1. Each opinion about “excellence” that Meno gave was started with the excellence of a man in which he stated that the excellence proper to a man is to be capable of managing the affairs of his community and this allows him to help his friends, harm his enemies and avoid suffering any harm himself. He then talks of the woman’s excellence in which he states that a good housekeeper which is to say she should keep the indoor property safe and obey her husband. Lastly, he states that it is to be a good child and for every tasks we undertake there is for each of us the excellence that depends on our walk of life and our age and should imagine that by same token there Is for each of us the appropriate defect too. 2. Socrates then states how the
By showing people who thought they were wise but actually they are not, this proves that Socrates is following god
How infinite in faculty!” (Doc B). Shakespeare describes man as a perfect figure, who is noble and has great skill and knowledge. In the Renaissance people viewed themselves as precious works with little flaws. However, this could not be farther from the truth for the Middle Ages.
The technique that Socrates has utilized is known as rationalization. It comprises of pointing out the irregularities and self-inconsistencies
Crito gives three different reasons for this statement. One is that Socrates will be doing what his enemies intended for him to do. Next, Socrates is failing to raise and educate his children if he agrees
Crito accepts his arguments and Socrates decides he is going to
(467B). This exclamation was said after Socrates had bested him in the discussion and the tone Polus used can be inferred to be fueled by
Therefore, Socrates was willing to die if it meant that his actions would still be
However, we proclaimed to the world that no man was worth more than another in the eyes of God. This couldn’t be reconciled with slavery. In the other hand, the author explains how different people are which everyone has their own unique value and personality. As a result, they believe “some people can superior others, that there was an elite”.
In order to establish my thesis, I will start by stating and explaining the argument that Socrates presents, I will
(20c) Socrates mentions that it was human wisdom and nothing more that has allowed himself to know what he knows. (20d) Socrates even mentions
In the Apology Socrates defends himself against the charges brought against him by his prosecutor Meletus in two ways. In the first way Socrates describes his method and
He told Socrates to answer this own question. This again shows that Polus has no confidence in his position of only doing what is good for oneself and does not want to be wrong even more,
Socrates started his life as an average Athen citizen. His parents worked, making an honest living. But as Socrates grew up, he began to realize that his mind questioned things and wondered how come no one else questioned the same things or at least think about the answers to the questions that were not answered. So, as his mind kept wandering, he began to acknowledge the questions that were not answered and sought for those answers. He ended up believing and teaching things to other people, whether it went against the way the Athen government or not, he still continued his work.
By this time the people of Athens thought of Socrates as the wisest man in Athens although he himself maintained that, all he knew is that he didn’t know anything. This mindset is what angered the upper class citizens of Athens because to them he was questioning their cultural beliefs.