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With his bold and sweeping statements about a divine mission to seek out and expose false wisdom, and his assertions that nothing short of death will stop him from completing that mission, Socrates makes it clear that, to him, the vocation of a philosopher is a dangerous one. He demonstrates an awareness that his practices have not only brought him enemies, but will likely lead to his death. However, Socrates repeatedly asserts that a true philosopher could not stop questioning, practicing, and sharing his philosophy any more than a true philosopher could willfully cease to exist. In fact, Socrates makes it clear that if he is given the option to live without philosophy or to die with it, that the only choice he could make would be to die. Socrates tells the jury, "either acquit me or not; but whatever you do, know that I shall never alter my ways, not even if I have to die many times."
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Euthanasia in the Style of Plato Euthanasia -- a Moral Duty or a Moral Wrong? In Ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt, the general view for society was that if an individual was no longer interested in continuing their existence, society had no right to ensure that they remain alive. The idea of euthanasia, or ending one's life to alleviate physical or mental suffering, has thus been a continual controversy for thousands of
Apologetics for Generation ZTable of ContentsIntroduction 3Who is Generation Z? 3Understanding the Problem 8Background to the Humanities 10The Sources That Will Help 13Walker Percy�s Moviegoer 14The Disease That Haunts Man 18Flannery O�Connor 21Pluck Out the Mystery? 23The Tale of Shoefoot 25Take Them to the Wonder 26Conclusion 28Bibliography 31IntroductionTo counter the pluralism of today�s culture, it is important that the Christian faith be presented objectively and with an insistence on truth.
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