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 Essay Grade: 83%
Socrates
1,402 words, approx. 5 pages
 The main character of Plato's Crito, Socrates, attempts to identify obligations a citizen has before the state in which he lives. Socrates clearly states that one cannot break a law because it will hurt the state. It will show that the law is weak and that the government has no real power behind it.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
Socrates and Love
1,295 words, approx. 4 pages
 Provides an analysis of Socrates' view of love in Plato's Symposium. Critiques Socrates' opinion from a modern perspective.
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 Essay Grade: 83%
The Wisdom of Socrates
1,066 words, approx. 4 pages
 Socrates was one of the first true intellectuals in human history. Socrates was a revolutionary thinker in that he recognized the benefits and importance of studying philosophical elements instead of devoting his life to religion.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
The Wisdom of Socrates
1,053 words, approx. 4 pages
 Provides an analysis of Socrates' philosophy in the context of his contemporaries including Thucydides and Hippocrates.
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 Essay Grade: 87%
Socrates : Law and Order
1,032 words, approx. 3 pages
 How Socrates, by allowing himself to die, let his ideas and theorms flourish.
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 Essay Grade: 75%
Socrates' Innocence
911 words, approx. 3 pages
 Socrates was innocent of believing in other gods and corrupting the youth of Athens. While he was tried and sentenced to death, it is clear he did not preach for profit or personal gain, and fully upheld the laws of the fledgling Athenian democracy.
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 Essay Grade: 88%
Socratic Communism
874 words, approx. 3 pages
 Discusses the advantages of Socratic Communism.
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 Essay Grade: 92%
Socrates and the Sophists
847 words, approx. 3 pages
 Describes the sophist philosophy. Contrasts it to the views of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. Focuses on the varying views on absolute truth.
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 Essay Grade: 86%
Socrates
686 words, approx. 2 pages
 Evaluates Socrates from the book Consolations of Philosophy
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 Essay Grade: 94%
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"Allegory of the Cave" -- Socrates
423 words, approx. 1 pages
 A reflection upon Socrates' "Allegory of the Cave" and how it applies in today's society. The situation raises the question of what reality truly is.
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 Essay Grade: 75%
Socrates and Glaucon: Perfection
266 words, approx. 1 pages
 Socrates and Glaucon concluded that there is no such thing as perfection that is of this earth. Yet, it is the goal of humanity to continue to work towards this state of perfection.
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