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Comparing Apology And Allegory Of The Cave

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Compare and contrast Socrates' attitude about philosophy (Apology and Allegory of the Cave Readings) with the Good Brahmin's (Voltaire) attitude, conclude the essay by comparing both Socrates’ and the Good Brahmin’s attitudes to your own view on philosophy.
* The paper should be at least 3-5 paragraphs long, the format should include an introduction and conclusion sections.
Socrates and Voltaire are two leading figures in the gallery of the philosopher, they are working at the profit of the philosophy, since the beginning of human civilization, there were philosophers who have pursued answer to the fundamental ideas related with our lives. Philosophers have investigated abstract things such as thinking, metaphysics, logic, art, religion, knowledge, …show more content…

He advocates to ask the questions to the science for getting a critical thinking by that way you can obtain a good skill, Socrates pleaded for the searching happiness, treasures by asking some philosophic questions. Socrates gave a lot of importance to philosophy besides he is the father of philosophy, he had a dream to solve the problem of the human life by using rational arguments, he wanted to find the human happiness, a good civilization just by philosophy. Socrates encourages people toward wisdom and goodness, Socrates' attitude of learning is his attitude of modesty and humility which has been described as Socratic irony. On the other hand, Voltaire’s view, based on the Good Brahmin’s case, stresses on happiness and ignorance. He states that happiness is best achieved when we are ignorant but that kind of happiness is not worthwhile. Voltaire has seen the reality differently like others Philosopher he said the philosophy allowed the life complicates, it is contrary with the happiness. The Brahmin laments his lack of knowledge about reality and his own existence despite being a learned man. Had he been a “simpleton” he would have had no regrets, yet he does not desire such felicity, he creates a contradiction in itself and raises even further

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