It is quite obvious from the dialogue, that Socrates counters Euthyphro’s definitions and explanations of piety because he considered them inconsistent and contradictory. He found it absurd that Euthyphro assumed his act of prosecuting his own father, pious. Euthyphro’s view of what was right/acceptable was based solely on his own perspective and not on the bigger picture(society). From Socrates’ surprise, it is evident that prosecuting one’s father or relative was not socially acceptable. This begs
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since good arguments are fundamental to philosophy and life it then creates an entire basis on communication, my second argument is dipping into the turbulent but astounding knowledge through metaphysics as we go we start to explore and uncover the free will and truths behind the ultimate nature of reality, my last argument will be on what Aristotle accomplished during the time when he taught Alexander The Great. There's many different forms of philosophy that we are exposed to everyday, logic is
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Benjamin Franklin was a Christian Theist. He believed there was one God and that He was all powerful and good. In his autobiography he tells about his religious growth as he gets older. Franklin did have flaws in his faith and he was very self-absorbed and competitive, this would influence the way he saw God and how he would try to gain his salvation with actions. “My Parents had early given me religious Impressions, and brought me through my Childhood piously in the Dissenting Way. But I was scarce
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In “How to Study the Sacred” by Dr. Andrea Diem-Lane, she mentions that there are six different key theories on the origin of religion. The first theory that may explain where religion originated from is the Biological Theory; In this theory it is believed that religion developed as humans evolved. According to this theory when the human race first started out it is believed that we did not have the neurological notion of religion. But as time passed evolution and natural selection has chosen humans
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one’s mentality and physicality, yet there appear to be moments where he leaves hints of being a nihilist himself. This is an interesting aspect in his writings that deserves attention: Nietzsche wishes only to be a Yes-sayer, with a life-affirming philosophy including Eternal Recurrence and Amor fati; yet, a pessimistic side also exists, who exhibits nihilistic tendencies in his writing. And here lies the contradiction. While criticizing nihilism as a disease in Western culture, he appears to possess
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Free will exists and is thoroughly consistent with the laws of nature. Something that occurs at a level through careful deliberation, decision-making, self-control, creativity, and people’s reasoning skills. For example, animals evolve and adapt their prowess in order to generate choices for themselves, all while pushing to survive. Just like humans, animals must also make decisions that could potentially have huge impacts on their state of being. Free will is existent as animals have several options
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hard to explain who I am, but to clarify who I really am… I am you. Yes, this sounds crazy, but I am you from the future. I am writing this letter to my younger self to inform you and teach you some information that can help you in the future about philosophy. Well let’s get started to begin with you must know two philosophers named Iris Marion Young and Marilyn Frye who view the word oppression differently. I am sure you might not know what the word oppression even means, but oppression is when people
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An environmental theories that reflect my personal ethnic is Deontology. Deontology states people are morally good by following a set of rules. When I was born, my mother gave me rules that I should follow. The first rule is I should always be independent and not depend on others. The second rule is I need to be good and love everyone in order to receive back the same love and goodness from the others. The third rule is I should not do any bad things that can harm other people. Lastly, the fourth
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1. While Socrates and Euthyphro talk outside the king’s porch, Euthyphro tells Socrates that he is there to accuse his old father for killing one of his employees. Socrates surprised, answers that it should not be an easy task to accuse his own family that perhaps if it were a stranger would otherwise. An indignant Euthyphro replies that it is ridiculous to think if it is family or not, the only thing should be consider is whether the murderer did fairly or not. To this fact, Socrates suspected
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What is problematic in defining ‘religion’ as presented by Daniel Pals, Mary Fisher and in your own words? Defining the term ‘religion’ is going to be controversial most of the time because there is no exact definition for it. According to Fisher, religion can be referred to as spirituality which are experiences, beliefs and values. He also mentioned that religion is found everywhere because they are useful to society and individuals. Religion help us to define ourselves and to comprehend the world
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