... element of reputation, should be held of the highest value since reputation is born to an individual and not within an individual's control. As Socrates would put it, those believed to have the highest reputation were found to unequipped to challenge his knowledge. During the Periclean Age in Athens; ... success at his craft, thought himself very wise in other most important pursuits, and this error of theirs overshadowed the wisdom they had." When Socrates asked himself whether it was better to have some knowledge and a little ignorance or neither of both, he came to the conclusion it wa...

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... goes on to explain his views on the just individual which he grapples with many people throughout the duration of the text. Here we see Socrates' real ideal and philosophical beliefs coming to the forefront in the way he refutes others ideas, and how he frames his own Utopian society ... rigorous training and balancing of learning that the guardians have to engage themselves in just to be considered wise. This brings out a particular issue with Socrates' view of wisdom, it is not just the acquisition of knowledge, for anyone could gain knowledge, but it is knowledge that is tempered and ...

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... he wants to, so early in the text. The quote on page 465 was also very strong because it was unexpected by I think both Socrates and Phaedrus. Socrates is very adamant about madness, and how it is necessary. Necessary for all aspects of life, not just academic, rhetorical or philosophical but for ... you are about your pursuit, there is only one right way to pursue wisdom. I think that this quote is the beginning of some frustration that Socrates is feeling toward Phaedrus for not "getting it". Frustration that could be characterized as passion or even madness that the reader of this di...

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... philosophical history is that their passion for independent thought, which is alive and well in every text you read. Plato's version of Socrates and Artistotle's lecture notes both feverishly seek out new interpretations and theories of the world surrounding us and the world within us, and ... the world cannot. One comparison of ideas can be drawn from Aristotle and Plato's belief about things not of this dimension, demonstrated through Socrates and Aristotle's text. The philosophies of the two minds constantly concern themselves with the ethereal, the things not of the Earth. Aristotle ...

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... Theory of Forms, which vastly underpins western religious philosophy, attempts to explain our seemingly instinctive moral knowledge. He begins by debating the meaning of words, a common technique acquired from Socrates. Plato maintains we have a perfect idea of certain themes, however while within time and space we may embody what it resembles. Beauty for example is transferable because things may resemble ... of two distinct elements: body and soul. And contained within Greek mythology was the 'possibility of a temporary wraith-like existence in the Underworld.'6 However in The Rep...

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... ; therefore, it is hardly a human life (120). To know one's self is to ignore what society has classified as importance to our identities: appearances, status and position of power. Like Socrates, we also live in a cultured world of dizzy excesses, crass materialism, & cut-throat competition for money, power & prestige (104). Therefore, "man's consciousness is determined by his social being."" Instead, we ... , he can feel good about himself, while learning control, coordination and concentration over both the body and soul; in other words, "because the mind is different, the man is diffe...

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... resourcefully (and 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. Socrates describes courage as having the ability to retain, under circumstances of pain, pleasure, or desire/aversion, a lawful notion about what is to be feared and what is not to ... , morality. The past three virtues have been requirements for the three classes of society, however, morality is a universal requirement that enables the community to function. Morality,...

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... is comprised of inequalities of functions. Each person's techne or specialization is determined by the type of soul he has. In Phaedo, Plato touches on Socrates' concept of the soul and discovers a unique form of inferiority. Plato agrees and uses four arguments to prove that the body is inferior to the soul ... the soul existed before one was born and can obtain immortality by taking a new body when the previous body has reached its capacity. According to Socrates there are three different types of souls, which end up becoming the qualifications that place the individual into their fina...

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... age was characterized by the high regard for the balance of life, and for moderation in achieving it (text pg. 57). During this time Socrates a self-appointed "gadfly"(Essay), believed in superiority of argument over writing and therefore spent the greater part of his life engaging in dialogue ... and argument with the Athenian society, questioning their values. Socrates did not think about questions or worldly things, instead he turned all his attention inward to understanding the concepts of justice, love, and virtue ... pleasant life is not the product of drinking, partying, sexual in...

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... individual (soul). If each person in city does what he/she is best suited for, then this should thereby produce a just city. According to Socrates there are three parts of the soul; rational part, spirited part, and appetitive part. The people best suited to rule the city have the strongest ... of soul should become auxiliaries (soldiers). And the people who have the strongest appetitive part of the soul will become craftsmen and farmers. The city Socrates is proposing has many facets, the most important being, how to separate the people into classes and bring forth the persons best suite...

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"Plato's Republic" begins and ends with a discussion of justice. In fact, most of the book follows dialectic between Socrates and interlocutors on the nature and proper implementation of justice. A central element of this dialectic is the question of whether or not justice is an intrinsic good or if it ... because under no other regime are they guaranteed the right to practice soldiership for the rulers. And the same logic applies to the guardians. Indeed, it is widely concluded that Socrates was executed as a direct result of his practicing philosophy under a democracy. It is natural that P...

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... other normal forces to influence its path negatively. Even though, the soul is naturally created to be immortal afterlife and to exist for ever with feeling and sensations. One of Socrates' observation about death , he said:"the living have come from the dead no less that the dead from the living "6 he implicitly represents the idea of reincarnation , in which the ... ...

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