Socrates

With the end of his trial and fate of his life determined, Socrates was sentenced to death. Though, he was not surprised that they found him guilty and sentenced him to death, it was quite peculiar the outcome of the votes that found him guilty were not vastly far apart compared to the people who voted to sentence him to death. While pondering over he thought of his death, Socrates gave his own perspective on the possibilities on what could be after he is executed. Though he gave a relatable perspective

“The Apology” epitomizes Socrates acuities in a trial in 399 BC. Plato incorporates the word “apologia” to illustrate the view, life, and events of the character Socrates. The publication provides a chronological explanation of the life of Socrates in the following ways. First, Socrates acknowledges that he almost became unaware of his character while addressing the Athen’s Populace. The prologue, therefore, creates the direction and the tone of the ensuing dialogue. Thus, the introductory section

Socrates lived his life instructing others on how best to live virtuously. In order to do this, he exhibited several unwaverable beliefs and actions that defined his life as a philosopher. Epictetus’s text The Enchiridion also attempts to instruct readers on how live a life of virtue. This branch of philosophy is labelled “stoicism.” Due to how well the actions expressed by Socrates and suggested by Epictetus seem to align, a modern day examination of both The Enchiridion and several of Plato’s texts

Socrates and Machiavelli are both very influential philosophers and two of the great minds of their time. However, both of these men had their own separate ideas that did not completely agree with one another. Machiavelli was born into a Renaissance time period of fragmented politics, lots of bloodshed, and angry citizens while Socrates grew up in a time of political adjustment and instability in Athens. Machiavelli constructed The Prince as a political pamphlet to his friend Lorenzo de ' Medici

The Death of Socrates “The Death of Socrates” was painted by a French painter . His name was Jacques Louis David. The painting represents the scene of the death of Greek philosopher Socrates. He was condemned to die by drinking hemlock for the expression of his ideas against those of Athens' and corrupting the minds of the youth. The painting also depicts both Plato and Crito, with the former sitting at the edge of the bed and the latter clutching the knee of Socrates. Socrates had the choice

3/11/14 Socrates Paper Socrates is believed to be one of the greatest philosophers of all time and he is credited as being the founder of western philosophy. This paper will explain some of his views to the most fundamental questions of today’s age. These questions will include topics about morality, the human condition, solution, and death. After Socrates’ views on these topics are explained, a critique will be done on his answers. I will start out by explaining exactly who Socrates is, and

The first thing to register when considering the concept of irony in connection to Socrates is that, contrarily to what one might expect, in no passage of Plato's work does Socrates or any of his associates refer to him as an ironist. Rather, it was his opponents who accused him to be an eiron, that is, someone who practices irony. This is because up to Socrates' times, the standard understanding of the Greek word eironeia was exclusively that of deception or dissembling. More precisely, as David

Socrates is a well-known philosopher/ theorist who had views that were against nature theories which is what he was educated on. Socrates felt that nature theories increased confusion versus provided clarity. Due to those circumstances Socrates disregarded all the information about natural sciences and nature theories due to this. Which increased his pursuit towards ethics and logics towards categories that interested him. Socrates was in depth with the pursuit of happiness, and educated other

Socrates and Niccolò Machiavelli were both political philosophers who lived through corruption, violence, and political restlessness. These circumstances prompted them to develop their own solutions for their respective societies. This included the creation of a stable political system with a strong and effective leader through the examination of the faults of said societies. To Machiavelli, this leader is known as the “Prince.” He believes that the Prince should be pragmatic in his actions, and

The story of Crito relates the last days of Socrates and was written by Plato. When Crito arrived to see Socrates he found him sleeping quietly and in peace, which was unusual for someone who is waiting for executing. Apparently, Socrates and Crito has a good friendship because Crito offered Socrates the opportunity to scape and for this, Crito offered to pay the money for Socrates escape. Socrates, immediately started to do what he does best, which is using his philosophical talents by asking questions