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Socrates
Terms from The Apology and Crito by Plato
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 3
11/17/2008

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Oligarchy
Definition
T: The Apology

C: A city ruled by few, usually the wealthy few, the rich class.

S: Athen's was an Oligarchy during the Apology
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Sophists
Definition
T: The Apology

C: Socrates was being accused of being a Sophist.

S: Were a people in the ancient world that traveled and taught the wealthy the art of speech, how to win arguments, and how to argue in court. Did not teach right from wrong, only how to win.
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Rhetoric
Definition
T: The Apology

C: Fancy speech, being able to convince others.

S: What the Sophists taught, not teaching right or wrong, led to internal rivals within the city.
Term
Logos
Definition
T: the apology

C: greek word for speech, reason.

s: socrates valued logos, not just winning arguments like the sophists.
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Mimesis
Definition
T: the apology

c: to mimic, to mime, imitation.

S: The jurors in the Apology mimic the thinking of their parents, which is why they do not like Socrates, and why he must defend himself against his old accusors.
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Chairophan
Definition
T: the apology

c: socrates' friend.

S: he goes to Delphi to consult the pythia, asks if there is anyone wiser than socrates.
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Delphi
Definition
T: the apology

C: a religious santuctary.

S: where chairophan goes to ask the gods if there is anyone wiser than Socrates.
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Pythia
Definition
T: the apology

C: the priestess of the sanctuary (delphi), the mouth piece of the god (apollo)

S: she tells Chairophan that there is no one wiser than Socrates.
Term
Apollo
Definition
T: the apology

C: The god of learning, the shining one.

S: spoke through pythia to say that no one is wiser than socrates.
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Hubris
Definition
T: the apology

C: Pride against gods, believing you are more capable than you are.

S: Socrates finds that everyone who has hubris, believes they are wise, really are not.
Term
Daimonia
Definition
T: the apology

C: voices in your head that talk to you, a conscience.

S: socrates refers to his Daimonia, saying that it told him not to get involved in politics.
Term
Gadfly
Definition
T: the Apology

C: a horsefly, annoying.

S: socrates believes his is the gadfly sent by the gods to awaken athens.
Term
The prytaneum
Definition
T: the apology

C: like a city hall, political/religious center of the city.

S: where socrates wanted to take all of this meals, something that was an honor only for the greatest warriors/olympic victors.
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Hoi polloi
Definition
T: Crito

C: the many, the majority.

S: Socrates believed you should not care about the opinion of the many.
Term
Discordant
Definition
T: crito

C: to be conflicting, doesn't make sense.

S: socrates says it would be discordant of him to be afraid of death bc he is so old.
Term
Doxa
Definition
T: crito

C: opinion, prevailing belief.

S: just because it is the opinion of the many, does not make it right.
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Thessaly
Definition
T: Crito

C: Crito has a guest friend there, where Socrates could be exiled to.

S: Socrates will not run away bc it would be unjust and bad bc its dihonoring the just agreements of the city.
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Constitution
Definition
T: Crito

C: to make something up, establish.

S: Socrates will not escape because that will break the constitute of the city.
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The "ontological self"
Definition
T: Crito

C: characteristics pertaining to being, based on relationships.
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the "ontic self"
Definition
T: crito

c: physical being. water/carbon. male/female.
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