believe it or not, this actually is a topic for a quarter paper. i know it's hard, but please take it seriously. i can only get a 99% or a 0%. yep. pressure's on.
2006-10-15 11:15:36 · 12 answers · asked by wishful_thinking425 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
thanks guys. sweet (and funny) answers. but umm, my teacher doesnt really care about format and all taht. all she wants if for the paper to be fun and not boring. and that's it. i have a pretty good idea on what to do. but i just wanted to know what other sane ppol think, and i'd probably show this to her.
2006-10-15 12:08:08 · update #1
Well, Socrates is dead and has been forever...so I'd rather be a pig, if it's a live pig. At least you get some life before you become bacon! Socrates was a great thinker/writer, but as I said, he's been dead for a long long time!
2006-10-15 11:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a socratic pig on yahoo answers, hopefully he will see this question . . .
If your professor is good, it doesn't matter which side you choose; it only matters how well you write out your argument.
Most people will go with socrates, probably, since he was a person rather than an animal, he's respected as a famous thinker, etc.
I would say be daring and choose the pig. You want to carefully review the directions for the paper - how many pages, what it should include, any formatting instructions, which style (APA, MLA, Chicago), how many sources, what type of sources, etc.
Do the traditional introduction that previews your main points. Have clear topic sentences for each paragraph, and sentences within the paragraph that support the topic sentence. Watch your in text citations and your reference page (or works cited page).
Use clear transitions between paragraphs.
In your conclusion, summarize your main points.
Make sure the paper is as long as specified.
Cover the main points of Socrates assertions about life and philosophy . . .counter them if you argue for a pig.
2006-10-15 11:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you truly believe ignorance is bliss, then it would be better to be a pig. When you know too much that you know you truly know NOTHING, then you're coming REAL close to insanity. I'd rather be wallowing in slop and be blissfully happy, than be constantly contemplating the meaning of life and so forth. Think about it, brilliant people are close to insanity and commit suicide because of all the NON brilliant people they have to come in contact with in everyday life. Imagine if you were extremely wise and intelligent and you're on the highest "form" of thinking according to Plato (which was one of Socrates students by the way) that you can't comprehend or understand the "normal" people. Of course, humans have a need for interaction, but if you can't interact with people because your way of thinking is "way off in left field" according to the 'normal' people, what are you to do? Become an introvert, keep to yourself and become reclusive and have people thinking you're like a "mad scientist" or something? And it's these "normal" people that have caused you to become this way, and yet they think YOU are the weird one. It's kind of ironic really. Now, and for many years, this country has not been ruled by the elite minority, it's been ruled by the majority. If you don't conform to the norm, then you are "abnormal". Maybe we should be listening to these "abnormal" thinkers more. Seems as though we only realize their true value of their wisdom and intelligence posthumously.
Socrates wasn't liked when he lived. He was accused of impiety and tried in court. The courts didn't like his thinking either and tried to shut him up. He never denied his accusations. He owned up to them, but at the same time, he was a bit of a smart a** with people. I don't blame him though. Imagine if you were a civilized human being living among packs of wolves or something. You'd probably think you were a little "better" than your peers to. Socrates probably felt sorry for his accusers because they couldn't achieve the level of thinking he had.
Yeah, (sorry for going off on a tangent like that) I'd rather be a pig.
2006-10-15 11:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, better? that's not arguable. Threes a fine line between a genius and a insane person, and comparing a philosopher to a pig is out of the question
2006-10-15 11:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Apollo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Pig is alive, Socrates is not... is this hypothetical pig in your paper dead or alive? Keep it simple, it's better to be a live pig than a dead philosopher.
I'm a socratic pig? ROFLMpigletAO!
2006-10-15 12:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Because nobody eats Socrates and eggs.
2006-10-17 17:19:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dew Drop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say its better to be socates because although he may have been borderline insane probably because he was too brilliant, but the pig, well lets just say i'd rather be insane than bacon. but then again, maybe he was just conflicted with all of the complex questions he would ponder, and the pig what does it have to contemplate?
2006-10-15 11:22:54 · answer #7 · answered by leafy_c2i2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Socrates is dead, so maybe the pig.
2006-10-15 13:08:44 · answer #8 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I have never thought about it tho
2006-10-15 14:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by ▒Яenée▒ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-15 11:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by ????a?? ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋