A Rhetorical Analysis Of Socrates 'Apology'

Claudia Alarco Alarco

Philosophy

Take Home Final

1. In the Apology, Socrates compares himself to a gadfly. Explain what he means by this. Also, give an example of a modern day ‘gadfly.’

In Plato’s Apology, Socrates presents essentially what we consider to be a rhetorical work of art. He strongly and fiercely proves that his own personal and political convictions are not aligned with the view and beliefs of the majority of the population in Athens. Socrates has righteously shown and argued that he is, in fact, a faithful and loyal citizen who avidly cares about the well being of his people. He even claims that he always acts in the society’s best interest. Although he establishes himself as very much a part of his community he also

In this work of art, Walter Benjamin discusses a shift in opinion and its affects in the awakening of the advent of photography as well as film in the twentieth century. He writes of the sense changes within humanity’s entire manner of existence. He gives importance to the way we see the visual work of art. The insightful piece of writing provides a general history of alterations in art in the modern age. Walter Benjamin’s main and central claim is that our human sensory perspective is not intrinsic or natural in any

In What is Enlightenment? Kant distinguishes between the public and private use of reason. What does he mean by the public and the private use of reason and what would be some contemporary examples?

Kant, in What is Enligtenment? distinguishes between the public and private use of reasons. Kant claims that the public use of reason has to do with the use that human beings make of their reason when addressing “the Public”. He then claims that private use of reason emerges in the case when people perform certain tasks related to particular vocations. Kant provides three particular examples of individuals engaged in the private use of reason: an army officer following an order given by a superior, a citizen paying a tax levy, and a clergyman instructing catechism