philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: The Court as a Theater
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/03/court-as-theater.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Saturday, March 20, 2010. The Court as a Theater. Why do you think Socrates refused to take the easy way out? Take specific examples from the text and explain them. Remember to put your name and to use correct grammar! March 20, 2010 at 7:06 PM. March 21, 2010 at 3:42 PM. March 21, 2010 at 6:29 PM. Malcolm M. said. March 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM. Malcolm M. said. Here Socrates is saying that the people who he had questioned throughout his philosophical career would come back to pe...
philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: Wax vs. "Wax"
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/04/wax-vs-wax.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Wax vs. "Wax". Today we discussed how what we see is different than what the mind perceives it to be. Look for a moment at an object near you. Describe its physical properties. For example, take a piece of paper. When you look at a piece of paper, do you see "paper"? Or do you see some kind of a white rectangular shape? Don't forget to include your name and to use legible grammar! What about an aqueous solution? April 30, 2010 at 2:35 PM.
philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: Staying in Prison
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/03/staying-in-prison.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Monday, March 22, 2010. Today, we discussed that Socrates' decision to stay in prison until his execution was right and just. How does Socrates' idea of staying in prison connect to the idea of how leaving prison will harm the people of Athens? Explain and use specific examples from Crito. Socrates would rather spend is life in jail/die than harm others. April 16, 2010 at 3:59 PM. Contact Mr. Wille.
philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: Education
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/04/education.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Friday, April 16, 2010. Today, we had a short discussion of of the Sun Analogy, the Line Analogy and how smashing them together came to make the Allegory of the Cave. How does analogies and the Allegory connect to the idea of education having been a wanted experience instead of a forced experienced? Be sure to explain by connecting back to the different aspects of the analogies and the Allegory. April 25, 2010 at 7:26 AM. Contact Mr. Wille.
philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: Philosophy of Law
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/05/philosophy-of-law.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Monday, May 17, 2010. Of the following ideas in your response. Your response should be at least two complete paragraphs. In length. Please post your response by Wednesday evening. I Several weeks ago, Mr. Dvecka explained that part of Socrates' larger point in the Apology. In what way does the act of writing down the laws affirm a society's belief in a "general will"? May 18, 2010 at 4:14 PM. By writing down a constitution, or a set of definite laws and codes, the people have...
philosophy.awille.org
Mr. Wille's Philosophy Class: Caves.
http://philosophy.awille.org/2010/04/caves.html
Mr Wille's Philosophy Class. Thursday, April 15, 2010. Imagine you were for some reason chained in a cave for your whole life, and was most unfortunately, facing a wall. When things would pass by, you would only see their shadows. Most people wouldn't be satisfied with this. These people are called philosophers. Would you be satisfied with simply seeing shadows passing by? If you would, explain why. If not, please elaborate, and defend your argument. Malcolm M. said. The cave allegory is similar to the s...
