... . Aristotle's assertion about weakness of will, where in certain situations the moral issue is recognised but accompanied by the failure to apply it further serves to invalidate the Socratic argument. Socrates sees justice as the primary ethical virtue. Having already declared the impossibility of a fair trial, he further argues that general views in a democracy are tainted and prejudice will win out ... their moral knowledge. Once an individual has taken a moral line, for good or bad, they must stick to it, "taking no account of death or anything else before dishonour". (28b-d). Socrate...

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... disrespecting laws within your city. Of course you will get convicted for this, and it doesn't change the idea that you acted against the city. Socrates follows by explaining what is taught to each citizen. You are told that you were born with certain laws. Your father and mother brought you to ... murder or temple robbery or anything else, whether the wrongdoer is your father or your mother or anyone else; not to prosecute is impious" (Euthyphro 5e). Socrates is defending himself in his case. He doesn't believe in all the God's ideas and is defending himself to justify his opinion. So h...

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... principles defended in his argument require him to obey only the god's command. They positively forbid him to obey the court. In the Crito, Socrates must choose between obedience of the state and obedience to his family and goodness of the gods. Antigone shares this same dilemma. She realizes ... , the basic elements of their arguments are different. Antigone believes and upholds her belief in the gods and disobeys the order of the state. Socrates, instead, feels that disobeying the order of the state would in fact disobey the gods. He believes that because he has been raised by ... god ...

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... state. He has other new divinities of his own."(Apology 41) In The Apology, by Plato, these are the accusations brought against Socrates during his trial. Socrates claims that he did not consciously corrupt the youth of Athens, and he gives many reasons why he is not at fault for their ... world have led moral people into acting unscrupulously. This message that good people do! good things is irrelevant to the case and is not necessary for Socrates to include in his defense. "If a man with whom I associate is corrupted by me, I am very likely to be harmed by him" (Apology ... the reason...

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... the state, which is just. Creon questions Sentinel by asking " do you see Gods honouring the bad?" (Sophocles,12). This viewpoint is supported by Socrates. Socrates felt that the only question of concern when acting was whether or not the action is just. In this case, Creon's actions were partly just. ... no shame to pay respect to our own flesh and blood," (Sophocles, 20). This is a situation in which Socrates would have taken the side of Antigone rather than Creon. Socrates dissuaded people from pursuing personal aspirations and asked that they pursue a goal of moral excellence. Antigo...

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... the situation. This form of persuasion can be seen in the characters of Plato's Crito and Sophocles" Antigone. In Crito, Crito is trying to help Socrates escape from prison. In Antigone, Ismene hopes that she can keep her sister from giving their brother a proper burial. Also in Antigone, Haimon tries to ... better himself and not in the good welfare of his friend. Crito also comments on how the majority would frown upon both of their actions. Socrates responds by saying that the opinions of the majority are not of any concern to him. The people he cares for are of the minority ... dur...

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... in public life, which was considered the greatest achievable form of success possible in life. Regular public debates dealt with the questioning of application of justice and morality. Essentially, Socrates attributed the orators" success to being able to persuade massive amounts of people about right and wrong. Polus thought that acquiring supreme political power alone makes your life a great ... that a life of achievement, particularly political achievement, "and more specifically, practicing oratory), accompanies one's appetites and desires to satisfy them and results in a worthy li...

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... that he must stay and accept his punishment. One of the arguments concerning the point of view that it is morally right for Socrates to escape from prison and save his own life is the following: 1.) Socrates is a parent. 2.) A parent has a responsibility to provide and care for his or her child. 3.) If a parent neglects this responsibility than the parent is putting the ... . 3.) It is morally right to maintain order and peace. 4.) Every citizen is morally required to follow the law to maintain order and peace within the city. 5.) Socrates is a citizen of the city of Athens. 6.) Socrates...

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... noticed the phenomenon of cultural differences hundreds of years ago and concluded that ethics and morals are relative. However others, including Socrates, believed that there are certain universal truths and objective considerations that all people must take into account. Thus Socrates believed that certain things are universally wrong and did not comply with these universally wrong actions within cultures. For example, it ... are equal, no single person has the right to end another's life indiscriminately or exploit his fellow man. These fundamentals transcend society and are at the r...

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... questioned. Can the resistance action from the black people be considered as courage? "It takes courage to face your fears a quality of courage is that of overcoming" (Six Questions of Socrates, 219). Even though each individual will develop their own definition of courage, whenever we have to make a decision, courage must always be present. Finding a definite, correct answer is almost impossible ... ...

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... money. Just as in presidential and congressional campaigns, usually the more money you have the better chance you have to win power. It's sad but true. There is a quote by Socrates that I particularly like. "Make yourself the sort of man you want people to think you are" (142). This is so true. Your outward appearance and confidence has very much to ... ...

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... the "science of conduct." Ethics includes the fundamental ground rules by which we live our lives. Philosophers have been discussing ethics for at least 2500 years, since the time of Socrates and Plato. Many ethicists consider emerging ethical beliefs to be "state of the art" legal matters, i.e., what becomes an ethical guideline today is often translated to a law, regulation or rule ... ...

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... informed me that I was generally thought proud, that my pride showed itself in conversation."" So, he added humility and implied that it's meaning was that one should imitate Jesus and Socrates. To think that a person could ever live up to the principles and values left by those two was evident that Franklin was setting extremely high standards. Franklin was not as ... ...

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... money. Just as in presidential and congressional campaigns, usually the more money you have the better chance you have to win power. It's sad but true. There is a quote by Socrates that I particularly like. "Make yourself the sort of man you want people to think you are" (142). This is so true. Your outward appearance and confidence has very much to ... ...

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... is not learned through experience, but through one's reason. He said that the ultimate ideal of friendship is complete sacrifice for each other. Kant said in his book, "When, therefore, Socrates remarks, "My dear friends, there are no friends"...he is right; for any such absolute conformity is impossible; but the Idea is true" (Kant 202). ...

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