Examine Callicles’ attack against Socrates and the philosophical life in Plato’s Gorgias. What is Socrates’ defense against this argument, and why does he continue to engage in philosophy even at great risk to...
Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The real value of an education, then, is to enhance our skill at self-examination. Do you agree with Socrates? Support your view with at least two examples, explaining your...
You are going to summarize Aristotle’s thought. Your initial summary should consist of approximately 150 words. Summarize the following passage below, paying particular attention to Aristotle’s reasoning: Presumably, however, to say that happiness...
In Book 10 of the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle argues that the best (happiest) life for human beings is the life of contemplation. State Aristotle’s argument for this claim, and assess its consequences for the relative value of the political life (that is, the life...
State and evaluate Aristotle’s Function Argument in Nicomachean Ethics 1.7 for the claim that happiness is rational activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.
Why does Socrates hold that having psychic justice that is, a properly harmonious soul ensures that a person will only perform morally just actions (and refrain from doing anything unjust)? Is Socrates correct? Defend your answer.