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A 5 page paper which compares the attitudes
and beliefs of Socrates to Pericles as they concern one's duty to the city of Athens.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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The place was Athens and the time was one of change and examination. Pericles was a powerful figure of the city, maintaining governmental positions. Socrates, on the other hand, was
a simple philosopher who searched for wisdom and truth. In both of their roles they were men who maintained a personal position concerning what was required of an individual in
terms of their duty to the city of Athens. In the following paper we examine their positions, comparing and contrasting them. Socrates and Pericles It should perhaps be
noted, first and foremost, that there are many arguments one could present in regards to Socrates and Pericles beliefs concerning duty to city-state. For example, many argue that Socrates was
nothing short of a traitor to democracy, fighting for the righteousness of a dictatorship (Anonymous Socrates Had It Coming, 2002). Others would argue that Socrates was a man who felt
so strongly about his duty to the city of Athens that he allowed himself to be condemned and killed in order to adhere to his duty to the city. In
the following paper we will focus on his devotion to the city in relationship to duty. Similarly speaking, many may argue that Pericles was a man who felt a
powerful sense of duty to his city. He was, after all, an official who stood as one who supported and defended the city. However, other material may suggest that he
was a man who was essentially out for himself in many ways, making changes and taking advantage of the citys wealth for his own gratification. Again, the following paper focuses
on more selfish approaches to a sense of duty on the behalf of Pericles. Interestingly enough, while "Socrates was...a member of the middle class, he was on good terms
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