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Jul 24, 2019 · The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David In ancient Athens, individual behavior was maintained by a concept known as 'Eusebia' which is often translated into English as 'piety' but more closely resembles 'duty' or 'loyalty to a course'. In refusing to conform to the social propieties proscribed by Eusebia, Socrates angered many of the more important men of the city who could, rightly ...
Jan 19, 2024 · Socrates’ exploration of love, particularly through the dialogues in Plato’s “Symposium,” offers a profound and multifaceted view of love as an essential component of the human experience. At its core, Socrates presents love as a journey—an ascent that begins with the physical attraction to beauty but ultimately leads to a deeper, more meaningful engagement with the world.
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Nov 2, 2009 · ERŌS AND PHILIA. No philosopher has had more to say about love than Plato. From the literary point of view his interest in the subject – or shall we say his passion – was favored by the fact that erōs was independently established as a central theme in the tradition of Socratic literature. But in strictly philosophical terms the ...
Jan 15, 2021 · The statements of the Memorabilia respecting the trial and death of Socrates agree generally with Plato; but they have lost the flavour of Socratic irony in the narrative of Xenophon. The Apology or Platonic defence of Socrates is divided into three parts: 1st. The defence properly so called; 2nd. The shorter address in mitigation of the ...
Gazette des beaux-arts, 6th ser., 19 (1938), pp. 311–15, ill., assumes that the picture was commissioned in March 1786 by Trudaine de Montigny; publishes a letter dated April 8, 1786, by Jean Félicissme Adry, a classicist who, at David's request, wrote that he would study David's sketch ("contempler votre esquisse") and also suggested the choice of attitudes for Socrates's disciples ...
Socrates, often hailed as the father of Western philosophy, was a figure whose ideas and methods have profoundly shaped the course of human thought. Born in the 5th century BC in Athens, Greece, Socrates never wrote down his teachings, yet his philosophical inquiries laid the groundwork for much of Western logic and moral philosophy. His life and teachings, passed down through the writings of ...
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Sep 16, 2005 · The philosopher Socrates remains, as he was in his lifetime (469–399 B.C.E.), [1] an enigma, an inscrutable individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived. All our information about him is second-hand and most of it vigorously ...
