Plato

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Platos Dialogues
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Socrates Euthyhpro

• (pages 19 22) in text
• In Platos dialogue Euthyphro, Socrates accused
  of being unholy questions his friend who is a
  priest.
• Euthyphro, as a priest was taught and expected to
  uphold religious beliefs, but in reality had no
  understanding of what he believed.
• Euthyphro a symbol of you and I

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Socrates Thrasymachus

• (pages 23 25) in text
• A dialogue taken from the Republic between
  Thrasymachus, a teacher, and Socrates.
• About what justice is?
• Thrasymachus believes that justice is obeying the
  laws of society and rules are made by those who
  are in power. (Government, King, Leader etc)
• Doing whatever power and might says what is
  right.
• Shortly after the scene described in Euthyphro,
  Meletus and others indicted Socrates and brought
  him to trial.

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The Apology

• (Pages 25-27)
• Socrates trial, explaining his life long
  commitment to philosophy
• Plato summarizes the speech Socrates delivered in
  his defense.
• Socrates says that death is either complete
  unconsciousness or a journey to another world and
  that both would be great goods. ?

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Socrates Crito

• (pages 27- 29)
• One of his final conversations.
• Awaiting death, Socrates questions his own
  beliefs about the authority of the state with his
  friend Crito.