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Based on “The Apology” by Plato – (i) provide an elucidation of Socrates’ indictments; (ii) elaborate his defences against these charges; (iii) provide three arguments to convince your reader that the asking of questions can count as a form of corruption

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Joseph

Choose two of the following: 1) Based on “The Apology” by Plato – (i) provide an elucidation of Socrates’ indictments; (ii) elaborate his defences against these charges; (iii) provide three arguments to convince your reader that the asking of questions can count as a form of corruption (specifically, an act that can corrupt others); and […]

Enter into the debate between Plato and the Sophists, and think about how it is relevant to some contemporary public issue.

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Joseph

This assignment asks you to enter into the debate between Plato and the Sophists, and think about how it is relevant to some contemporary public issue. The differences between the Sophistic principles of rhetoric and Plato’s criticisms of rhetoric as seen in the Gorgias dialogue are most apparent when it comes to rhetoric’s relationship to […]