Directions: Submit A Total Of 5 Separate Posts
Directions You Will Submit A Total Of 5 Separate Posts For This Unit
You will submit a total of 5 separate posts for this unit. You must answer any three of the nine questions listed below, with each post containing at least 100 words. You may choose questions from the same or different chapters. Additionally, you must respond to two other students' posts, with each response between 75-100 words. Make sure to submit five separate posts; do not answer more than one question per post. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a zero grade without a make-up opportunity.
Paper For Above instruction
The essential task involves engaging deeply with selected philosophical questions derived from Plato’s works, demonstrating comprehension through original, well-developed responses, and actively participating in peer discussions to deepen understanding. This multi-post assignment encourages critical thinking, reflection, and dialogue about themes such as enlightenment, reality, definitions of piety, self-examination, and wisdom, fostering a comprehensive grasp of Socratic and Platonic philosophy.
References
- Annas, J. (1981). An Introduction to Plato's Republic. Oxford University Press.
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- Hackett, C. (2005). The Philosophy of Socrates. Routledge.
- Kraut, R. (2018). Socrates and the Examined Life. Princeton University Press.
- Nehamas, A., & Woodruff, P. (1995). The Socratic Problem. Princeton University Press.
- Plato. (2000). The Republic (G. M. A. Grube, Trans.). Hackett Publishing Company.
- Powell, A. (2018). Socrates: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
- Raedler, W. (2017). Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Cambridge University Press.
- Vlastos, G. (1991). Socratic Studies. Cambridge University Press.
- Taylor, C. C. W. (2013). Plato: Political Philosophy. Oxford University Press.