One Plato's Five Dialogues

Essay One Plato's Five Dialogues

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·

Due

Monday

by

11:59pm

Write a 2

-

4 page essay

(in Word or rich text format, double spaced, size 12 font)

on

one

of the following topics.

1. In the

Euthyphro

does Socrates present his own account of piety or just destroy the

accounts of

fered by Euthyphro? If so what is his account of piety?

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

persuas

ive? 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?

5. Discuss the nature of v

irtue in the

Meno

and/ or

Phaedo

. If you choose

the

Meno

things you should mention are some of Meno's definitions of virtue and their

objections and whether virtue is teachable or not. If you choose the

Phaedo

things you

mention things you should mention are the difference between true and false virtue.

6. At t

he end of the

Meno

Socrates says that it will be a benefit to the Athenians if Meno

can convince Anytus of the conclusions they've reached in the dialogue (cf. 100a

-

b);

given your reading of the

Apology

and Anytus's role there what lesson learned in

the

Me

no

could be of benefit to Anytus and Meletus?

7. Discuss Plato's arguments for recollection in the

Meno

; what puzzle is recollection

supposed to solve?

8.

At

Phaedo

86a

-

d Simmias puts forward the view that the soul is a sort of harmony.

Socrates provide

s at least two arguments against this view of the soul in the text that

follows. Describe his arguments and explain why you think they are convincing or not.

9. Explain Socrates' arguments against Cebes's objection that the soul is long

-

lasting

but not im

mortal (

Phaedo

(95c ff)); are they persuasive? why or why not?

Essay One Plato's Five Dialogues

Start Assignment

 Due Monday by 11:59pm

Write a 2-4 page essay (in Word or rich text format, double spaced, size 12 font)

on one of the following topics.

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?

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?

5. Discuss the nature of virtue in the Meno and/ or Phaedo. If you choose

the Meno things you should mention are some of Meno's definitions of virtue and their

objections and whether virtue is teachable or not. If you choose the Phaedo things you

mention things you should mention are the difference between true and false virtue.

6. At the end of the Meno Socrates says that it will be a benefit to the Athenians if Meno

can convince Anytus of the conclusions they've reached in the dialogue (cf. 100a-b);

given your reading of the Apology and Anytus's role there what lesson learned in

the Meno could be of benefit to Anytus and Meletus?

7. Discuss Plato's arguments for recollection in the Meno; what puzzle is recollection

supposed to solve?

8. At Phaedo 86a-d Simmias puts forward the view that the soul is a sort of harmony.

Socrates provides at least two arguments against this view of the soul in the text that

follows. Describe his arguments and explain why you think they are convincing or not.

9. Explain Socrates' arguments against Cebes's objection that the soul is long-lasting

but not immortal (Phaedo (95c ff)); are they persuasive? why or why not?