Thursday, December 31, 2015

31 Dec, 2015: Day 21

Question 1:
Which virtue do Socrates and Thrasymachus try to define in Book I of The Republic? Answer: justice.


Socrates's main argument with throughout this section of The Republic is on virtue and shortcomings of justice. This is not as hard as it seems. It just requires a little bit of reading and patients. Plug into the search field Socrates Thrasymachus virtue Republic for the answer. Read carefully through the search results.

Question 2:
What explosion in the upper solar atmosphere releases about as much energy as millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs exploding simultaneously? Answer: Solar flares.


Please see Day 12 for the explanation.

Question 3:
What does the name given to the Aldabra giant tortoise, considered one of the longest-living animals on record at the time of his death, mean in English? Answer: One and Only.


Please see Day 11 for the explanation.

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