Thrasymachus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Prescriptive statements, also known as normative statements, are meant to express truth claims about the way things are. - correct answer false Your friend claims that there is only one, absolute, moral rule: seek power at all costs. Who would agree without qualification? (There is only one option): - correct answer Thrasymachus Why does Moore think the naturalistic fallacy is a mistake? - correct answer A. If we say 'good' refers to a psychological state, then we'll never be able to se...

Thucydides In the Melian dialogue, part of his history of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides relates a debate over Athens' threat to invade neutral Melos to demonstrate strength. The Melians present an idealistic appeal to justice, while Athens' argument is starkly realist: relations between states turn on power, not morality. Thucydides seems take a centrist position. Machiavelli Machiavelli is seen to embody the most extreme realism: that of the Athenians in the Melian dialogue, or...

ETHICS FINAL EXAMPrescriptive statements, also known as normative statements, are meant to express truth claims about the way things are. - correct answer false Your friend claims that there is only one, absolute, moral rule: seek power at all costs. Who would agree without qualification? (There is only one option): - correct answer Thrasymachus Why does Moore think the naturalistic fallacy is a mistake? - correct answer A. If we say 'good' refers to a psychological state, then we'll ne...

Plato's Republic Questions and Answers Already Passed Cephalus' definition of justice keeping of promises and repaying of debts Socrates objection to Cephalus' justice return a weapon to a crazy person Polemarchus' definition of justice benefitting friends and harming enemies; returning good for good, bad for bad. Socrates' objections to Polemarchus' justice 1. definition makes justice a useless craft 2. we can be wrong about who are our friends and enemies 3. justice can't require har...

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POLS 420- History of Political Thought SOCRATES · Who said Socrates was the wisest man in Athens in the "Apology"? - Oracle of Delphi SOCRATES · As Socrates goes and questions the "wise men" of Athens in "Apology", what does he ultimately conclude? - That none of them are wise SOCRATES What is the name of the prosecutor Socrates has a brief conversation with during the "Apology" - Meletus SOCRATES Why, according to Socrates, does he not formally participate in pol...

Test Bank for A Novel Approach to Politics 6th Edition Chapter 1: Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Idealism is to realism as campaigning for political office is to ______. A. voting B. holding office C. fundraising D. lobbying Ans: B Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify the difference between reality and what you think you know. Cognitive Domain: Application Answer Location: Introduction Difficulty Level: Medium 2. The struggle...

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