Let's Talk About Philosophy!

        In Plato's dialogue, Socrates gives an interesting view between philosophy and death. Phaedo  begins with Socrates proposing that while suicide is wrong, he  believes that a true philosopher should not fear death or think of it as a bad thing. But rather, accept it and even welcome i t.  According to Socrates, the soul is immortal, and we are not attached to our physical and mortal bodies. He argues that our bodies are owned by the gods, so we don't have the right to harm what is not ours, a.k.a. suicide. Socrates states that we should not fear death and welcome it because in the afterlife we will be overall happier. We all die, there is no avoiding it. So philosophers should welcome death, because really all we are preparing for in life is death. Socrates clearly takes the view of a religious person who believes in an afterlife.      I personally agree with Socrates view between philosophy and death. If we do not believe in at least some form of an afterlife, what is t

 Throughout the history of the United States, African Americans have never enjoyed the freedoms and luxuries that the average white person has. There is no question that racism is still a very prominent social issue in the United States today.  Despite the fact that this blatant racism has been around since the early 1600s, there still has not been adequate reparations to the black community. While there have been apologies, museums, and other "reparations" in the current time period; it does not make up for the 300+ years of slavery that they endured, and the lasting effects slavery has on African Americans today. Nearly every single black person in America still is a victim of unintentional, or intentional, microaggressions.  Darby proposes an argument that does not focus on the particular past events of slavery/racism, and is more of a concept that concentrates on forward progression. To this aspect, I agree with Darby. There is a clear split between the urban black commun