Promethean Academy: Personal Statement

Plato's "Euthyphro" introduces the Socratic student both to the Socratic Method of inquiry and to, or at least towards, a definition of piety. Because the character of Euthyphro exits the dialogue before Socrates can arrive at a reasonable definition, an adequate understanding of piety is never given. However, what piety is not is certainly demonstrated. Euthyphro gives three definitions of piety that fail to mean much to Socrates, who refutes each one. In this paper, I will present Euthyphro's definitions along with Socrates' rebuttals. I will also show that Socrates goal in the dialogue is two-fold: 1) to arrive at a true definition, and 2) to exercise his method of teaching/inquiry. At the conclusion of this paper, I will give my own definition of piety and imagine what Socrates might say in response.

Socrates, the Inquisitive Catalyst The "Apology" in The Trials of Socrates is a translation of the defense Socrates makes at the trial where he is charged with not believing in the gods recognized by the state, inventing new beliefs and modes of thinking, and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates' speech is more him trying to defend his logic rather than an actual "apology" in our understanding of the word. So, Socrates attempts to defend himself and his actions rather than actually apologize for it. He explains that he has no experience with the law courts and that he will instead speak in an honest and straight forward manner.

Charged with promoting atheism and corruption among the young people of Athens, Socrates is brought before the court in the Apology. It is during his testimony that he asserts his "ignorance," yet the context in which he does so helps to shed light on the profound meaning of his assertion. Socrates asserts that the only reason he ever began teaching was in order to "refute the god of Delphi," (21c) who had stated that no man was wiser than

The year is 399 B.C.E the stage is Athens and these are the words that famed philosopher Socrates spoke as he stood in an Athenian court room accused of corrupting the youth of the city, of not believing in the gods and introducing new gods, and of making the weaker argument appear stronger. In Plato’s apology, these words

on his students, like Plato, for any detailed knowledge of his methods or ways of thinking. One of the early dialogues

Plato was a student of Socrates’ and wrote the apology on the speech Socrates gave when he was being accused of multiple crimes. Throughout Socrates’ career of speaking to anyone who would listen, he received a bad reputation. The way Socrates preached made the powerful and most influential people of that time very angry because Socrates was preaching ideas that contradicted their own. Socrates was famous for demonstrating in front of crowds that these powerful people did not know what they claimed to know, and that they aren’t as wise as they may believe. Instead of admitting the real reason for their hatred towards Socrates, jealousy, they repeated stock charges against philosophers ("Plato's The Apology Part I.").

Qiao Dan Alice Wang 213558671 PHIL1100: The Meaning of Life Course Director: Henry Jackman TA: Joshua Moufawad-Paul 693 Words The Genuine Wisdom An answer to the question: What explanation does Socrates give for the Oracle of Delphi’s claim that there was nobody wiser than Socrates? In “Apology”, Plato recounts Socrates’ trial defense speech against his charges of impiety and corruption of the youth.

Did Mary Shelley initially title her work about Victor Frankenstein and his creation The Modern Prometheus solely because of the glaring similarities between their stories? That is a question that is often discussed, but a conclusion rarely arrives. One of the possible reasons for this could be because there are many different interpretations of the Promethean myth, which are mainly based on the ambiguous nature of the story. The parallels between the Promethean myth and Frankenstein are obvious, and that, in combination with her subtitle, The Modern Prometheus, indicates that Mary Shelley did have the myth in mind as she wrote the story.

In lines 31b Socrates stated, “That I am the kind of person to be a gift of the god to the city” as a defense towards the accusations that he was corrupting the youth of Athens. The people of Athens believed that Socrates’ methods of teaching were malicious and even thought he was

Plato’s “Defense of Socrates” follows the trial of Socrates for charges of corruption of the youth. His accuser, Meletus, claims he is doing so by teaching the youth of Athens of a separate spirituality from that which was widely accepted.

Further, Socrates finds out in his investigation in the service of god that people with higher reputation tend to be more deficient, and people with lower reputation tend to be more knowledgeable. Therefore, Socrates thinks his mission is to teach people to understand an important idea: human wisdom worth little or nothing, and it is critical for us to be aware of and accept our limit and ignorance. Although Socrates knows that carrying out his mission would bring people’s hatred and even endanger his own life, Socrates thinks “I must attach the greatest importance to the god’s oracle, so I must go to all those who had any reputation or knowledge to examine its meaning”. (Apology, 21e) As Socrates later says “for the unexamined life is not worth living for men” (Apology, 38a),

     Prometheus, the Titan of Greek mythology, was considered to be the most important Titan ever in all the myths. He helped the human race tremendously in his efforts to sustain an easier lifestyle. Mankind had great respect for him because of his advantages and gifts or abilities he gave them. Also, his battle against Zeus as a result of his love for man was very much appreciated. Prometheus was one of the most interesting Greek mythology figures in his time. He was a very kind, loving, generous, and courteous god to mankind. This can be seen through many events in his life including a particular myth that the reader will acknowledge in this research paper.

Through several dialogues Plato gives readers accounts of Socrates’ interactions with other Athenians. While some may think of him as a teacher of sorts, Socrates is adamant in rejecting any such claim (Plato, Apology 33a-b). He insists that he is not a teacher because he is not transferring any knowledge from himself to others, but rather assisting those he interacts with in reaching the truth. This assistance is the reason Socrates walks around Athens, engaging in conversation with anyone that he can convince to converse with him. An assertion he makes at his trial in Plato’s Apology is at the center of what drives Socrates in his abnormal ways, “the unexamined life is not worth living for a human being” (38a). Socrates, through aporia, looks to lead an examined life to perfect his soul and live as the best person he can be. This paper looks to examine the ‘unexamined life’ and the implications rooted in living a life like Socrates’.

Prometheus Bound is an Ancient Greek tragic play that is one of three plays concerning the large-than-human figure, Prometheus. Zeus, the king of the Gods on Mont Olympus in ancient Greek religion, Prometheus, a Titan, he stole the fire from Mont Olympus and brought the secrets using fire to mortals, then punished by Zeus to a life bound in chains. This is where the title—Prometheus Bound—is given to the play. Prometheus myth is originated from ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s Theology. In Theology, Prometheus is an evildoer, a liar. However, In Aeschylus' works, he fights for human survival and against Zeus. Prometheus’s name means "anticipate," in the play, he had known that Zeus would punish him, but he declined to comment on the tales, instead, still doing the things under his willing. “It is painful to me to tell the tale, painful to keep it silent.” ---- Scene I “Prometheus Bound”. Prometheus violates the fate and against with it. This action is a tragedy but incredible. The image of Prometheus refers to the people's rebellion and noble. This revolution is intimately related to the progress of social civilization. It is rooted in the individual in the struggle with the fate, society, and itself. From time to time, people reading “Prometheus Bound”, Prometheus tagged as “iron-hearted” and “made of stone” but Zeus is “furious” and “arrogant”. However, the good

Undoubtedly, the Apology of Socrates is one of the most significant work among all the classics. It is an account of the speech of Socrates makes at the trial in defence for the accusations of not recognizing Gods recognised by the Greek and corrupting the adolescents of Athens. Throughout the speech, Socrates speaks in a very plain manner to attempt to defend himself and his conduct. Though Socrates was sentenced to death as even his eloquent argument could not persuade all the juries, his final speech provides tremendous philosophical insights that help us to examine ourselves. At such, I believe the Apology of Socrates teaches us quite a few important ideas, that include the necessity for one to be humble withstanding one knows a lot