with some of these great influences bad things still happen to the species of the world. Plato is known as a significant influence on the entire western society, but there are some things that he clarified during the dialogue, The Republic that can be argued against. The ideas Plato mentions in The Republic that could be argued against would be the system of education, the desire of justice, and the afterworld. Plato uses Socrates words in Republic to mention how he
Socrates Trial and Death Socrates is known as a moral exemplar in philosophy. Socrates ideas that we know of comes from Plato, Xenophon, and Aristophanes (Arnold). The Sophists were private teachers in Athens who argued for moral relativism in cultural diversity (Arnold). Sophists and rhetoric gave their point of view in an argument by using emotions, ad homonym attacks, and many more methods (Arnold). The Sophists are compared to lawyers because they wanted to influence people and get what they
Republic books 1 and 2 and The Consolation of Philosophy, both Socrates and Boethius write on the basis of wickedness and punishment as well as happiness and goodness. Boethius believes wickedness acts as its own punishment because it serves as a vice in which the wicked descend from human nature and become more like beasts. Meanwhile, Socrates inclines towards the side of consequences of wickedness in both the soul as well as outside influences that lead to their own punishment. Therefore, Boethius believes
Influential Idea That Has Impacted Western Civilization Ashton Kern Kevin Pearl History 101 7 December 2014 Out of the rich history of Western Civilization, the most influential and powerful philosophical idea that has greatly impacted history, and continues to influence modern society across the globe, is indeed the concept of monotheism. This began with the Jewish religion of the Hebrews (also known as Israelites). From there this belief has continued to be a major influence in daily life