Socrates
occupies a foundational place in the world history. However in spite of this
fact, he left no notes after him (Socrates). His ideas became known only due to
the notes of his students. Among these works Plato’s "The Apology” occupies an
outstanding place. It he whom we are obliged for almost everything we know
about Socrates today.
Socrates
spoke of God this way: he did not know whether he existed or not, but knew that
his thoughts were all over around them. Soul and consciousness are primary for
him, nature is secondary. He considered that if a person knew his own soul, it
would help to know God and to approach him. Human reasonabless is the major
proof of God’s existence.
Статья
посвящена размышлениям Сократа и Протагора о добродетели
Two great philosophers Socrates and Protagoras are
outstanding figures that belong to the Ancient classical period. Both of them
spoke a lot about virtue, its essence and properties. Protagoras mentions
virtue in the general sense of the word, besides he enumerates separate virtues
such as justice, good sense and piety. Socrates defines virtue as knowledge.
Socrates pays a lot of attention to the essence and the origin of some virtues.
He rises a question: "Is it possible to consider that virtue in general is an
entity and justice, good sense and piety are its constituent parts? Or are they
different definitions of one and the same quality?”.
Фрагмент статьи посвящён изучению проявления антропоморфизма
на материале рассказа "Wild Animals I Have
Known”
канадского писателя Эрнеста Томпсона Сетона
Anthropomorphism is the phenomenon that is based on the endowment of all
animals, plants, natural phenomena with human features and qualities. Anthropomorphism
presupposes that animals have psychological features and capabilities that are
inherent in people only. These ideas are not proved scientifically and are
seriously debated among scientists and other pragmatic people and exclude
everything that cannot be scientifically explained. The scientific point of
view is that animals are inanimate beings that cannot behave like people and
feel the same. Animals cannot have emotions and psychological feelings and
experience of this character. But people who adore animals usually disagree
with those pragmatists. They claim that if something cannot be explained from
the scientific point of view that does not mean that animals cannot feel
emotional pain.
The death
penalty is the deprivation of life resolved by the law as a punishment (usually for
especially grave crimes). In the developed countries the death penalty is
usually preceded by trials because the defendant has the right to lodge an
appeal. It often results in long period between the sentence and the serving of
the sentence. Sometimes years and even decades can pass. This happened in the
USA to Jack Alderman who was sentenced to death for the murder of the wife on
June, 14th, 1975 at the age of 24 years, and was executed only on September,
16th, 2008 at the age of 57 years, more than 33 years later.
In the majority of the modern states the death penalty is carried out
non-publicly, so that only persons permitted by law can be present during the
process.
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