Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature…
Socrates suggests that rhetoric, practiced by Gorgias, is not an area of expertise or “tekhne” as they describe. Socrates believes that it is just a branch of flattery. The definition of flattery is such: Flattery is a representation of false arts in Socrates’ opinion. People who try and create good impressions just for excitement and pleasure are practicing flattery. Socrates states that the false arts are standing against the true forms of art, which target the good for its own sake. Socrates tries to prove this in his writing.…
“The most intriguing people you will encounter in this life are the people who had insights about you, that you didn't know about yourself” (Alder). This quote can be used to show why the great Greek philosopher, Socrates is deemed as being so intriguing. During his time, Socrates was seen as a great threat because he tended to break free from the normal way of thinking and inevitably, people became afraid of him. Socrates was eventually put to death on account of “corrupting the youth” and being an “atheist,” which were false claims against him to cover up the fact that his accusers simply didn’t like him or his ways. When reading Plato’s Republic, Socrates is shown as being very intriguing because of: his humble ways, his Socratic method,…
Socrates is a man who deeply believes in his teachings. To search for truth in your beliefs leads to virtuous beliefs. It would not have been virtuous to flee the trial. IF you read his speech you see that he wanted them to learn from this trail. He wanted them to know that these charges were brought by vengeful people and that they were a lie. He believed that the jurors would see the truth in his statement. He did not take money for his time, he did not incite the young men (they did that for themselves). He talks about his wisdom and that the only wisdom he has is knowing he has no wisdom.…
In the Gorgias1, Socrates says, “I think that I am the only or almost the only Athenian living who practices the true art of politics; I am the only politician of my time”, while in the Apology2, he claims that “he who will really fight for the right, if he would live even for a little while, must have a private station and not a public one.” As we know, Socrates did manage to live for over 70 years, and did indeed confine himself to a private stance; but how can one be a politician without being a public figure? Or was Socrates not a true champion of justice, as he maintained to be?…
The Euthyphro is a tale of Socrates and Euthyphro. They meet by chance and end up discussing what is holy and what is piety. Socrates tries to get answers from Euthyphro but because of his unwillingness to learn, they end back at the beginning of their discussion. In Euthyphro, we see the three distinct definitions of piety and holiness that is given by Euthyphro and how Socrates refutes them. This paper will give those definitions and my own argument as to what Socrate’s goal was in the Euthyphro, as well as my own definitions as to what piety and holiness is.…
Question 2) In Book I of Republic, Thrasymachos’s states that unjust people are stronger and more powerful than just people. Thrasymachos believes that being just is not virtuous nor wise but that men act just only because they afraid of having injustices happening to them so they obey. Those who have power and control are those people who act unjust-they make laws and rules that benefit themselves, not the rest of the people. Socrates proves Thrasymachos otherwise by arguing that being just is virtuous, wise and profitable and being unjust does not make people stronger nor more powerful. Those in power or rulers make laws that are just for themselves but Thrasymachos agrees that sometimes rulers make mistakes and make laws that are unjust to them, therefore, making them just or advantageous for the people they rule. Therefore, unjust people would not be more powerful in this case. Additionally, Socrates goes on to reason with Thrasymachos that the individual in power commands advantages for his or her subject rather than their own personal advantage. Socrates makes a comparison to a doctor and a patient as well as a pilot and a sailor, where the doctor and pilot are commanding advantages for their subjects, the patient and sailor respectively. Thrasymachos argues that a just man will pay taxes on his estate and an unjust man will pay less taxes on the same size property, etc. Therefore, being unjust serves a greater purpose than being just. Socrates goes on to argue that no one chooses willingly to rule but they do so in exchange for wages because the ruler does not expect to make other gains in simply doing what is advantageous for the people being ruled. Work performed by people in power and in control is considered an art form that without being rewarded with wages solely serves that subject, or weaker person, receiving the benefit of the art. For example, a doctor practices the art of making others healthy. There are no advantages the doctor gains in…
What makes a person’s life good? Is it virtue? Pleasure? Power? In Plato’s Gorgias, though didn’t end up with a mutual agreement, Socrates and Callacles fight each other’s views and quarrel to come to a conclusion of the meaning of a good life.…
himself, yet in reality he was not. So I then tried to show him that he thought…
The apology of Socrates is one of the top works of his disciple Plato, where he recounts the defense of this Greek Philosopher before the accusations of "impiety and corruption of youth," made by his detractors Meletus and Anitus before a Council conformed by Greek citizens. As we enter the arguments described by Plato, we realize that we are in front of an exceptionally superior man who asserts his thinking and seeks the truth through a logical reasoning never before recorded in history. Socrates relied on maieutics to prove his innocence before the baseless accusations of Meletus.…
Socrates asks Protagoras "in respect to what" will Hippocrates improve by associating with him, in the manner that by associating himself to a doctor he would improve in medicine (318d). Protagoras begins his discourse with the statement that a good sophist can make his students into good citizens. Socrates says that this is fine and good, but that he personally believes that this is not feasible since virtue cannot be taught (319b). He adds that technical thinking can be imparted to students by teachers, but that wisdom cannot be. By way of example, Socrates points to the fact that while in matters concerning specialised labour one would only take advice from the appropriate specialist, like for example builders (τέκτονες) about construction, in matters of state everyone's opinions is considered, which proves that political virtue is within everyone, or that at least that is what Athenians in their democratic ideals believe. Another example is that Pericles did not manage to impart his wisdom to his sons (319e). Socrates' uses a similar example in the Meno. He then…
Socrates, the philosopher credited with forming the very bedrock of Western thought; whose very name is synonymous with the classical period in Greek philosophy surprisingly never actually wrote a single word. His works continue to live on in his teachings alone. He founded no school, taught in no classroom and accepted no fee, however his pursuit of truth, his intellectual methods and most importantly his incessant questions have survived the ages in the minds, and on the lips of his students. In fact, it was this very pursuit of truth through incessant questioning—the Socratic dialectic—which led to his rise as a teacher and wise man amongst Athenian society, and ultimately to his demise.…
The Euthyphro dialogue is essentially a conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro each of who attempt to argue their point of justification about why they are in court or should not be there, which in turn a question develops about the gods and holiness.…
“He knows nothing, and thinks that he knows. I either know nor think that I know” (Pg. 31). Socrates was told by the god of Delphi that there was no man wiser. Socrates wondered what this meant so he set out to find the answer by going around to those who had the reputation of being very wise. He had come to the same conclusion for all of these men that all though they did know a great deal more that Socrates was ignorant to they all fell into the same mistake when they all thought that because they knew all kinds of things with great important it overshadowed their wisdom and blocked the potential for them to expand their knowledge. It was this investigation from Socrates that lead to him having a great number of enemies.…
Most of the people think that Money will do everything and start doing everything for the Money. This approach or human tendency leads to chaos everywhere in the world and sometimes result in invasions and wars. The results of the same are fruitless and dangerous for the mankind. At the same time if all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves there wouldn't be enough to go around and world will be much happier place to live then. Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. Money is not everything in the life but indeed it is requirement of the life or the need of the life. One must know to differentiate between his needs and his wants. We want happiness and for that we need money but happiness cant be purchased, it has to be realised. There was a famous story about a king who was very rich but sad but when he went to his kingdom to search the happiest man, he found a poor and happy farmer. The happiness of that person was his simplicity. Even if you dont have money you can be happy, as you dont have worries to loose anything. Simplicity is the key to happiness and luxuries are the key to unhappiness. The more we go towards the materialistic things then more unhappy we are. It is said that one must be poor to know the luxury of giving. The same thoughts were expressed by confusis in China and later the theory of communism was formed on the basis of that. Communism says that money should be equally devided. But honestly speaking these thoughts are too ideal and difficult to implement in the present day world. At the same time if we can do what you say ie devide the money equally between the people then definetly the world will be much happier place to live. I have some creative idea in addition to what you say. Why do we worry about deviding the money equally to bring overall happiness.…