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One of Socrates’ friends, Chaerephon, asked if there was anyone wiser than Socrates, to which the oracle replied, “no one” (21a, 85). Socrates, knowing he was not very wise, sought to investigate the claim (21b, 85). Already, the reader can begin to understand how an examined life, is a good life. Socrates is unwilling to accept something as truth, just because it is said by a person in a position of power and respect. He chooses to investigate the claim, to find an understanding of how it can be that someone believes he is the wisest person.
Out of the three quotes, Socrates quote, best outlines my philosophy. In the words of Socrates, “An individual must do what his city or country demands of him or he must change their view of what is just.” This quote is basically saying that we have to follow what the majority of society believes, or change the view of society to what our definition of “just” is. Slavery is a great example because at one point it was accepted by the majority of society. Then much of society started to rebel against the idea, and realized that owning another human being was wrong.
Wisdom is not simply knowledge but rather knowledge gained through personal experience and growth and then, in turn, applied back into the person’s life in a
(20c) Socrates mentions that it was human wisdom and nothing more that has allowed himself to know what he knows. (20d) Socrates even mentions
In Plato's Gorgias, it is apparent that Socrates has no desire to be a good statesman as it is defined in the eyes of the Athenians. His calculation is that Athenian rhetoricians place no reliance on facts or truth, nor are these their aim. Instead, they rely on the illusion of knowledge, and this morally weakens both themselves and their audiences. It is clear however, that if he wishes, Socrates is able to match most or all of the other statesmen in Athens, as is clearly indicated by his very eloquent speech which ends the dialogue. Additionally, under his own definition of a good statesman, it is evident that Socrates is more than qualified.
Socrates was a man that was in search of the truth about wisdom. However, it became more then just a search when it brought him to trail of accusations. As a philosopher Socrates was known to overdrawn ideas and to frustrate anyone he was talking to. He is always in search of a better idea and for anyone who has experienced Socrates could assume he is making up his own actualities. This becomes evident in “ Apology” written by Plato, where Socrates was brought in charges for corrupting the minds of the youth and not believing in the Gods.
Siddhartha sees wisdom and knowledge as two very different ideas, He sees wisdom as something that one must come to on their own and knowledge as something that can be taught.
In Meno Socrates discusses his belief that humans and society are better off knowing that they don’t know something rather than thinking they do know something they don’t. People are better off knowing they don’t know something because they will not claim to know and understand something that they do not and in turn discredit someone else 's feelings; realizing they don’t know may also be cause enough for someone to push themselves and question themselves so they can know whatever it is they wish to know. However, the question of is ignorance bliss still remains. It is better for someone to know they don’t know because they won’t think they can understand a situation they can’t. There are a lot of things people can’t understand until they’ve
While Socrates is in jail, awaiting his execution (after being convicted for corrupting the youth and not believing in the Athenian gods), his friend Crito visits him in an attempt to convince Socrates to escape. Crito along with some friends and strangers are willing to bribe the right people to facilitate Socrates’ escape from prison; however, Socrates refuses, opting instead to face his fate since he believes escaping would be wrong. As a result, Crito accuses Socrates of being selfish for choosing to die, claiming that he would be robbing his children of a father, putting his friends’ reputations at risk, and choosing the easy way out. The definition of selfish is a person, action, or motive lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly
Near the end of Socrates’ life, many contemporaries suspected of Socrates’ disfavorable attitude towards the Athenian state and established religion. In acknowledgement of these suspicions, the Athenian state charged 70 year old Socrates in 399 B.C. for impiety and corrupting the minds of the young of Athens as the result of introducing them to new religious studies. In Ancient Greece, citizens believed that the gods protected their cities from natural disasters and invasions from other cities. For that reason, the State deemed Socrates to be endangering Athens by teaching the young to disrespect the gods of the city. Although in reality, Socrates had done no such thing and knew as much (Plato 29-30).
Socrates started his life as an average Athen citizen. His parents worked, making an honest living. But as Socrates grew up, he began to realize that his mind questioned things and wondered how come no one else questioned the same things or at least think about the answers to the questions that were not answered. So, as his mind kept wandering, he began to acknowledge the questions that were not answered and sought for those answers. He ended up believing and teaching things to other people, whether it went against the way the Athen government or not, he still continued his work.
Plato wrote this book to show that everyone needs to challenge their knowledge, or assumed knowledge. He wants us to challenge our beliefs of everything, and not make conclusions of anything. He not only wants us to question our thoughts, but other people’s thoughts too. He shows us with Socrates that you have to not only be open minded towards others beliefs, but you also need to take it in, analyze what they said, and seek the truth and what makes complete sense. His writing relates a lot to our reading in class, Think Critically, “A truth seeker asks probing questions to follow reasons and evidence wherever they may lead” (Gittens and Facione, 2016, P.23).
In Book V of the Republic, Socrates proposes two arguments that will lead to a more successful and ideal society. Socrates concluded that the two ways to change and further help society, is the recognition of the equality of women and the abolition of the family. Socrates proposes these two ideas hoping that it will better society. Socrates’ proposals help to prove his point of the connection between and ideal society and the natural division of labor. The discussion of equality of women and the abolition of families leads to the discussion between plato and blank about feminism in relations to Socrates’ ideas.
Emotionales vs. Rationales We all have our own way of understanding ethics. Socrates and Confucious also had their own way of looking at ethics. Socrates thought that rational knowledge was the decisive factor of human life, which was "acquired through a faculty of reasoning". On the other hand, Confucious thought that kinship love was the decisive factor of human life without leaving out the importance of knowledge and thinking out.
The Modern English language has a rich history, it develops and changes like many other world languages. The English language has mainly been influenced by Latin, Germanic and French over a period of two thousand years. The English Lexicon includes words from over 120 countries, however Latin, Germanic and Latin account approximately less than 30% each. The English language is second to none in the variety and amount of lexical words. The most penetrating influence on English in history is French during the Middle English period after the Norman conquests.
