the teachings of Socrates--especial ...
The Trial of Socrates
... slightly longer period in 404-403. The prime movers in both of the anti-democratic movements were former pupils of Socrates, Alcibiades and Critias. Athenians undoubtedly considered the teachings of Socrates--especially his expressions of disdain for the established constitution-partially responsibl ...
... slightly longer period in 404-403. The prime movers in both of the anti-democratic movements were former pupils of Socrates, Alcibiades and Critias. Athenians undoubtedly considered the teachings of Socrates--especially his expressions of disdain for the established constitution-partially responsibl ...
Socrates: His Life and Times
... interpretation of his mission commanded by the oracle of the god Apollo. However, after questioning and cross-examining these men, Socrates discovered they were not really wise after all. Since he was not able to find the wisdom he was seeking and because he considered this task more important than ...
... interpretation of his mission commanded by the oracle of the god Apollo. However, after questioning and cross-examining these men, Socrates discovered they were not really wise after all. Since he was not able to find the wisdom he was seeking and because he considered this task more important than ...
Archetypes of Wisdom
... One thing we do know is that Socrates was reputed to be “less than attractive.” Perhaps for this reason, Socrates claimed that the appearance of the body is less important than how it functions. True beauty is the beauty of spirit and character. He said that the true self is not the body but the psy ...
... One thing we do know is that Socrates was reputed to be “less than attractive.” Perhaps for this reason, Socrates claimed that the appearance of the body is less important than how it functions. True beauty is the beauty of spirit and character. He said that the true self is not the body but the psy ...
Socrates
... while so-called wise men thought themselves wise and yet were not, he himself knew he was not wise at all which, paradoxically, made him the wiser one since he was the only person aware of his own ignorance”. And the saying that “I know that I know thing” which is attributed to Socrates had become w ...
... while so-called wise men thought themselves wise and yet were not, he himself knew he was not wise at all which, paradoxically, made him the wiser one since he was the only person aware of his own ignorance”. And the saying that “I know that I know thing” which is attributed to Socrates had become w ...
ENGLISH FOR PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS (ANCIENT GREEK
... tion. Here, then, was perhaps the earliest, rational theory of progress. In his Protagoras Plato shows us Socrates who was going with a young friend to visit the distinguished sophist in order to enquire into the nature of the wisdom. Plato felt an extreme distaste for the sophists becaus ...
... tion. Here, then, was perhaps the earliest, rational theory of progress. In his Protagoras Plato shows us Socrates who was going with a young friend to visit the distinguished sophist in order to enquire into the nature of the wisdom. Plato felt an extreme distaste for the sophists becaus ...
Guilty or not guilty? You be the jury
... the democracy of the time. Ultimately, the jury of 500 (some accounts say 501) Athenians voted in a majority to put Socrates to death by poison. Read the following account of the trial, and you decide. You be the jury! But before you proceed, let’s first consider some major differences between the a ...
... the democracy of the time. Ultimately, the jury of 500 (some accounts say 501) Athenians voted in a majority to put Socrates to death by poison. Read the following account of the trial, and you decide. You be the jury! But before you proceed, let’s first consider some major differences between the a ...
I.F. Stone Breaks the Socrates Story:
... When the Thirty Tyrants took power, they murdered or drove out of the city all who were of the democratic party. A few months later, the moderates who had originally supported the Thirty Tyrants began to flee, especially after Critias murdered their leader, Theramenes. He, who had been one of the or ...
... When the Thirty Tyrants took power, they murdered or drove out of the city all who were of the democratic party. A few months later, the moderates who had originally supported the Thirty Tyrants began to flee, especially after Critias murdered their leader, Theramenes. He, who had been one of the or ...
Trial of Socrates
... The year is 399 BC. It is five years after the end of the war with Sparta. Life has not been good for the Athenians. After the war, Sparta put the Thirty Tyrants in charge of Athens. This was an oligarchy of thirty people that limited many of the rights and freedoms of the Athenian people. Athenians ...
... The year is 399 BC. It is five years after the end of the war with Sparta. Life has not been good for the Athenians. After the war, Sparta put the Thirty Tyrants in charge of Athens. This was an oligarchy of thirty people that limited many of the rights and freedoms of the Athenian people. Athenians ...
Plato
Plato (/ˈpleɪtoʊ/; Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn ""broad""pronounced [plá.tɔːn] in Classical Attic; 428/427 or 424/423 – 348/347 BC) was a philosopher and mathematician in Classical Greece, and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of his philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire oeuvre is believed to have survived intact for over 2,400 years.Along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle, Plato laid the very foundations of Western philosophy and science. Alfred North Whitehead once noted: ""the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."" In addition to being a foundational figure for Western science, philosophy, and mathematics, Plato has also often been cited as one of the founders of Western religion and spirituality, particularly Christianity, which Friedrich Nietzsche, amongst other scholars, called ""Platonism for the people."" Plato's influence on Christian thought is often thought to be mediated by his major influence on Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of the most important philosophers and theologians in the history of Christianity. Plato was the innovator of the dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy, which originate with him. Plato appears to have been the founder of Western political philosophy, with his Republic, and Laws among other dialogues, providing some of the earliest extant treatments of political questions from a philosophical perspective. Plato's own most decisive philosophical influences are usually thought to have been Socrates, Parmenides, Heraclitus, and Pythagoras, although few of his predecessors' works remain extant and much of what we know about these figures today derives from Plato himself. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy describes Plato as ""...one of the most dazzling writers in the Western literary tradition and one of the most penetrating, wide-ranging, and influential authors in the history of philosophy. ... He was not the first thinker or writer to whom the word “philosopher” should be applied. But he was so self-conscious about how philosophy should be conceived, and what its scope and ambitions properly are, and he so transformed the intellectual currents with which he grappled, that the subject of philosophy, as it is often conceived—a rigorous and systematic examination of ethical, political, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, armed with a distinctive method—can be called his invention. Few other authors in the history of Western philosophy approximate him in depth and range: perhaps only Aristotle (who studied with him), Aquinas, and Kant would be generally agreed to be of the same rank.""