... us to make better decisions next time. In the end, we will either gain or lose as a result of our decision. And,of course, every moral choice we make requires courage. Stanley Milgram, a social psychologist, carried out an experiment in the United States in 1961, asking the question: "How far will a human being go if an anonymous authority orders him to ... make a choice, of any kind, especially those that can have a huge impact on us in a long-term, requires courage. For example, in "Ordinary Men," it took courage for a man to step out of the process of exterminating Jews. In a differe...

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Socrates' views on political wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice are all intertwined with his view of a "perfect city, " and throughout the book using this city (and its inhabitance) of what he believes ... gain a plethora of experience, and subsequently true knowledge. In Book III, 386a-412b, and Book IV, 419a-434c, we see the expression of Socrates' view on courage personified in the auxiliaries. Though not as "high up the food chain " as the guardians, the auxiliaries perhaps show the greatest discipline of the lot which is ... sacrifice themselves for the good of the city, and risk t...

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Socrates invites Glaucon and Adeimantus on a search within his perfect society to find where the virtues of wisdom, courage, self discipline, and morality become evident. Morality, Socrates points out, allows wisdom, courage, and self discipline to exist. Wisdom, in Socrates" opinion, is the most visible of the virtues and shall be the first one the group explores. The city as a whole is ... are resourceful/knowledgeable by nature) about the community's affairs, such as domestic and foreign relations, are obviously the rulers, or guardians. The next virtue most obvious to Socrates is courage...

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... make a difference in the world and I intend to work hard to reach those. Socrates: Define courageous to me. Sandra: Well when I think of courage I automatically think of The Wizard of Oz and the lion that had no courage. But courage isn't only about being fearless or not being scared. It's about being able to go after what you want. It's about wanting something ... ...

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... the guardians, and bronze which signify the commoners. All the people of the city have their maxims or conducts of living to have the good life. They all have wisdom, courage, moderation, and harmony. Each class in some way uses each of these to achieve living the good life. In Book II through VII of the Republic, Socrates talks about the ... the phrase "self-control" and similar phrases" (430-E). To keep the city in harmony, the general public has to have self-control. Obeying the laws keeps the city in order. Courage is needed to do what is right in maintaining the city's harmony. "Th...

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... based on the body and our unreliable. The Philosopher Kings must come to decisions based on sound reason. Then there are the Guardians who protect society and must aspire to courage. Neither the Philosopher Kings nor the Guardians raise children; have a family life, or own private property. They should focus their entire lives on serving the state. The vast number of ... is a faculty of the soul, the head has reason, the chest has will, and the abdomen has appetite. Each soul faculty has a virtue: reason aspires to wisdom, will aspires to courage, and appetite must be curbed so temperan...

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... system the family had no control over the education of its members. The state was controlling all aspects of education. The great purpose of education at Sparta was to develop courage through test and trials which were sometimes almost barbarous. The one great draw-back of the system of education was that it developed ... courage and physique both at the neglect of mind and soul. Plato borrowed from Sparta the social aspect of education that it must be controlled by the state with a view to ... to believe but it"ll do us & our children immeasurable good. From 18 to 20, there was to be...

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... the guardians, and bronze which signify the commoners. All the people of the city have their maxims or conducts of living to have the good life. They all have wisdom, courage, moderation, and harmony. Each class in some way uses each of these to achieve living the good life. In Book II through VII of the Republic, Socrates talks about the ... the phrase "self-control" and similar phrases" (430-E). To keep the city in harmony, the general public has to have self-control. Obeying the laws keeps the city in order. Courage is needed to do what is right in maintaining the city's harmony. "Th...

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... the guardians, and bronze which signify the commoners. All the people of the city have their maxims or conducts of living to have the good life. They all have wisdom, courage, moderation, and harmony. Each class in some way uses each of these to achieve living the good life. In Book II through VII of the Republic, Socrates talks about the ... the phrase "self-control" and similar phrases" (430-E). To keep the city in harmony, the general public has to have self-control. Obeying the laws keeps the city in order. Courage is needed to do what is right in maintaining the city's harmony. "Th...

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... definitely lead to injustice. Socrates polishes off the remainder of his argument by stating that the way of life of a man should be a guardian of the State; for they have courage and are never too lazy to protect the city from an enemy. The men who have plenty of possessions, however, become greedy and turn against their fellow citizens. During Socrates ... a question to Socrates, asking what Socrates would do if someone blamed him for the economic condition of the man. Socrates responds, first of all, that if a man lives by education, courage, and self-mastery, he should have no troub...

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... to Plato, Socrates broke down the perfect city into three parts; each part is tied to a specific virtue that he believes will help define justice. The three virtues are wisdom, courage, and moderation. Wisdom is the whole knowledge, which describes the rulers of the city. The rulers should be the ones who incorporate philosophy and ruling together to rule the city ... wisely. Courage describes the guardians, who's job was to defend the city from invasion and take new lands for the city. The third virtue of the ideal city was moderation which is ... ...

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... to find definitions for things was that they were stuck in case-based, specific examples. Does bravery mean fighting against a person stronger than yourself, or does it mean having the courage to back down from the fight and accept the insults of cowardice that come with that; does it mean having the determination to turn your father in for murder, or ... the city, and are all fully educated philosophers--they represent wisdom in the city. The auxiliaries are less educated than the guardians, but still well-educated; they fight and represent courage. The rest of the population receives ...

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... than blind?" (487c3-c4) Philosophers have the keenest sight into reality. They are educated from earliest childhood to act in harmony with the four excellences of human nature: wisdom, moderation, courage, and justice. The true philosophers are different breeds of people from the average citizen; therefore, their ways of displaying the four virtues are different in quality. Wisdom is revealed by ... love of truth and by their continual devotion to the spirit of truthfulness. Moderation is manifested by their disregard of physical pleasures and by their immense delight in intellectual bl...

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... upon what is good, what is right. Plato expresses in the "Republic- that a person and later a state must aim to achieve the four principal virtues. The four virtues consist of, courage, temperance, wisdom and justice. For Socrates a virtue is a particular thing or attribute. It is something possessed by the individual. Socrates holds that the principal virtue for man is justice or ... in and of themselves.""(348C) We will later in the work learn better what Socrates means when he says justice "the agreement of the first three cardinal virtues wisdom, courage, temperance that when in har...

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... to find definitions for things was that they were stuck in case-based, specific examples. Does bravery mean fighting against a person stronger than yourself, or does it mean having the courage to back down from the fight and accept the insults of cowardice that come with that; does it mean having the determination to turn your father in for murder, or ... the city, and are all fully educated philosophers--they represent wisdom in the city. The auxiliaries are less educated than the guardians, but still well-educated; they fight and represent courage. The rest of the population receives ...

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... , a lion, and a human being. Each of these parts represents a different component of a man's soul. The human being represents reason and the ability to do so. The lion represents spirit and courage, and the many-headed beast represents uncontrollable desires. These three animals operate differently in the just man as opposed to the unjust man. For example, if a person behaves unjustly, these ... stronger the other parts of the soul are affected. The spirit part has been able to grow uncontrollably with the heads and causes the tyrannical man to have too much courage and become arrogant. ...

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... in the Peloponnesian war opposed to the moral chaos of post war Athens. Socrates remained upholding the values that were held in the war. He faced his death with great courage because he believed in his teachings wanted to glorify himself. "But then you gloried in willing to die" (line 141-142, page89). Socrates remains a hero in today's world; we are ... man. Their characteristics are the same in many ways, although displayed differently. Achilles showed it physically in his ability to walk away from troy victorious. Socrates showed it in his courage to face his impending death knowing...

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... love and practice them with exceptional care. That's why I urge other's to do the same, and on this and every other occasion I do all I can to praise the power and courage of Love (212b). Based on this passage, it is clear that Socrates was profoundly affected by Diotima's speech. At the conclusion of the Symposium, Socrates' attraction to her wisdom was ... ...

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... that mean he admits that he was doing wrong. Therefore, he believes if he escapes that mean he admits that he was doing wrong. Also, Socrates was tremendously brave and courage to drink the poison and die instead of fleeing to another country. His action always corresponds to the outcome of his reasoning about escaping. By drinking the hemlock and ending ... ...

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... was "a good flow of life". The Stoics claim that whatever is good must benefit its possessor under all circumstances. The characteristics include virtues of human beings, wisdom, justice, courage and moderation. They draw a distinction between what is good and things that have value are temporary. When taking into consideration, it is able to understand the Stoic formulations of the ... ...

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... and interrogations. Socrates was the first philosopher to make a clear distinction between body and soul and to place higher value on the soul. His examination of such moral ideas and courage were the leading sources to what the population of Athens thought of him and voted against him because of his questioning of the gods and of holiness. Socrates believed that ... ...

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... state would operate in a just manner. The next social class of the Guardians would be less educated and act as the protectors of the society. They would fight and represent courage. The Aristians would make up the vast majority of society and produce the goods. Plato suggests that the city should control the population through a harsh system of eugenics to insure ... ...

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... . Nobody will have a house or treasure that isn't open to all. The guarders will have a common life and eat in a common place. The power of the people will come from courage. "Power to preserve under all circumstances the right, lawful opinion of what is and is not to be feared"(430b), Socrates will say that the people in the city who ... ...

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... nature of human well-being. Aristotle follows Socrates and Plato in taking the virtues to be central to a well-lived life (40). Like Plato, he regards the ethical virtues (justice, courage, temperance and so on) as complex rational, emotional and social skills." Kraut, from Stanford University, explains Aristotle's rejection of Plato's ethic theory that one must study sciences and metaphysics for ... ...

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... therefore free of them. He is a philosopher and there is no greater victory or honor than those won by the philosopher. Philosophic insight needs to be won, it requires extraordinary courage, and it is the rarest of victories, and therefore it is the most satisfying of victories, ( Book IX, 585b-e). By Socrates standards there is no greater honor because nothing else ... ...

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