Socrates In Book Seven Of Plato's The Republic

Socrates was a revolutionary thinker. He brought new ideas and processes of thought to Athenian society and his work still has its place in the world today. However during his time, his ideas were not always thought of as a good thing. Many viewed him as a corrupting influence on other people and accused him of forcing his ideas upon others. Perhaps most frequently the center of controversy was his thoughts on theocracy and piety as seen in the Plato’s Euthyphro. Socrates also appears at the butt end of Aristophanes’ comedy Clouds, where he is satirically ridiculed and seemingly corrupting the youth of Athens in his school, the Thinkery. Although virtually completely seen as a positive influence now, in ancient times, Socrates may have

In Plato’s: The Apology Socrates was charged and put on trial for impiety, as well as accused of committing many other crimes. I will first explain the most important issues of why Socrates was sent to death. Then I will argue the position that Socrates is innocent, and should not be have been found guilty.

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.

Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy. On one hand he is the most influential on another he is the least known. In his later life he is seen to stalk the streets barefoot, to spite shoemakers. He went about arguing and questioning people and revealing inconsistencies in their beliefs. He began teaching students but never accepted payments for doing so. This was possible because of the inheritance left by his father. Socrates wrote nothing of himself so we are dependent upon the works of both his students and associates who present a view as close to

There are times in every mans life where our actions and beliefs collide—these collisions are known as contradictions. There are endless instances in which we are so determined to make a point that we resort to using absurd overstatements, demeaning language, and false accusations in our arguments. This tendency to contradict ourselves often questions our character and morals. Similarly, in The Trial of Socrates (Plato’s Apology), Meletus’ fallacies in reason and his eventual mistake of contradicting himself will clear the accusations placed on Socrates. In this paper, I will argue that Socrates is not guilty of corrupting the youth with the idea of not believing in the Gods but of teaching the youth to think for

Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher who lived between 428-432 B.C. He wrote mainly in dialogues, to stay true to how Socrates communicated philosophy. Plato displayed what is considered Socrates’ philosophy throughout the dialogue The Apology. In The Republic, Socrates is mainly used as a mouthpiece to communicate Plato’s philosophy. Socrates follows a philosophy best explained as “I do not know”, whereas Plato tries to find the ultimate solution to philosophical problems. In this essay, I will argue how Socrates has the best philosophical approach compared to that of Plato.

Throughout his life, Socrates engaged in critical thinking as a means to uncover the standards of holiness, all the while teaching his apprentices the importance of continual inquiry in accordance with obeying the laws. Socrates primarily focuses on defining that which is holy in The Euthyphro – a critical discussion that acts as a springboard for his philosophical defense of the importance of lifelong curiosity that leads to public inquiry in The Apology. Socrates continues his quest for enlightenment in The Crito, wherein he attempts to explain that while inquiry is necessary, public curiosity has its lawful price, thus those who inquire must both continue to do so and accept the lawful consequences

whether justice is for people with power. On the one hand, some argue Socrates is a

This paper argues that Socrates makes a plausible case for justice. Socrates raised two main questions in the first two books of Plato’s Republic, what is justice? And why should we act justly? Thrasymachus and Glaucon both have different and more negative views of justice than Socrates. Throughout books one and two, Socrates, Glaucon and Thrasymachus go back and forth discussing the definition and application of justice in society. He starts his discussions with Glaucon and Thrasymachus by stating simply, “What is justice?”

In Plato’s, “The Republic,” Socrates mediates conversation, as he challenges himself, and those around him to arbitrate the value of justice and conceptualize the significance that it holds for both the individual and the state. Throughout books I to VI, Socrates, Glaucon, and Adameitus constructively develop a sense of justice through argument and the formation of an ideal state. However, this embodiment reaches a deadlock in the middle of book V when Socrates pronounces that everything discussed thus far is nothing but an ideology, unless a philosopher king is manifested.

Plato, a famous philosopher, tried to define justice through his writing on the Republic. In books one through four Plato writes about Socrates and Thrasymachus’ discussion on justice. Thrasymachus thinks that injustice is preferable to justice, but Socrates tries to argue the opposite with five examples and facts. The argument is a tough one, but Socrates is right in the

Socrates argues many concepts throughout Plato’s Republic. The author includes his late mentor as the main subject to continue Socrates’ legacy after the philosopher’s execution. What begins as simple banter between well-educated men turns into a bitter debate, as all sides desperately desire to uncover the definition of justice. In his search for the explanation, Socrates makes the claim that, “just people also live better and are happier than unjust ones” (352d). While his point appears valid and seems to prove it is best to act honorably and follow the “set of rules made by everyone for mutual advantage”, his use of equivocal language deems his argument inductive, failing to completely prove its point.

The two guests I would have dinner with would be Plato and Socrates. The first questions would be for Socrates. Did you really not see that your teachings would result in your aristocratic students taking over the state and betraying it? I would expect Socrates to probably be shamefaced and regretful at this. He definitely would not approve of what they did. He would point out that they misinterpreted and misused his teachings, and that their backgrounds turned out to be stronger than his influence. "Sometimes a frog is just a frog." Do you think that Socraticism is useful, or productive in any way, today? He would probably answer that the deconstructionists have it right, that language is in fact a trap, and that power/control has changed and expanded so much since his own time that the enticement to discourse, to 'the Great Debate,' is now a sham used merely to trap people even more in an

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.

Throughout 470-400 B.C, Greek philosopher Socrates touched many lives of the Athenians and lived to question the knowledge and intelligence of those he met. Socrates took joy in examining the world and self proclaims his own ignorance rather than living under the guise of being an expert. Student of Socrates, philosopher Plato grew in popularity around 400 B.C and strived to uncover the meanings behind ideas such as goodness, reality and beauty. While Socrates became infamous around Athens, and was later put to death for his core philosophies, Plato was generally accepted by the public and was praised for his insight into the nature of man. Although they had many disagreements about politics and how justice should be applied in the state,