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Way of the Peaceful Warrior
For my book project I read the book Way of the Peaceful Warrior, by Dan Millman. Set in Berkeley California, Dan Millman a college student struggles to find the part of himself that has always been missing. One night while out walking from his dorm, Dan comes across a gas station and a strange man that is soon to turn his life upside down. This man, known as Socrates, shows Dan a side of existence that only few people had ever seen. To become a warrior like Socrates and have the mind to not allow the regular struggles of life to control a single part of you. Socrates takes Dan in and tries to create a warrior from a young star athlete with the ignorance of every other human on this earth. Through his teachings Dan comes across an elusive women named Joy. This spiritual journey shows Dan a side of life never seen by his own eyes before, and guides him to his final conflict that hopefully will help him reach his destination he has always yearned for. The missing piece of the puzzle that is Dan Millman. This book shows life in a way that I had never thought of before. It shows the many steps it takes to become, "a warrior." In most cases it is Socrates showing the ignorant Dan the differences between their
lives. Socrates shows Dan how a warrior looks at several simple aspects of life unlike the normal
human. In one section, Socrates shows Dan the difference between the brain and the mind. Dan
questions the positive uses for the mind and the great minds in history. Socrates shows him that
there aren't any great minds, that there are only great brains. Socrates states and continues to explain how the brain has abstract processes of dealing with information called, "the
intellect." The brain and min...
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... cross my mind but I find myself thinking differently since enrolling in this class. I enjoyed this book because it allowed me to relate to the main character, reflect on my life, and try to change myself in the process of reading it. I was able to see the parts of my life that had not been even fathomed before. When reading the book I found it difficult to read and somewhat boring but once I thought about the concepts and people involved in our class it gave me a better understanding of the book. One piece of advice would be to have the five people/ five concepts before reading these books because I feel I missed some key points looking back on the book. I feel that knowing these people/concepts before reading the book would have helped me understand the book better. This book was and interesting one and allows for every reader to have their own interpretation of it.
This book was a good read for me, but I also read book reviews to help me keep track on what I am reading. These book reviews just made a better understanding of what I was reading.
This book is a very interesting read, if you have some self discipline. I mean that you need some self discipline because this book didn’t really captivate me in the sense that I couldn’t put it down. But after reading it for a while, I started to appreciate the author’s way of describing the characters and actions in this book.
What are the important themes of the book? What questions or issues about teaching and learning does it address?
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
Did you like the book? would you recommend this book to others? Why or why
“Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realms of creative analysis and objective appraisal.” (King, 1963).
...e preceding reasons, all college students should read the book. The book will captivate the educated mind, and most importantly, will cause that mind to think and to question why things happen as they do.
*All in all I would say that this novel is definitely a good read. I found my self at times relating my own thoughts and experiences to that of the characters in the book. This is the very reason I would recommend that you give your class next semester the option of reading either this book or another. From my point of view, I think that most men can not relate to certain situations that occur, which lessens the overall significance of her writing.
All in all, this novel is a good read, so long as the reader takes the time to think about everything that goes into it.
Although I could not relate to the main character in many ways this book was very interesting and eye opening.
The Delphic oracle told to his friend Chaerephon that Socrates is the wisest man on earth. However, he did not think in that way and tried to prove that the oracle had not right. When he started to talk with people it turned out that the politicians are arrogant and not so clever, poets do not understand their own work, manual artisans considered themselves to be so smart in all areas, however, they know only their craftsmanship. When Socrates showed their ignorance, he became hated. Although he only wanted to prove that human wisdom is not so important and has not the biggest value in life. Moreover, he was just about to show that real wisdom belongs only to the gods. Socrates wisdom consisted in realizing his ignorance. Other people did not confess to their ignorance, they thought that they know everything. Socrates was aware of that he can do not know something, compared to others. And for him it was natural, when other people did not want to confess to their
The role of virtue in Plato’s Republic is to give structure to the ideal State. This is because it is argued that, man, left to his own convictions and outwardly just will give into the temptation to be unjust when it benefits him and when he has certainty he will not be caught. In Book IV Plato, through Socrates as a character discusses the virtues that make up this ideal State; they are wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice.Wisdom, courage, and temperance are attributed to three classes that make up the State. Wisdom is attributed to the Guardian class, Courage is attributed to the Warrior class, and Temperance is attributed to the Artisan class.
Some of the authors' more controversial positions are: Socrates does not really have a method at all, though his manner of e...
Socrates was an Athenian whose words still haven’t ceased to impress, millions of years after his death. Even today his lectures are a reflection of our society, as they help shape modern philosophy as we know it. Despite having earned the title of the wisest man to have ever lived,1 all that is known about Socrates comes from the writings of two of his students: Plato and Xenophon. Although their texts are great in length and much alive today, Socrates is best known for the quote “The only thing I know is that I know nothing”. This is often referred to as the “Socratic Paradox”, for how can you know nothing if you are aware of not knowing?
When Socrates was brought to trial for the corruption of the city’s youth he knew he had done nothing wrong. He had lived his life as it should be lead, and did what he ne...