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Explain why Socrates found opinions without reason or support to be irritating. Use specific examples to explain your response. |
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What is your opinion of the following statement? What would Socrates have said about this statement?..."You may choose to do the "right thing" to please God or to escape unpleasant consequences or to make some majority happy or to satisfy your inner need for logic- but you may still be a less than admirable person". |
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Consider the teacher-student relationship between Socrates and Plato. How did the nature of this relationship improve Plato's abilities as a student? |
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Review the following quote by Socrates:"In questions of just and unjust, fair and foul, good and evil, which are the subjects of our present consultation, ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear them; or the opinion of the one man who has understanding?" What is the essence of this quote? How can it provide positive advice in our society? |
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According to Socrates, an unjust person is an unhappy person. Why do you believe Socrates made this analogy? How does one become a balanced individual? |
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Plato also has an opinion of what a well-balanced person is. Compare and contrast Plato's well-balanced person to a society in harmony with itself. |
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After reading Box 8.3, how does Plato's theory of the soul compared to Freud's theory of the psyche? |
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Describe the parallel of The Truman Show to Plato's "Myth of the Cave." |
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Describe, in your own words, what you believe is a "good life". Using your text, you should determine what you believe is the "good life" then compare your concept of a "good life" to that of Socrates' concept of the "good life". Be certain to show specific examples to support your opinion. |
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In "Shrek", we are taught that we should not judge a person by their appearance. Can you think of any example where the appearance truly was the person's personality? Explain how Socrates would explain this phenomenon. |
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