Socrates Intentions Were On Athens Better And Show The...

Now I will attempt to explain what Socrates’ intentions were (besides entrapping Meletus) when he was in court or rather what was his goal in during his predicament. In my opinion, I argue that one of Socrates’ goals were to make Athens better and show the flaws of self-claimed wise people while he was on his quest to find someone wiser than he. Another goal I would suggest is that that he wanted to prove that the false beliefs within Athens only harm people and his last goal was to prove to the audience that he believed that what he was doing was truly good and nothing will stop him from doing what he does. To show how Socrates wanted to prove how he attempted to make Athens better I will need to refer to the Apology at 19E. Here he tells the audience that he never charged anyone who wanted to learn from him. Proof of this also arises in the Euthyphro 3E. He was willing to teach, â€Å"without charging a fee but even glad to reward anyone who is willing to listen† (Euthyphro 3E). This reinforces my claim about him wanting to improve society. In the Apology 22A-E he proves to the audience that there are many others in Athens, poets and craftsmen, that are not actually wise and are just spreading false beliefs to others which is a bad thing. And that he continues to pursue to do what he does even though â€Å"[he] acquired much unpopularity, of a kind that is hard to deal with and is a heavy burden† (Apology 23A). When he told the audience this, I suggest that he had to haveShow MoreRelatedA Picatrix Miscellany52019 Words   |  209 Pagesmost comprehensive of the grimoires, or handbooks of magic. The attribution to the Andalusian mathematician al-Majriti (or al-Madjriti) (d. ca. 1004-7) is considered pseudo-epigraphic. The Latin translation dates to 1256 and the court of Alphonso the Wise, king of Castille, and exerted a considerable influence on Western magic thereafter. It is said that much of Ficino’s astrological magic de rives from the Picatrix (see I.P.Couliano, Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, University of Chicago Press, 1987Read MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesmaterial from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Many of the designations by manufacturers and seller to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whetten, David A.