... definite stance on a certain view. Using what later came to be called the Socratic method, he asked a question, then took the opposing stance and asked simple questions that challenged the original definite claim his counterpart claimed. Using reason, Socrates could infer truths and undermine any statement ... at stake; the examination requires a separation of body (pride) from their soul (consciousness) with no distractions being considered. The consideration of different views challenges our values; this is the key to finding truths. Emphasis w! asn't placed in finding a solution, but t...

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... in Apology can be easily applied to the conflicts and opinions in Antigone by Sophocles. Creon's actions are both supported and contested by the views of Socrates. Creon felt that he was acting justly by accusing Antigone. He believed that he was upholding the law and structure of the ... the law. This is the only viewpoint in which Socrates would have condemned Antigone. Just as there is a supporting view, there is also an opposing viewpoint that Socrates would have in relation to Creon's actions. Socrates believed that putting an innocent man (or in this case woman) to death ... orde...

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... of thought at all times." (Willey 22). We are helped in this task to form a definition of reality by the philosophers Plato and Heracleitus, who each have contradicting views on the subject. Their views revolve around the realness of ideas and forms in relation to the realness of physical objects. Of the ancient Greek philosophies about reality and illusion, Plato's are the ... are supposed to be able to use our minds to move from the physical world of appearances into the better intelligible world of reality. The Greek philosopher Heracleitus has an opposing view that is not so apparen...

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... is the one who ignores the forewarnings prompted by the most respected philosophers of our time, and although he knows that war leads to carnage, continues to fight until an opposing bullet kills him. Plato even said "Only the dead have seen the end of war," 3 and Cummings emphasizes this thought by showing that despite our many warnings by people who ... seem corrupt. However, he's more than a political analyst. In his later work, Cummings points into a lighter direction, but at the same time, sparks controversy over morality. Although provocative situations were views as improper, the...

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... . In contrast, Sophocles" play Antigone makes the point that justice should be put ahead of the law, otherwise more problems can surface instead of good. Comparing and contrasting these differing views will help in evaluating the basis of each position. The Apology and Crito portray the conviction of Socrates as being detrimental to society. Socrates is said to be guilty of ... the more important authority. Moral and ethical reasoning today backs up many laws. The law of the gods demands a proper burial for the dead. Antigone follows suit, and despite Creon's opposing decree, buries her ...

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... that there is some sort of universal ideal or natural law is often just an argument by those who do not like the laws of the government in power. The opposing view argues that there is a natural ideal of justice that law aspires to that can be used as a criteria to measure whether laws are just or not. This school of ... the assumption principle that there is an ideal of justice that can be discovered and be held up as a criteria with which to evaluate current legal arrangements. These two opposite views of justice are the starting point for analysis. There are many different definition...

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... that there is some sort of universal ideal or natural law is often just an argument by those who do not like the laws of the government in power. The opposing view argues that there is a natural ideal of justice that law aspires to that can be used as a criteria to measure whether laws are just or not. This school of ... the assumption principle that there is an ideal of justice that can be discovered and be held up as a criteria with which to evaluate current legal arrangements. These two opposite views of justice are the starting point for analysis. There are many different definition...

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