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The Dialogues of Plato

The Dialogues of Plato. Euthyphro : What is piety? Apology : An Argument for the Examined Life Crito : Justice and the Social Contract Phaedo : The Immortality of the Soul Republic: Idealism and the Theoretical World Book I: What is Justice?

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The Dialogues of Plato

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  1. The Dialogues of Plato Euthyphro: What is piety? Apology: An Argument for the Examined Life Crito: Justice and the Social Contract Phaedo: The Immortality of the Soul Republic: Idealism and the Theoretical World Book I: What is Justice? Book II: Is a Just or Unjust Life More Beneficial? Book IV: Virtue in the State and Individual Book VII: The World of Forms Euthyphro: Apology: Crito: Phaedo: Republic: Book I: Book II: Book IV: Book VII:

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  3. Essay Topics Socrates: The Examined Life The Nature of Justice Justice and Happiness The Immortality of the Soul The Socratic Method as a Method of Inquiry The Nature of Knowledge The Virtuous Life and the Road to Happiness Theory of Forms: Pure World v. Flawed Ever-Changing Material World Tensions Between Idealism v. Pragmatism The Nature of the Human Psyche/Mind/Soul: Tensions Between Desire/Passion/Reason

  4. Thesis Statement Who is Socrates? Socrates has a lot of ideas about the good life, the balanced life, morality, and method of imparting knowledge. Specific Enough? What is Socrates’ method of imparting knowledge? The Socratic Method is the method by which Socrates makes people realize that they don’t know anything about the things that they thought they knew well. Unique Perspective? Let us turn the statement into an argument that you need to prove Socrates’ best legacy in the field of philosophy is the Socratic Method because it facilitates the dawning of true understanding on people.

  5. Topic: The Virtuous Life and the Road to Happiness INTRODUCTION Hook: Context: Thesis: Happiness and virtue are indistinguishably linked, and therefore, it would be impossible to obtain one without the other.

  6. Topic: The Virtuous Life and the Road to Happiness INTRODUCTION Introduction/Thesis: Happiness and virtue are indistinguishably linked, and therefore, it would be impossible to obtain one without the other. • Topic 1: Virtue • Topic 2: Wisdom • Topic 3: Courage • Topic 4: Temperance • Topic 5: Justice • Topic 6: Psychological Justice (via the Soul) *reason, passion, desire • Topic 7: Social Justice (via the State) Conclusion: Summarize Main Ideas and Closing Statement

  7. Topic: Socrates: The Non-Teacher Teacher INTRODUCTION Introduction/Thesis: Although he would never have admitted it, Socrates was a profound educator, whose content and method of instruction continues to impact contemporary educational teaching. • Topic 1: overview of teaching: purpose/importance • Topic 2: claim that he was not a teacher/sophist: knows nothing • Topic 3: he was a teacher: cross examination/unexamined life • Topic 4: what he taught: virtue, soul, essence • Topic 4: how he taught: Socratic method/dialogue Conclusion: Summarize Main Ideas and Closing Statement

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