Socrates And Aristotle 's Life

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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’.

Socrates is known as one of the most famous philosophers from the early civilizations. He is best known for his own “Socratic method” which is the base for Westerns systems of logic and philosophy. Also to this day the “Socratic method” of Socrates is still known about today and used. Surprisingly the way we know about Socrates is not through his writing, because Socrates did not write his works down, but his disciples writing which include Plato and Xenophon. This is the only way we know about Socrates’ life is through the writings of Plato and Xenophon as well as the plays of Aristophanes. Since these writings had other purposes besides portraying his life they most likely aren’t one hundred percent accurate.

Finally i will have to tell you who is this man you are falsely accusing today. Even though we all, men of Athens, hates Socrates’s way of seeing and doing things and the way he embarrassed our greatest men of Athens in public. But the past had proven to us that he is a good wise man that rarely been mistaken in term of what was good for Athens. Moreover, one event that we cant forget is the trail of the 8 Generals where he oppose the exception of the 8 men. Even though he was threaten to take the same fate as theirs. Athenian thought he was crazy back then and ordered to execute the 6 Generals they have at hand and the same fate awaits for those who fled. However, few years later Athens needed as much strong men as they can get so they dropped

Viewing the painting “The Death of Socrates” by Jacques-Louis David, one can perceive many different subject matters, both literally and metaphorically. The obvious is seen within the setting of the painting. The clear illustration of where the event is happening provides the onlooker with a glimpse into a different time and era. Conversely, the artist has taken the liberty to hide deep meaning inside the work of art through less apparent means. Symbolism through art work has endured from early works to contemporized ones, here is no different. Taking the two aforementioned into consideration gives us a glimpse into both the symbolic and factual significance of the occasion.

Paul Johnson, the author of Socrates: A Man for Our Times, argues that part of heroism is philosophy at its last resort. Whoever is going after the excellence of the mind should have the courage, to practice philosophy to the point of sacrificing everything, even one’s life. Johnson argues that Socrates did just that. (194) Johnson goes on to say that Socrates was a “man and thinker, as a hugely real, living, and enjoyable human being.” (14) Through Socrates opinions, personality, and mostly his love for the people and the city of Athens overall made him a striking person (34). Johnson goes on to show the reader the

     “The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living.” This is the famous quote proclaimed by Socrates, a controversial philosopher of ancient Athens. He believed that anyone could lead a significant and meaningful existence by examining his or her own life and ideas very thoroughly. (Soccio)

Due to exhaustion and a loss after many years of war with Sparta, the place that meant everything to Socrates was changing. The city of Athens was known to be a place of free exchange of ideas, intellectualism, and communication, but it was rapidly becoming a place in which alertness was a priority when it came to expressing ideas. Socrates strove to stimulate the way people thought, he believed in critical thinking over having a set of rules to live by. Socrates way of thinking made him appear dangerous in a sense and he was faced with the dilemma of having to exile Athens or death. Socrates chose death. In my opinion, Socrates chose to stay in Athens and go through trial knowing the consequences he would face because of his character. He

The Trial and untimely death of Socrates, in my opinion, was a small group of people throwing a fit when it was pointed they weren’t as smart as they thought. The reasoning used by Socrates is the greatest example of the facts, not the manipulation of, proving your innocence. Socrates makes several points as to the trial being a complete waste of time and that even if he was brought to court he would be innocent. I agree death was the wrong verdict by the jury, the jury should have voted for innocence.

Socrates, a well-known philosopher of the early Athenian era, is believed to be one of the wisest and virtuous philosophers of all time. This belief holds true in the encounters of Symposium by Plato, as depicted by Alcibiades during a symposium held by Agathon. Alcibiades, the last to speak at the symposium, derails from the topic of the night, love, and elicits much praise and gratitude for Socrates. Although Alcibiades did not witness the speech given by Socrates on love, he manages to depict how Socrates endeavors through life with notions that are remarkable to that of what Socrates mentions during his oral, from which much insight is inspired as to the values of which Socrates holds.

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing,” was said by Socrates thousands of years ago. Socrates was concerned with the wisdom people claimed to have. The philosophy of Socrates all started with his meeting with an oracle. This led to a movement of self thinking. Socrates was loved and hated for his philosophies. He gave up everything for wisdom. Socrates’ philosophy based on impacting experiences from his adulthood led to a movement during his time, and continues to impact ways of therapy, teaching, and philosophy of today.

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher that was born in Athens, Greece around 470/469 BC. He served in the Athenian army and fought in many battles. When Socrates retired from fighting in the army, he began focusing on expressing his beliefs. He wasn’t the typical “teacher” or “preacher”; he was a very critical and analytical thinker that helped guide his students and the Athenians during his time. Through his teachings and beliefs, Socrates had positive and negative influence on the people during his time and modern time. Although he is credited as one of the founders of Western Philosophy, Political Philosophy, and Ethics, his teachings was in disagreement with the teachings of the democracy of Athens, which led to him being put to

Aristotle was one of the greatest minds to have lived in Ancient Greece and consequently the world. He has influenced most areas of study of the present world. These include ethics, biology, psychology, chemistry and philosophy. Aristotle’s writing has also, helped historians discover beliefs and rhetoric used in Ancient Greece. Aristotle was born in 384 B.C in Stagira a small town in northern Greece.

In the painting, The death of Socrates as elaborated in the video shows emphasis through the choice of color, placement and implied line as well as directional forces. For example, Socrate is placed in the middle of the painting with a white brilliant colored robe beside a man that is giving him a cup of poison with a brilliant red robe. The use of these colors create the contrast between death and blood with life and purity. By placing Socrate by himself helps create more attention to his figure. Emphasizing the importance of his character and his status. Emphasize shown through implied space can be seen by the interaction between Socrates and the man giving him the cup of poison. Giving more meaning to the painting and enhancing the motives

Socrates is known in todays world as one of the greatest philosophers in history. He brought many revolutionary ideas to ancient Athens during his life and even after his death. He had many followers that beloved him even till death. His tragic death only led him to become a martyr for philosophy. Socrates never wrote anything down so what we know of his life is the from the records left by his followers, mainly Plato.