ANALYZING THE CORE TEACHING OF SOCRATES
Socrates posed the following challenge to his fellowcitizens: \"...are you not ashamed of heaping the greatest amount ofmoney and honour and reputation, and caring so little about wisdomand truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?\" Do you thinkthat this challenge is still relevant today? Explain your reasoningby giving some specific arguments and examples.
WHAT IS YOUR CONCEPT OF REALITY? - This covers thetopics from Course Content II, IV and V (On Plato's andAristotle's metaphysical beliefs).
It may seem like an odd question, but how would youdescribe your idea of \"ultimate reality?\" Is it physical reality ofwhat you experience on a day-to-day basis? Or do you think ofultimate reality in terms of intellectual truths and insights? Ordo you consider ultimate reality to be defined in terms of aspiritual metaphysics like Plato's? Explain.
Plato believed that the soul is immortal, that it usedto exist in the World of Idea or Forms, it exists now with thebody, and it will continue to exist even if the body dies. However,Aristotle believes that the soul is mortal, a natural phenomenonthat gives meaning and purpose to the body - that it exists withthe body and dies with it. Which metaphysical view, do you think,is more compelling or convincing? Explain.
