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Ethics-Philosophy
In this reading, Socrates is defending himself in the Athenian Court. He was accused of being a cosmologist and a sophist, someone who did not believe in divinity, ancient beliefs and supernatural forces. The reading addresses some important ethical issues from a philosophical standpoint. In ancient times, gods and deities occupied an extremely important position and it was a cardinal sin to deny their existence or to reject the possibility of their intervention in significant matters. For example, earthquakes or thunderstorms were not seen as natural disasters but rather prominent signs of gods' wrath.
Socrates however chose to walk a different path and felt there were natural explanations for such phenomena. However the elite of the society rejected his theories and accused him of being a non-believer and a 'corruptor of the youth'. Socrates himself mentions the charges against him in these words, "far more dangerous are these, who began when you were children, and took possession of your minds...
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We must understand the approach that Socrates had adopted being the wisest man in Athens. Socrates was seen as a both cosmologist and a sophist however he did not link himself to either school of thought. In his defense, he explains why the judges and elite of his country had accused of being an atheist. The charge of "investigating things beneath the earth and in the skies" automatically connected him to other cosmologists like Thales and Anaxagoras. While the accusation that Socrates believed in "making the weaker argument appear the stronger" indicated his affiliation with the sophist group. Socrates however did not admit being either a cosmologist or a sophist but felt that the charges against him had arisen because a deep misunderstanding regarding his true pursuits. He simply questioned different values and beliefs in order…
The question arising from this claim is whether evidence exists to prove that there exists an infinitely good, powerful, and wise God where morality naturally emerges. Humes argues that is hard to imagine that an all-good, powerful God exists in this world full of pain and misery. From these claims, one can argue that this insight, or God, has both evil and good, as is present in man if
Socrates and Plato Greek philosophy held a preeminent place in the middle ages among scholastics like Thomas Aquinas, whose Summa Theologica was an attempt to reconcile faith and reason. The faith aspect was supplied by the Church, but the reason came from classical (pagan) ecclesiology -- notably from Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle. The latter was the pupil of the former, and the former was the pupil of the first
SOCRATES' DECISION-defense Before we begin our discussion on Socrates' decision and take a position on this issue, we must bear in mind that philosophy doesn't offer any clear-cut answers to perplexing questions or situations. For this reason, we need to closely study various writings and philosophies and strive to interpret them in our way. The reason Socrates' decision is still embroiled in controversy is because many fail to see consistency between what
Put another way he contends that the reasoned man must expect the unexpected, while relying on his own memories and senses to determine eventual effects. Rules must apply only when they have been proven repeatedly and are therefore a sound representation of what might happen. Cause and effect to Hume are those things, which explain the causal relationship of events, and things. Causal relationships are determined by our individual set
From this we need to understand that the existence of entities, beings which superior power and knowledge is accepted. People not only accept that these being actually exist, but they obey their commands. From this one can deduce that morality is connected with power. People obey the commands of the gods because the gods are what they are. The implications are that on the one side, the gods have access
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