Socrates

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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’.

The problem with Socrates concerns the problem with the role of value and reason. Nietzsche believes that the bulk of philosophers claim that life is a corrupt grievance for mankind. Nietzsche reasoned that these life deniers were decadents of Hellenism, as a symptom of some underlying melancholy. For someone to paint life in such a negative light they must have suffered a great deal through the course of their own life. Furthermore, these no-sayers agreed in various physiological ways and thus adopted the same pessimistic attitudes towards life. Socrates was ugly, alike decadent criminals and by ways of these similarities was decadent as well. Nietzsche also claims ugliness as a physiological symptom of life in its decline supported by studies in phenology.

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

Plato: I can describe Socrates as a charismatic philosophical teacher. Socrates could urge those whom he was conversing with that they must put the care of their souls ahead of the pursuit of wealth.

In Book II of the Plato’s Republic, Glaucon and Adeimantus challenge Socrates’ claim that justice belongs in the class of goods which are valued for their own sake as well as for the sake of what comes from them (Rep. 357 b- 358 a). Unconvinced by Socrates’ refutation of Thrasymachus, Glaucon renews Thrasymachus’ argument that the life of the unjust person is better than that of the just person. As part of his case, Glaucon states what he claims most people consider the nature of justice to be and what its origins are. He proceeds to present a version of the social contract theory:

In the beautiful city of Athens, Greece, there was a philosopher Socrates, and his "Socratic method," was laid on the groundwork for the Western systems of logic and philosophy. Socrates did believe that he didn't know anything, and It was because of this that the Oracle told Socrates that he was wise and that he should seek out the 'wise men' to hear what they had to say. So Socrates began to travel to different parts of Greece to question the suppose 'wise’ men to see if they really knew all the answers to life. The youth laid their eyes on Socrates since he possessed a different way of thinking and living. His unique method of questioning and insulting was believed that he

To learn about the past, people in today’s society often consult the internet or history books. To an extent, all we know about the past is from what we have read or heard, so what is actually truth, and what is just a captivating story. Scholars believe that some people from history are just made up to portray ideals or tell a story with an important message. Socrates was a real man, but some scholars believe that some of Socrates’ beliefs are truly just Plato, his student, writing things and saying that Socrates believed in them. The world today has virtually no idea whether Socrates believed everything that is recorded in Plato’s Republic. Socrates, as portrayed in Plato’s Republic, is extremely intriguing because of the way he communicates with people with his sarcasm and use of his Socratic method to teach.

In “The Allegory of the Cave,” Plato explains Socrates’ ideas that people live in a world of ignorance and are unwilling to accept a new outlook. He describes these perspectives through the use of a metaphorical cave that represents society. Prisoners are chained facing a wall in this cave and are only able to see their reality from a fire which reflects shadows passing by. When one prisoner escapes into the actual reality, he is surprised to discover the false perception he has been living in. He endures this painful truth until he can see a clear reality, which eventually allows him to be grateful for the sun and the world around him. He is amazed at what he has been missing out on and rushes

Morality begins to be portrayed in a different light as the Greek culture progresses. Earlier in their works, to be ethical is defined as to follow the wishes of the gods or goddesses. This, however, had the tendency to lead to complications. As Socrates noted, “the gods are in a state of discord… they are at enmity with each other,” and this results in an inconsistency in what could be deemed moral (Plato 8). If the gods cannot come to an agreement, how can an action be judged to be right or wrong? Socrates contemplated this dilemma and his answer to it is the theory of an inner conscience, often referred to as his “divine sign” (Plato 36). He explained it as an advisory voice: it does not tell him what to do, but it warns him against doing certain actions that could be considered wrong (Plato 36). His thoughts on this topic were then circulated. Given the nature of Socrates’ occupation, I would argue that Euripides was influenced by Socrates’ notion of this inner consciousness. Euripides wrote his play Iphigeneia at Aulis in 405 BCE, which is within Socrates’ timeframe for his quest

Socrates once said “Life without this sort of examination is not worth living”. (Apology 38a) These words were spoken by him at his very own trial, where he was being charged with not believing in the Gods of the city, and corrupting the youth. Socrates was a very interesting man, who questioned every assumption about virtue, wisdom, and the good life. I think there were multiple reasons for which Socrates made this claim. The first reason being that Socrates felt very strongly about not only expressing his thoughts and beliefs, but also sharing them with others who were willing to listen. Another reason I believe Socrates made this claim is because he seems to be saying that it is much more important to have wisdom and/or truth than to be concerned with all of the materialistic things in life.

What has the greatest impact on human behavior? There are many things that can have a great impact on how a person acts. For example, peer influence, values and beliefs and the environment can have an impact on a person’s behavior. Peer pressure is common among teenagers in high school they begin to develop, and the people around them have great influences on what they decide. Also, Parental influences, guardians can have had a great influence on who people grow to be. Lastly, your environment or community; where you grow up or live, can influence how people behave. All of these things can increase the likelihood of violent behavior.

Socrates, the father of western philosophy, is well known for his wisdom, enlightened nature and famous words that he uttered during the last few minutes of his life. He stated that a life filled with unsatisfied curiosity and uncertainty is not a life worth living. He did not want to know the common myth stories. He wanted to dig deeper into the questions and find a better answer. The philosophical branch that encompasses this topic is the branch of Epistemology. This branch deals with the nature of knowledge, how it is acquired and all that is involved in knowing the reason behind different concepts. This topic is profoundly epistemological because it deals with the human desire to know beyond what is shown. As many philosophers such as Aristotle, a greek philosopher, have previously stated, humans have an innate desire to know. This desire helps them grow intellectually and satisfy their needs of higher thinking. As Voltaire also mentioned, humans rather be miserable but knowledgeable than senseless and happy. For the case of Socrates he rather die than to live an unexamined life as demonstrated through his action of accepting death over fear.

Being the father of philosophy and one of the most known figures in history, Socrates is presented in many forms throughout the arts. Socrates’ thoughts and ideas are documented in Plato’s various dialogues and monologues, including The Republic, The Apology, and Gorgias. We see the image of Socrates through the eyes of Jacques-Louis David’s painting The Death of Socrates inspired by Plato's Phaedo Death Scene. Lastly, in Frederich Nietzsche critiques on Socrates. Each work of art gives a unique narrative and portrayal to who Socrates was as a dialectic and as a philosopher.

Humans all have different beliefs, the belief of what is good, and the belief of what is bad. The different beliefs of what is good and bad has been described in many different ways. Before today’s day and age, in the days of history before Jesus Christ was a known presence, one very important, and well-known philosopher was Socrates. Socrates was… well is often considered the Father of Western Philosophy. Socrates was living the way many of us strive to live, the way many of us want to live and we should be living the same way he was. Socrates beliefs, his way of describing what is good and what is bad comes from man themselves. He believes that man himself, most particularly the man’s soul leads him as well as his way of taking action