What are the charges against socrates as recorded

Reference no: EM131188740

1. In the Euthyphro does Socrates present his own account of piety or just destroy the accounts offered by Euthyphro? If so what is his account of piety? Of use in this assignment is the essay by Mark L. McPherran "Socratic Piety in the Euthyphro" in Benson ed. Essays on the Philosophy of Socrates (Oxford 1992) (You may be able to access this book on Google Books or from larger libraries in Houston e.g. U of H, St Thomas, Rice)

2. What are the charges against Socrates as recorded in the Apology. Is he guilty of them? why or why not?

3.What is Socrates' argument against Crito in the argument of the same name? Is it persuasive? why or why not?

4. What would it mean to persuade the laws as it is described in the Crito? Does Socrates' account adequately allow for resisting evil legislation or is it essentially just a way to maintain the status quo?

Be sure to cite all sources used (including internet sources and lecture notes which should be cited by Name and Title in parenthesis) to avoid plagiarism. Cite only academic sources such as articles listed in the course content section or articles in JSTOR and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.See syllabus for plagiarism policy.

Cite all sources with quotation marks for direct quotes and parenthetical references. Don't place urls in the body of your paper; cite online sources by authors name or article title. Place urls at the end of the paper in the work cited page. Every student is encouraged to submit drafts of papers to Smart thinking for proof reading.

Reference no: EM131188740

Questions Cloud

What is the expected return in randomly : You are considering buying a 100 shares of WalMart stock. In any given week, the stock can either increase in value by 3.8% or decrease in value by 2.2%. The probability that the stock increases is 0.63; otherwise, the stock decreases in price. How t..

Generate pre-tax expected annual cash flows : Julie’s Juicers Corp. has $500,000,000 market value of equity and $800,000,000 market value of debt. JJC is considering a new product line that will generate pre-tax expected annual cash flows of $21,000,000 forever. What is the maximum initial inves..

Arguments for restricting trade : From an economic perspective for each of these four arguments for restricting trade, what are your views? Does free trade only destroy jobs? Why or why not? Is the national security argument valid or not? Why or why not? For the "infant industry"..

How theo peration were implemented for a regular linked list : In a doubly linked list, some of the operations require modification from how they were implemented for a regular linked list, because of the ____ pointer(s) in each node.

What are the charges against socrates as recorded : What would it mean to persuade the laws as it is described in the Crito? Does Socrates' account adequately allow for resisting evil legislation or is it essentially just a way to maintain the status quo?

What is opportunity cost : What is opportunity cost, and how is it different from accounting cost? Give an example of how the Principle of Opportunity Cost applies to your life. Think of a recent decision you made.

Project will require an increase in net working capital : A new project is expected to generate 800,000 in revenues, $250,000 in cash operation expenses, and depreciation expense of $150,000 in each year of its 10-year life, The corporation's tax rate is 35%. The project will require an increase in net work..

Identify the most important lesson learned : Identify the most important lesson learned and discuss how you will apply that lesson to your current (or future) legal career. Provide specific examples to support your response.

What is the opportunity cost : Suppose the Nation of Arcadia produces only two goods, teapots and surfboards. If Arcadia produces only teapots it can make 80 per day. If Arcadia produces only surfboards, it can make 30 per day. What is the opportunity cost of 1 teapot in Arcadi..

User Account

All Pages