The Apology
Who brought formal charges against Socrates
Meletus
The fundamental question Socrates asks is this
What is piety?
Crito’s first argument for why Socrates should escape appeals to this factor.
Majority opinion or Public Opinion
In The Phaedo, Socrates argues that philosophers should not fear this, as it frees the soul from the body.
Death
Socrates raises this philosophical problem in Euthyphro that questions the nature of divine command and morality.
Euthyphro dilemma
He knows nothing
Euthyphro's first definition of piety is based on this action that he is currently taking.
Socrates claims that the opinion of the ______ is less important than doing what is right.
Majority
Socrates describes the philosopher’s rejection of bodily pleasures as necessary for the soul’s quest for this.
Knowledge or truth
According to The Phaedo, the soul's quest for knowledge is hindered by this.
The body
Socrates compares himself to this insect, claiming that he stirs up the people of Athens like it stirs a horse
The second definition Euthyphro offers is that piety is what is ________by the gods.
Loved
Socrates argues that escaping prison would damage this.
Respect for the laws of Athens
Socrates claims that true knowledge is best achieved when the soul is free from this.
What is the body
Socrates suggests that philosophy is a preparation for this inevitable event.
Death
Socrates argues that it is worse to do this than suffer it
Injustice
Socrates refutes Euthyphro's second definition by pointing out that the gods do this, making it difficult for them to all agree on what is pious.
According to Crito, Socrates would be acting unjustly if he stays in prison because it would bring this upon his friends.
Harm or shame
Socrates offers an argument for the soul’s immortality based on its being this, as opposed to the body, which decays.
Immaterial
This is the form of wisdom Socrates claims to have, which is the knowledge that he does not know everything.
Human Wisdom
This is the reason Socrates refuses to appeal to the jury's pity by showing his family during his trial.
What is his belief that it is unjust to manipulate the jury with emotional appeal.
This is the dilemma raised by Socrates in response to the third definition of piety: "Is something pious because the gods love it, or do the gods love it because it is ______?"
Socrates argues that escaping prison would break his implicit agreement with this entity.
What is the laws of Athens or the social contract.
Socrates explains that the senses can deceive us, which is why this part of us is the best means of obtaining knowledge.
The soul (or the mind)
What is the power that explains the arrangement and order for the best.
The Mind