I. Answer the following questions – short answer (about a couple of sentences or more)
Q. Who are Cephalus and Polemarchus?
A. They are friends of Socrates. Cephalus is the dad and his son is Polemarchus.
A. Business
Q. What was Cephalus doing right before the discussion that took place?
A. some sacrifice
Q. According to Cephalus, what are the virtues of old age?
A. Knowledge of what is ahead and experiences the young have not yet had.
Q. What are Cephalus’ view of justice?
A. He believes it’s paying your debts and not lying.
Q. What is Socrates response?
A. Socrates gives a short story exposing some of its flaws. He says there are times where you do not pay your debts and you lie.
II. Write a one paragraph response to the following question:
Do you agree with Cephaus or with Socrates? Why? If you don't agree with either of them, write about which one you think makes the stronger arguement - even if you think it is not "right" - and why?
A. I will have to say I go with Cephaus because he has years and years of experience to give forth an answer. All Socrates has been doing is disprove someone else’s ideas and make them think differently. I have not (yet) seen Socrates put forth an answer.
1 comment:
Thanks Jonathan, a lot of the Greeks felt the same way about Socrates. You will see, if you have not already, how certains characters in the Republic express the same thoughts.
Mr. J
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