Monday, September 3, 2012

Essay #1


My original definition of arête is a thin, knife-like rock that separates two valleys.  Honestly, I don’t even know how this relates to Socrates and the ancient Greeks at all.  Obviously, I wasn’t even close to the real meaning.  The actual meaning is excellence and knowledge.  This definition does relate to the ancient Greeks and Socrates.  This is because Socrates was a very knowledgeable man and always got people to think.  The ancient Greeks always tried to do their best.

1 comment:

  1. 19/25 (C). I would recommend less time on the mistaken definition, and more on the actual definition, and how it relates to the Greeks.

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