... structures of each other. The first principle is to point out the difference between affecting something and being an effect that is affected by a reason. Socrates gives an example of something being carried, led or seen in comparison of something carrying, leading or seeing (Euthyphro, 10). It is not being ... is something being carried because it is carried, but it is something carried because it is being carried (Euthyphro, 10b). With this conversation, Socrates managed to convinced Euthyphro that "being loved by the gods" since the reason why the gods love certain actions is because ...

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... for another. Later on in the text we find a less dignified motive behind the sacrifice of one's self for another from the woman who teaches Socrates the meaning of love. We are once again faced with the idea of respect as one of the driving forces in love. The woman proposes ... If the philosophers truly thought that beings were identical in creation then why are the rights of one half greater than those of the other? Eventually Socrates begins to convey his philosophy on the idea of love, yet he goes about it in a different way than his predecessors. In the earlier speeches ... the eve...

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... thing of love we do not think of ugly and bad things, therefore there must be something in between good and bad, and beautiful and ugly. Socrates also uses the terminology of what is not wise is not ignorant, and there must be something in between, once again the gray area. By stating that ... beauty and good things, he pursues that which he does not have. For all living things pursue those favorable things with which they do not have. Since Socrates agreed that love does not possess good and beautiful things, he has claimed love to not be a god. At this point Diotima makes a reference ...

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... of God is? That is an ever-present question that has caused argumentation and even war over the course of history. In the Euthyphro by Plato, Socrates asks Euthyphro a very important question on which most of the conversation is based. He asks, "Is the pious being loved by the gods because it ... that God's rules are subject to change, because then their theory would seem pretty unstable. The polytheistic side of this question presented by Socrates is pretty similar to the monotheistic view. Socrates stated in the Euthyphro that "different gods consider different things to be just, beauti...

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... gods are in fact demons who have designs to distract man from truth and reason. Justin also makes mention of Socrates' importance, in saying that he was one who sought to utilize reason and truth, and the charges of atheism against Socrates resulting in his death were in fact the demonic gods reacting to a man who might have awoken people to reason ... the heavens with the Logos, and thus come to know all things. Justin's apology is in some ways modeled on another philosopher's great apology. Socrates offered an eloquent defense of his position just before his execution. Like Socrates, ...

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... , Plato believes that souls are immortal and uses this to explain his belief in reincarnation (Irwin 98). He also believes that souls are essentially good, and aim to achieve greatness ("Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle."  par. 29). On the other hand, Aristotle (384-322 BCE), refers very little to God in his philosophy and when he does, he explains that this supreme ... -120). With this in mind, he explains that the world consists of matter and form. Matter is something's potential while, form is what completes matter, giving it a purpose and shape ("Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. 42). Ar...

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... or such because now, we understood why things happen and began being able to control such things as flooding or certain sicknesses. Furthermore during the same period, a great philosopher named Socrates was teaching that we should question more the things that we do to better understand them. Although a patriot and a man of deep religious conviction ... , Socrates was nonetheless regarded with suspicion by many of his contemporaries, who disliked his attitude toward the Athenian state and the established religion. He was charged in 399 B.C. with "neglecting the ... gods of the state and...

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... best of schools, the Academy at Athens. Under the lectures of Plato, Aristotle quickly stood out in the class. This accommodation leads to the direct lineage of four great minds; Socrates the teacher of Plato, Plato the teacher of Aristotle, and Aristotle teaches Alexander the Great. After Plato's death, Aristotle left to become Alexander's teacher, whom is heir to the King ... indicted Alexander for "impiety," and he left according to D. J. O"Conner, because he wanted to "prevent the Athenians from sinning again against philosophy as they had done in the case of Socrates" Aristotle die...

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... firmament showeth his work ". Theists have used this well known argument(teleological) for thousands of years as strong evidence for the existence of God. William Paley continued the argument of Socrates, Plato, and Aquinas. He said that if one found a watch in a field, one would automatically conclude that it was made by a watchmaker because of its obvious design. The complex design ... faith in God instilled in me by my parents and church. There are many great individuals who have spent a vast amount of time in studying the Bible. Great minds like Socrates, Plato, Paley, Aristotle, Au...

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... to a faith belief in either? Mankind has striven to explain itself as a "being" and its world of experiences since the days of ancient Greek philosophers. Renowned men from Socrates to Aquinas contemplated the world over in a question/answer dialogue deliberating ideas of man, gods or God, and the relationships to the seen and unseen. It was not until the ... ...

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... no proof to defend its stories, then it is fiction and not to be believed. However, some of these philosophers have made arguments for the existence of God such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Descartes. In many ways it feels like I am forced to question, these many arguments presented by the philosophers. I can imagine that one or more of these ... ...

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... as well as by traditional religion. Another alternative which developed was philosophy. Philosophy became important and of great interest around the Fourth and Fifth Centuries B.C.E. with such famous philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and the list goes on and on from there. Philosophy was the questioning of, if not alternative to, traditional religion. During this time many people were questioning all ... ...

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... you think they deserve. Cleanliness Tolerate no unseemliness in body, clothes, or habitation. Tranquility is not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. Chastity Humility Imitate Jesus and Socrates". (Thompson 115-116) This shows that Franklins strove for moral perfection. He believed that a person could change on his own. He had a hard time with the fact that he could ... ...

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