Question A: If I Was Thesis

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S. military in
regards to being drafted and sent to Iraq despite having strong personal
objections to the war.
But then again, Socrates clearly believed that just behavior, in this
case refusing to be drafted and deployed to Iraq, is better for human
beings than injustice and that morality is justified because it creates
happiness and well-being for the individual. Also, Socrates firmly held the
belief that justice will inevitably lead an individual to choose good over
evil, in this case, the good being my refusal to fight in Iraq and the evil
being the draft notice.
In the end, however, I would be forced to disobey
the state and refuse to be drafted and deployed to Iraq in order to fight
in a war which I personally view as immoral and unjust. This is very much
in line

with what is known as being a conscientious objector or a person who
refuses to fight in a war which he finds immoral or unjustified.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kemerling, Garth. "Socrates: Philosophical Life." Philosophy Pages.
Internet. Retrieved
January 14, 2009 from http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/2d.htm......

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