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This 5 page report discusses the question what morality is and whether or not it is the most important thing in life. Considering the Socratic approach to such a question and then applying such thinking to a number of well-known works of fiction -- “The Great Gatsby,” “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and “A Farewell to Arms” -- allows the report’s author to make certain association regarding morality and what Plato saw as its other dimension -- justice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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history, Platos own philosophy may be, in numerous circumstances, regarded as an attempt to re-establish standards of thought and conduct for a civilization that he, and many of his contemporaries,
believed to be on the brink of completely falling apart. With that sort of thinking, it was logical, at least to them, to ponder the true essence, meaning, and
existence of morality and a great deal of what modern readers understand about Socrates and the Socratic method of inquiry is based on that fact. Certainly, no single thought
or statement can truly come near a full explanation of the complexity and depth of Plato. However, his patterns for determining a moral theory, as it relates to the ethics
and egoism of morality, offers an excellent insight into what morality is, can be, and should be. Throughout The Republic, Plato expounds upon his views (via Socrates) of the
issues that most greatly determine human action and consequence. For example, central to Platos concerns in The Republic is the question of the extent to which the personality as a
whole (including emotional aspirations and, to some extent, desires) can be shaped by ethical ideals; and the spirited part plays a key role in this respect. Plato held that the
key agent in any sort of behavior but especially ethical or moral behavior (or lack of the same) is "reason" rather than the self-conscious "I." One may then extend
the concept from ethical ideas to morality, which, in many circumstances are virtually synonymous. He would then suggest that the connection between authority and freedom are intrinsically related since
one can not exist in its "fullness" in the absence of the other. That then leads to the understanding that justice is at the core of what is good.
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