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Essay Instructions: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hume and Mill agree that pleasure and happiness are related concepts. Discuss the commonalities and differences of those two authors on this issue.

Essay Instructions: Write a journal based on the following instructions.

Only about 10-20% of the journal should focus on the philosophers. The rest of your journal should focus on addressing the three questions from the reading about Socrates' Apology.

A. Complete an Internet search and journal on the three philosophers below:
Anaximander, Heraclitus and Anaxagoras.

B. Read the following from ?Plato's The Last Days of Socrates?:
Apology?Justice and Duty (i) Socrates Speaks at his Trial

1. Socrates contrasts being a skillful speaker with speaking the truth. Think of our culture today: where might this kind of conflict arise in our lives and society? Think of the media; marketing, advertising, and branding; political speeches and packaging political candidates

2 .Socrates was not afraid of death (59). Why? (67-70).

3. What is the last word in the Apology and what does this have to do with Socrates' defense?

Essay Instructions: *PLEASE USE AS REFERENCE "Socrates: A Life Examined" ISBN-13: 5016

FIRST 2 PAGES:
1. Clarify the distinction between comedy and tragedy based on these readings.
2. Enumerate the components of the plot of Aristophanes? Clouds and name the main characters of this comedy and the major parts of the plot.
3. Describe the character of Socrates as Aristophanes portrays him, and identify the ideas and mode of expression that Aristophanes attributes to him.
4. Comment on the significance of the clouds and the basket in which Socrates lives suspended and comment on the possible elements of biographical details attributed by Aristophanes to the character of Socrates.
5. Identify the relationship between Aristophanes? description of Socrates and the eventual accusations leveled against him in 399 B.C.

SECOND 2 PAGES:
1. Contrast the testimony of Aristophanes and the testimony of Xenophon.
2. Compare the positive statements made by Xenophon about Socrates with the negative portrait of Socrates created by Aristophanes.
3. Recount some of the major biographical details of Xenophon?s life and of his involvement with Socrates.
4. Assess the Socratic testimony of Xenophon as this emerges in his Symposium and especially in his Apology.
5. Explain the reasons why Socrates seems to choose death according to Xenophon.

Essay Instructions: Philosophy- Critical exposition essay focusing on metaphysics, theory or knowledge and ethics. Compare and Contrast Taoism with either Confucius or Socrate. VIRTUE is the topic for comparison. In other words: What is Virtue?


Your exposition will be geared toward the criticism that you want to make, rather than on the entirety of the position.

*If you ignore important parts of the arguement that an author could use to show that you do not understand the position or the structure of the aruement, then both the exposition and criticism are inadequate.It pays to be careful about what part of the argument you wish to criticize, and identify the key concepts and principles used to construct the arguements.

NOTE- that you are not to present your position on the issue. you offer criticisms only and argue them.

Structure:
Introduction: State the author?s thesis or what he or she is trying to say. Briefly describe the position.

Body-Give a detailed account of the author?s views, organizing the explanation around the main steps taken. Introduce and explain the key concepts and make specific references to the text. Include criticism.

Conclusion-Final qualifications or warnings about the interpretation you have made. perhaps there are a number of ways the text can be interpreted.. You might want to mention any difficulties in interpreting the text.


*I put 8 sources but only use as many as u see fit,

Consider the following Sources:
Plato - The trial and death of Socrates, Third Edition.
Plato - Phaedo
The Analects of CONFUCIUS
Chuang TZU - Basic writings