although there are those who say they’ve been to the beyond there is no tangible proof of what lies beyond the grave. Sokrates was one of those who pondered what happens when we die and if death is worth fearing along with the idea immortality. In Apology, Sokrates defends his ideas before being prosecuted and in Phaedo those same values are tested when he faces his own death. Sokrates isn’t scared of death, his approach on death is viewing it as a question that will finally be answered. Knowing the
for feministiske tenkning i moderne tid, og Aristoteles fordi hans filosofi har preget europeisk filosofi i nyere tid. Aristoteles levde fra 384 til 322 fvt. og er en kjent skikkelse i gresk filosofi. Han var elev av Platon, som igjen var elev av Sokrates. Aristoteles syn på mennesker og alt levende gikk ut på at deres mål var å virkeliggjøre mulighetene som man innehar og dermed bli en del av den store helheten. For mennesker gjaldt det å utvikle ferdigheter, såkalte dygder, for kunne bli lykkelig
Plato’s allegory of the cave is an attempt to depict the idea that position of the man in the universe that he exists in is fatal. In a dialog Sokrates is trying to convince Glaucon to his point of view on the physical and mythical world. Generally speaking the thought is that all we see, the world we exist in is just an illusion, just a shade of what is really true. Plato believed that to achieve full awareness of true reality man has to free himself from earthbound matters and joys. This antic
Prostitutes in Ancient Athens Works Cited Missing Ancient Athens was a highly polarized society in which citizenship meant everything. Citizenship permitted individuals to not only participate in the democratic government but also gave them access to all the rights and splendors of the city. A citizen controlled influence over slaves, foreigners and most importantly women. Athenian women were relegated to the status of child bearers and keepers of the household. There was no room for personal
the depth and range of his thought have never been surpassed. Works Plato's fame rests on his Dialogues, which are all preserved. They are usually divided in three periods, early, middle, and late. The early dialogues establish the figure of Sokrates, portrayed as endlessly questioning, shattering the false claims of his contemporaries. The middle dialogues are not in dialogue form and do not exhibit the Socratic method. The middle dialogues defend the doctrines commonly thought of as Platonism