Thucydides hints at the dangers of Athens' direct democracy as opposed to a representative democracy by showing concern over the Athenians making irrational decisions based on persuasive oration that can lead to harmful consequences for the city. ... Hence, Thucydides seems to suggest that the conditions that surround a city influence the decisions of its citizens more effectively than does persuasive oration. ...

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Then the conversation goes to whether or not I find his reasons persuasive. In my own opinion I feel Socrates or Plato, whichever is really talking, is persuasive for reasons other than answering the questions at hand correctly. ...

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Socrates" theory of knowledge as mentioned in his "Prayer to Pan" stated that wealth is knowledge. Knowledge is obtained through the dialectic method, which is the way to gain knowledge through a structured conversation. The sophists on the other hand did not have a finite definition of knowledge ...

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In order to help us understand the meaning of Philosophy we must first understand the long debates regarding what it means to be human, and how "being" differs from "to be". Does an individual become human or is "that" individual only "that" individual? How does being differ from to be? The fundam...

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Justice and Politics; an Ongoing Tension Throughout history, many corrupt and selfish individuals have run politics. These types of individuals are the main reasons for the existence of the world's injustice. Most politicians are only concerned about satisfying the majority group, or their ow...

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On trial for offenses against the Athenian public, The Apology finds philosopher and man-about-town Socrates engaged in a noble proclamation of his innocence. Found guilty and sentenced to death, Socrates is isolated to prison. He is confronted by a scheming friend, as he awaits execution. Plato's...

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Sophism Sophism teaches people the art of speech making and cross-examination. It is a clever way of arguing by using reason. The subjects that were taught by sophist were science, music, poetry, speech and cross-examinations. Scientific explanations are used to prove that oracles do not tel...

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