Socrates father of philosophy and founder of western philosophy was killed by Athenians and today in the 21st century we know him by his student works Plato (Kofman, Sarah, 1998). One of Plato’s works is “The apology” in which he wrote about Socrates defense in a court. Socrates is defending himself against the charges which Meletus accused. He was indicted for corrupting the minds of youth and not believing in God of the state. The apology did not work and lost the trial, consequently, he was sentenced
Essay Two In the Apology, Socrates a Greek philosopher faced trial after being accused of not accepting the gods recognized by the State, creating new deities and, therefore corrupting, the youth of Athens. Socrates to not only to be found not guilty of his accusations also sought to enlighten the court with his knowledge on how not knowing things is truly the key to understanding the world. Socrates was a firm believer that if you were truly intelligent one must accept that knowing everything is
Be whoever you want to be! You can do anything you set your mind to! Do what you love! Invent your life! One of those sentences just doesn’t seem to fit quite right with the others. The first three statements I have seen on more than a few supportive cards sent from Grama or my Aunt Mary. However the last statement, I had never seen before I read William Deresiewicz’s Excellent Sheep. This statement however, brought up more question of myself then it offered answers or advice. For in the reading
Socrates was a Greek Philosopher who existed in the period c.469 to 369B.C. This period is usually known as the Socratic period as his honour and acknowledgment. In his philosophy, Socrates was more concerned with how people should behave under different situations. Ethics was his area of specialization in philosophy. He was the first significant philosopher of ethics. His philosophies were useful to other philosophers especially Plato who contributed majorly towards the foundation of the western
Socrates finds himself on trial and must defend, or apologize, for offending the people of Athens. Through his practice of Philosophy, he has sought to gain knowledge about many things and has thus made many enemies. He says that other men, who claim to be wise about various matters, are not really very smart and that he is smarter than they are because he continually questions in order to gain more knowledge. He is accused of corrupting the young men of Athens by teaching them this way of thinking
Once Socrates said: “The unexamined life is not worth living” (Plato, 12) while making people aware about the necessity to evaluate life through the help of self-knowledge and wisdom. He believes in necessity of life evaluation for further improvements and betterment. The underlying principles of cultural studies has traces to Socrates’ statement. Cultural studies, as the theoretical and empirical analysis of culture, investigates the way cultural practices are related to various systems of power
knowledge about many different subjects. This knowledge, however, hasn’t come directly from my college education, but from reading in my free time and actual life experience. What my college education has helped develop in me is critical thinking skills. It has helped me think about my thinking, and in turn I am better able to analyze my life and the world around me. Going to college also holds a certain selfish motivation for me, as I know that completing a terminal level degree will enable me