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Philosophy Notes Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dy8wh4 1. Central question of the di- alogue Is it right or wrong for Socrates to escape? 2. Crito's apologia for Socrates to escape Justice/Ethics: Socrates not doing what is right if he doesn't escape 3. Crito's argument based on family Leaving 2 sons without a father 4. Crito's argument based on the trial Socrates didn't act properly or defend himself 5. Crito's argument based on friends Socrates' death will make his friends look bad 6. Socrates' response to Crito Escape will get his friends in trouble 7. Socrates' opinion on opin- ions Opinions don't matter to Socrates 8. Origin of MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail Open letter to Dr. King from religious leaders 9. Religious leaders' mes- sage to MLK Don't come to Birmingham, try to win through the courts 10. Strategy of peaceful protests Get arrested to draw attention to the cause 11. Two kinds of laws accord- ing to MLK Just laws and unjust laws 12. MLK's advice on con- fronting unjust laws Break them openly, lovingly, respectfully, and ac- cept the consequences 13. Origin of justice accord- ing to the Ring of Gyges Laws come into being to prevent injustice 14. Humans are selfish by nature 1 / 3

Philosophy Notes Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dy8wh4 Suggestion about human nature from the Ring of Gyges 15. Aristotle's definition of virtue A habit that aims at a mean between excess and deficiency 16. Practical application of the doctrine of the mean Attitude toward something, bravery as a mean between foolishness and cowardice 17. Characteristics of a Machiavellian leader Don't fear using force, be measured and deliber- ate, be feared and loved, don't steal property, law of force, don't necessarily keep your word 18. Principle of utility accord- ing to Jeremy Bentham An act is judged based on its ability to bring pleasure or avoid pain 19. Two leading principles of utility Pleasure and pain 20. Definitions related to the principle of utility Intensity, duration, certainty, propinquity, fecun- dity, purity, extent 21. Types of pleasure accord- ing to Bentham Lower pleasure (mental, spiritual, emotional) and higher pleasure (physical) 22. Reasons for the Holo- caust Treaty of Versailles, anti-Semitism, silence of world leaders 23. Hannah Arendt's role in the Eichmann trial Reporter who covered the trial 24. Adolf Eichmann's role in the Holocaust Responsible for logistics of transporting Jews to concentration camps 25. Definition of the Holo- caust Approximately 5.85 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews killed 26. Milgram experiment Over 50% of people administer lethal shocks when told to by someone in authority 2 / 3

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