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  • Defense of Socrates

    Defense of Socrates

    Plato's "Defense of Socrates" follows the trial of Socrates for charges of corruption of the youth. His accuser, Meletus, claims he is doing so by teaching the youth of Athens of a separate spirituality from that which was widely accepted. Socrates' argument was unique in that he tried to convince the jury he was just an average man and not to be feared, but in actuality demonstrated how clever and tenacious he was. He begins

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    Essay Length: 1,273 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Defense of Socrates

    Defense of Socrates

    Plato's "Defense of Socrates" follows the trial of Socrates for charges of corruption of the youth. His accuser, Meletus, claims he is doing so by teaching the youth of Athens of a separate spirituality from that which was widely accepted. Socrates' argument was unique in that he tried to convince the jury he was just an average man and not to be feared, but in actuality demonstrated how clever and tenacious he was. He begins

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    Essay Length: 1,273 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: July
  • Defense of Socrates

    Defense of Socrates

    Plato's "Defense of Socrates" follows the trial of Socrates for charges of corruption of the youth. His accuser, Meletus, claims he is doing so by teaching the youth of Athens of a separate spirituality from that which was widely accepted. Socrates' argument was unique in that he tried to convince the jury he was just an average man and not to be feared, but in actuality demonstrated how clever and tenacious he was. He begins

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    Essay Length: 584 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 24, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Mind: Aristotle Kant and Socrates

    The Mind: Aristotle Kant and Socrates

    Daniel C. Dennet said in A Glorious Accident that, "our minds--if you like-- [are] just as real as our dreams"(Kayzer, 37). The implications of this statement are substantial, for if this is true--if our minds and our consciousness are just dreams or the constructs of our brain, what we perceive, our memories, and our sense of reality are nothing more than illusions. Not only is this scientifically a valid statement, but it forces us to

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    Essay Length: 2,327 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: July
  • Attacks on the Insanity Defense

    Attacks on the Insanity Defense

    The insanity defense refers to that branch of the concept of insanity which defines the extent to which men accused of crimes may be relieved of criminal responsibility by virtue of mental disease. The terms of such a defense are to be found in the instructions presented by the trial judge to the jury at the close of a case. These instructions can be drawn from any of several rules used in the determination of

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    Essay Length: 3,890 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: January 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

    Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

    Philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle The philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle had different points of-view but they were also similar in some ways. For example, all three philosophers had their own thoughts on the subject of justice and government. Socrates belief on this matter was that democracy was an unwise form of government. He thought that the electing of the people was unfair justice. Plato had some of the same beliefs. He believed

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    Essay Length: 425 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Janna
  • Kuiper Leda Supply Chain Defense

    Kuiper Leda Supply Chain Defense

    Kuiper Leda Supply Chain Defense Supply chain management is becoming one of the most powerful business tool used to reduce cost while improving production and customer satisfaction. Managing the supply chain is transforming the way manufactures purchase raw materials, run production, and distribute final products. Kuiper Leda is an electronic components manufacture faced with a growth opportunity. The company’s present production capacity is insufficient to meet the additional demands and requirements needed to fill a

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    Essay Length: 2,063 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Victor
  • The Defense Information Systems Agency

    The Defense Information Systems Agency

    Organization The Defense Information Systems Agency is a combat support agency that is responsible for planning, engineering, acquiring, fielding, and supporting global net centric solutions to serve the needs of the President, Vice President, the Secretary of Defense, and other Department of Defense components, under all conditions of peace and war. The Defense Information Systems Agency performs a number of very important missions in support of the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs

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    Essay Length: 504 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: David
  • Socrates

    Socrates

    about socrates and his example of inate knowledge from the cave Human beings in general can sometimes be like the prisoners in the cave as Socrates claims because, in a way humans tend to think and operate based on second-hand information. Today in recent times, news such as the war in Iraq or politics can be related to the men carrying the vessels in Socrates's story. Both the men carrying the vessels and current news

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    Essay Length: 289 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Socrates - Philosophy in Ancient Greece

    Socrates - Philosophy in Ancient Greece

    Philosophy in ancient Greece was merely a type of argument, until a pioneer named Socrates showed the world a new way of thinking. Socrates was born in 469 BC in Athens (where he lived all his life) as the son of Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete. In his life, Socrates changed common philosophy, which was a study of why the way things are, into a consideration of the virtue and health of the human soul.

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Socrates Phaedo

    Socrates Phaedo

    In the Phaedo, Socrates explains, “Aren’t there, in the case of all contraries, since they come in pairs, something like two becomings between them, from one to the other, and, again, from the other back to the first” (71b). Socrates argues that everything comes from its opposite, and that nothing can die without being alive, while nothing can be alive without having being dead before. This statement is partially true in that some things do

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    Essay Length: 1,564 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Socrates - Virtue, Wisdom, Enlightenment

    Socrates - Virtue, Wisdom, Enlightenment

    Virtue, Wisdom, Enlightenment Socrates spoke of many qualities he believed to be important in humanity. He worked his entire life to spread wisdom, peace, wonder and knowledge to all those he met. Although this eventually led to his execution, he preached the important of morality and virtue right up to his death. It was the importance of being virtuous that and living a "good" life that Socrates felt was essential for humanity to flourish. Although

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Max
  • Socrates a Sophist? or Just Sophisticated?

    Socrates a Sophist? or Just Sophisticated?

    Philosophy Socrates a sophist? Or just sophisticated? Plato goes a long way in attempting to distinguish Socrates from the likes of Protagoras, a self admitted sophist. In Protagoras, Socrates is depicted as a street smart, wisdom dispensing young man, brash with confidence and a bit of arrogance that goes a long way when confronted with the old school rhetoric of Protagoras. Plato begins to separate the two at the hip right from the get go.

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    Essay Length: 587 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Apology of Socrates

    The Apology of Socrates

    The apology begins with Socrates telling the jurors that he is not experienced in court and the he will use a language that he is familiar with, the truth. He has been charged with, corruption of the young and not believing in the city's gods but rather in spiritual things. Socrates tells a story about Chaerephon and his trip to the oracle. This is supposed to show the jurors that he believes in the cities

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    Essay Length: 326 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 27, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Socrates Diner Party Speech

    Socrates Diner Party Speech

    In Plato's Symposium, a dinner party was held with the discussion of love as the focus. Everyone who attended the party gave a speech, an ode to Love. Socrates spoke last, alleging his speech was a reiteration of what Diotima had once told him. Diotima, a priestess, whom Socrates allegedly met in the past, told him of the secrets of love. Another attendee of the party, Alcibiades, was asked to make a eulogy for love

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Lawrence Sports Problem Solution and Defense

    Lawrence Sports Problem Solution and Defense

    Problem Solution: Lawrence Sports Inc. Lawrence Sports generates $20 million in yearly revenue by manufacturing and distributing sporting goods protective gear for team sports. The main issue with Lawrence is that they depend solely on world leading retailer Mayo for the bulk of their revenue and only have two sources for their materials. The problem begins when Mayo Stores decides not to pay on time leading to major cash flow problems downstream. This paper will

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    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Socratic Method

    The Socratic Method

    SOCRATIC METHOD The Socratic Method is to engage someone over the meaning of some term or idea, and then to cross-examine the opponent until a clear definition is achieved and cannot be refuted. This key idea has both strengths and weaknesses, which will be discussed in this paper. One strength of Socrates' Method is that important meaning can be found by asking simple questions through discussion. The questions and answers develop into dialogue to search

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Vika
  • Socrate

    Socrate

    1. According to Socrates Apology, what is wisdom? According to Socrates Apology wisdom is not some knowledge or information. True wisdom is knowing how to live. Socrates thought that true wisdom is eternal and it differs from what other people considered wisdom, he believed that it could be achieved only by a person himself using his or hers mind, as true wisdom comes from the inside. He thought that his wisdom was in understanding of

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    Essay Length: 529 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Steve
  • Defense of Father Historia

    Defense of Father Historia

    Defense of Father Historia Even though the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus is sometimes described as the "Father of Lies" due to various contradictions and factual blunders in his The Histories, it is largely through these ostensible flaws that he makes one of his most salient contributions- a depiction of Greek ethos. His account of the Achaemenid Empire and the accession of Cyrus the Great specifically, can be contrasted with other sources in order to

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    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Did Socrates Commit Suicide and Why?

    Did Socrates Commit Suicide and Why?

    Did Socrates commit suicide and why? Upon taking the ethics class and learning and understanding the teachings of great philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle I am even more driven to gather more knowledge about ethics as well as information about the above mentioned philosophers who have been instrumental in shedding light into the complex view on ethics. This is why I chose this topic, in order to explore whether Socrates actually did commit

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Stenly
  • History of the Defense Intelligence Agency

    History of the Defense Intelligence Agency

    History of the Defense Intelligence Agency Bradley Barnes SS 110: World History Dr. Valerie Adams April 18, 2005 History of the Defense Intelligence Agency In the years following World War II, there were many turf battles fought between the intelligence agencies of the United States. The Central Intelligence Agency, which was created in 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act, won the initial battles. This agency had won both legislative status and

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    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Monika
  • Socrates: Moral Obligation to Civil Law

    Socrates: Moral Obligation to Civil Law

    The Socratic dialogues deal with the definition of certain types of virtue, and how these specific virtues (for example, courage or piety) fit in to the overall definition of doing good and living by the correct moral standards. The dialogues of the Apology and the Crito deal with the trial and sentencing of Socrates, facilitating a discussion about an individual's morality in abiding by the law. Socrates does show us that civil law should be

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Should the U.S. Build a National Missile Defense System?

    Should the U.S. Build a National Missile Defense System?

    Should the U.S. build a National Missile Defense System? “What if free people could live secure in the knowledge that their security didn’t depend upon the threat of instant U.S. retaliation to deter an enemy attack?” Ronald Reagan; 1983 In his speech of March 23, 1983, President Reagan presented his vision of a future where a Nation’s security did not rest upon the threat of nuclear retaliation, but on the ability to protect and defend

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Socratic Worldview

    Socratic Worldview

    Of the philosophers I have studied, Socrates stands out to me from all the rest. Although I would be the first to confess that I have never put forth the time nor the effort necessary to consider myself a philosopher (at least not in the sense that I imagine most would consider to be the credentials of a philosopher), my philosophy about life is most closely aligned with what I understand Socrates philosophical beliefs to

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Yan
  • Socrates

    Socrates

    Introduction Electrical and Electronics products are now commonly found all around the world and the number is on the rise. The amount of such products that is being disposed is also on the rise. There is a concern on the environmental effect by such products that is being disposed as well as when it is being manufacturer. This is because most of these products contain either harmful substance or non bio-degradable materials which cause an

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike

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