six varying perspectives on love, each presented in different forms ranging from entertaining tales (Aristophanes) to formal rhetoric (Agathon). However, the most spectacular of the speeches on love comes from Socrates who pulls bits from the others’ dialogues and subtly incorporates them into his own to create the broad definition of love, encompassing both the love of wisdom and the love of various forms of beauty. His speech also serves as a defense in Plato’s Apology, where many concepts presented
The book “Apology” is written by a philosopher named Plato. Plato was born into a wealthy family between 429 BC and 490 BC. He had two parents and four siblings. Since he was wealthy he was able to go to school and have a good education. When he grew older he founded the Academy of Athens where he taught Aristotle, another famous philosopher. The “Apology” is a written account of the trial of Socrates and what leads up to that. In the short story Socrates is trialed on two accounts: corrupting
Plato portrays conflicts between philosophy, or the love of wisdom, and civic life, which is the participation in politics, in his Apology of Socrates and Symposium. In these texts, Plato depicts Socrates as the principal advocate in Athens for philosophical inquiry and how it benefits the human soul. Tensions arise from the fact that philosophy functions at a higher standard than politics; while the pursuit of wisdom concerns itself with justice and improving the soul, politics adhere to laws
Plato is a dialogue between Euthyphro and Socrates. It is a discussion between the two of them and the subject is “piety”. Socrates asks Euthyphro to define “piety” as Euthyphro claims to have a knowledge of this subject and on Socrates request, he attempts to define it. Socrates does not agree with Euthyphro’s version of piety and keeps pushing him to accurately define it and finally at one point Euthyphro says he is in a hurry and walks away. Socrates is neither agreeing with Euthyphro’s definition
Socrates spend his life trying to convince people to live a good live. Since that time when Greece was at its golden age, Socrates was thinking on how to let the people of Athens to live a good life. More importantly, he attempted the people of Athens in many ways, but the one he did the most is to be mortal individuals. Socrates was accused by many people through out his life. One of the reasons is being a sophist, which means to make a weaker argument the stronger. However, it is possible to say
The Apology is an account of the speech given by Socrates at his own trial in which he is being charged with not recognizing the gods that are officially recognized by the state of Athens, inventing new deities, as well as corrupting the youth. While the name of the piece is The Apology Socrates in his speech never apologizes for his actions. Instead the name of the speech comes from the Greek work “apologia” which translates to defense or a speech that is made in defense. Therefore Socrates attempts
however if we are to address the question presented to us, of whether or not Socrates made “good arguments”, then perhaps understanding what constitutes a well presented model of the action which we are deliberating is more useful than initially perceived. The notion of piety is one which at one point or another, ceases to reside on the philosophical spectrum as an argument of a purely ontological nature, and begins to necessitate a reevaluation as to its rightful place as a concept that merges into
Brianna Flanagan PHILOS 101 Tues. 6:30-9:35pm Enlightenment as a Choice “The unexamined life is not worth living” (Plato, 35). One of the greatest philosophers of all time, Socrates, believed that the purpose of human life was spiritual growth, the betterment of one’s soul. Seeking wisdom and truth. The book “Brave New World” and “The Allegory of the Cave” are both realities in which mankind is not allowed to think freely or seek enlightenment. In Brave New World, “Controllers” rule
Socrates clarification of wisdom as told by Plato in ‘The Apology’ emits from the humility context of wisdom. In the Apology, Socrates and Chaerephon visited an oracle in Delphi. Chaerophon asks the oracle if anyone was wiser than Socrates. The Oracle stated that Socrates was the wisest person, and nobody has more wisdom (Brouwer, 2014). But, Socrates was confused by the Oracles response. He believed he was not wise. Socrates believed he didn’t have the knowledge
Socrates and Pericles both share their ideas of what would qualify someone to work in the political arena. Both men had very different ideas and both men were extremely passionate about their views. To understand their stances on what qualifies a person to be politically active you have to understand their major differences as people. Socrates questions authority, He is always looking to challenge the status quo and is very weary of what is taught to the youth and what is accepted as the “norms”