... However, the ambiguous laws made by Creon's government end up doing the complete opposite. This can be clearly seen thorough the character of Antigone. Antigone's loss of life is caused by ambiguous secular laws, which ironically prevent her from following the divine laws. Divine laws as George puts ... to burial decreed by divine justice?" (Sophocles 31). The laws made her by her uncle Creon prevent her from doing the very same thing. However, Antigone, being the heroic character that she is, gives her brother Polynices a proper burial and makes sure that she follows the divine laws. Thi...

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... a hero. Courage is something that all heroes must show; it's where a hero starts and where they end. In the play Antigone the characters that stand out and could be heroes are the ones that stand up for what they believe. Antigone can be a hero because she won't let evil prevail. She stands up for justice even though she knows this is disobeying ... be to me, for she does not back down from evil, but stands firm on what she believes. Socrates in many ways had to go through the same trials that Antigone had to endure. He was ridiculed for believing in something that he thought was right ...

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... pride is so great in fact, that he can't even be swayed by his son Haimon. Haimon asks his father to take his advice and not have Antigone executed, but, because of Kreon's stubbornness for the law of the state, Kreone gets furious and makes the situation worse then it already was. He was ... way too proud to take advice from someone younger, and in his anger he decided to kill Antigone right away in front of Haimon's eyes. ""Just understand: You don't insult me and go off laughing. Bring her here! Let him see her. Kill ... but that does not give anyone the right to create their own la...

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... Greek writers. In Plato's Apology and Crito, through critical reasoning, Socrates acknowledges the word of the law. 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 ... much more so to use it against your country." (51 c) Social obligations, to Socrates, take priority over ethical obligations. On the contrary, in Antigone, Sophocles portrays an opposite view on law and justice, than that of Plato and Socrates. In the play, King Creon makes a decree prohib...

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... , kalokagathia, and physis were terms that could define these new contributions to Greece. In literary works such as "The Odyssey", "Allegory of the Cave" and "Antigone", and in such forms as "Sculptures", or the Parthenon, we are able to see these how the Greeks developed these new concept words. Odysseus' will to ... the sun it becomes a source of purpose for them, as if it is their fate. This relates to the concept of ananke. In the tragedy of "Antigone" the concept of humartia is manifested. Humartia meant an error, an unintentional sin or a tragic fault - something that did not go ...

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... strapped down in chairs staring at shadows being made by creatures dancing in front of a fire behind them. This is all they know; these shadows are the prisoners" reality. ( Halsted notes October 6, 2003) Plato's calls this common sense. The Second stage is Recognition. The prisoners now break their chains and headgear and turn to see the creatures that are walking in ... the comfort of the cave to go into the sunlight of the world. Plato sees this as a person Neumann 2 becoming aware of a truer and more real world that exists. (Halsted notes October 6, 2003) The fourth level is Observa...

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... see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. There are four reasons why we should behave justly. 1) To avoid punishment. (Benko, notes) If we behave unjustly we will soon be punished for those acts and most human beings don't like to be punished in any way. People will kill themselves to ... avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. (Benko, notes) If we knew that we could get away with killing someone we would have a major decrease in population. Today so many people have so much hate for one ... just. To be truly unjust, he or sh...

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... see what I missed and what I needed to study more, than to cheat. There are four reasons why we should behave justly. 1) To avoid punishment. (Benko, notes) If we behave unjustly we will soon be punished for those acts and most human beings don't like to be punished in any way. People will kill themselves to ... avoid punishment. 2) If we could get away with crimes, we would commit them. (Benko, notes) If we knew that we could get away with killing someone we would have a major decrease in population. Today so many people have so much hate for one ... just. To be truly unjust, he or sh...

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... . The theme of the plays was about justice. He also introduced the second character to the stage.. Another playwright was Sophocles. He was most famous for three of his tragedies, Antigone, Electra, and Oedipus Rex. He was fascinated in divine justice. His tragedies focused on the connection between the community and its individuals. Sophocles introduced the third character and also the ... ...

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... that he believed that chaos would be punished because order (and law) is the ideal state. Sophocles is best known for his pornographic and incest-filled plays of Oedipus and Antigone. Those plays dealt with family and civic loyalty. The Greeks emphasized, particularly in their plays, the importance of loyalty as a goal to strive for. We learn a lot about Greek views ... ...

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... and ignorance and that would be "opinion". Knowledge pertains to the reality, it is awake and sees "the thing itself". Opinion is what one thinks, not certain, its dreamy.(Lecture notes) In the Republic knowledge, justice and beauty are meaningless, there is something higher and that is "The Shape of the Good", without the shape of the good there wouldn't be ... citizens are to be taught the "ideal vision of God", philosophy should be introduced to all. Education for the reader is when the individual has the capacity to learn. (lecture notes) Knowledge in Plato's "Apology" is seen more ...

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... because of his astounding strength, but that ended when he received a serious injury. Sometime after, he met Socrates and became open-minded to his opinions. Plato would spend hours taking notes on Socrates' deepest thoughts. But Socrates was soon charged with blasphemy, the act of not expressing reverence for God. He was forced to drink hemlock and died. "It is better ... behind the Socratic method. It is critical to science and is taught by questioning. He focused more on the soul instead of science. Socrates influence Plato and let him take notes on his thoughts. Plato, Greek's best ...

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... rest" (Aristotle,1176B)." Rest is not an option for a society based on communal happiness as it would take away from the overall production from the citizens of the city. Aristotle notes the importance of rest for the person as it is a means to have energy for further activity which will be a mean for further happiness. To abridge his criticisms and beliefs ... ...

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... some art or other practice, then we"ll say that art must be assigned to it" (454c). Plato admits that, on the whole, "woman is weaker than man," although Glaucon notes that "many women are better than many men in many things" (455e, 455d). Under the Platonic system, women are permitted to develop as musicians, doctors, or warriors, since such a specialization ... ...

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... " him; he wants to show the man "body wisdom". I believe this excerpt relates to Socrates because of what has been said in the excerpt is basically what is in our notes. Socrates believes that to learn, one must go farther than just books. He also says this in the excerpt, "Your only recourse has been to read books and listen to ... ...

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... and were not published in his lifetime. Aristotle never intended for these particular 30 writings to be published, for it is said that they are over 2000 pages of lecture notes from the courses taught at the Lyceum. These works were first published in 60 BC by Andronicus of Rhodes, the last head of the Lyceum. These works were Aristotle's thoughts ... ...

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... houses, property, or possessions, but must receive their upkeep from the other citizens and enjoy it in common," declares Plato.5 This will prevent them "from tearing the city apart," he notes.6 Having everything in common will not allow for classes in the city, which will decrease or even eliminate fighting. All of the citizens will share the city in unison. Plato ... ...

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