ulie Costello
Professor Halper
Philosophy 201
Midterm Paper Do we really know everything in life? If we reflect on many intellectual topics would we really have a correct answer to all of these topics? One can assume that they are knowledgeable but does one know about things that they do not know about? The reoccurring theme of knowledge is displayed in Plato`s literary works such as, Meno, Apology and The Cave. In these literary works it exemplifies that although one may think that one has perfect knowledge one has much more knowledge to obtain. In Plato`s Meno, Meno expresses that when someone does something bad it is because that person did not have the exact knowledge to know it was bad. Socrates walks around Athens questioning people …show more content…
A lot of times in life we find ourselves being ignorant. People are seen as know it all’s are seen to be ignorant. We all know that know it all’s aren’t smart because they think they know everything and do not care to seek the right type of knowledge. The reality seen in apology is not knowing knowledge. Socrates believes you need to constantly keep seeking knowledge. This is what exemplifies how humble and wise Socrates truly is. For instance, when you feel that you being in a certain class is good enough and you receive good grades you think you do not need to seek more knowledge. Being able to seek more knowledge within one class would be receiving a tutor to help you seek more knowledge and understandings of the class. Highest form of evil is to not seek knowledge. The moment one thinks one knows everything is the moment one becomes ignorant. The highest form of knowledge is truth. One needs to be seeking the truth in order to receive knowledge. Socrates knows that he does not know. This is what makes Socrates the smartest guy around. The oracle at Delphi told Socrates to search out for a man that is wiser then himself and while trying to do this Socrates could not find this. This is because everyone thinks they already know everything and Socrates is the only one aware that he does not know everything. When Socrates first gets …show more content…
The man who came out of the cave tries to explain to the others that being able to name the shapes fastest when the shadow appears in the cave is not what wisdom is. Wisdom is being able to go out in the real world and expand on one’s knowledge of the shadows to be able to name the shapes the shadows make in real life. This can be reconciled with Apology in the sense of how Socrates, the wisest man, went around Athens questioning the ignorant people to prove they are not knowledgeable. While Socrates went around questioning the ignorant people of Athens, Socrates was trying to get people out of their own darkness. Their own darkness as in being their ignorance. Socrates relates to the man who comes out of the cave because both Socrates and the man who comes out of the cave realizes that there are different types of wisdom. They both portray how knowledge is something that can always be improved when you take the time the obtain more. The Apology`s and the cave images account of knowledge can be reconciled through the theme of how Socrates and the man who comes out of the cave are portrayed to always be willing to seek more
Professor Halper
Philosophy 201
Midterm Paper Do we really know everything in life? If we reflect on many intellectual topics would we really have a correct answer to all of these topics? One can assume that they are knowledgeable but does one know about things that they do not know about? The reoccurring theme of knowledge is displayed in Plato`s literary works such as, Meno, Apology and The Cave. In these literary works it exemplifies that although one may think that one has perfect knowledge one has much more knowledge to obtain. In Plato`s Meno, Meno expresses that when someone does something bad it is because that person did not have the exact knowledge to know it was bad. Socrates walks around Athens questioning people …show more content…
A lot of times in life we find ourselves being ignorant. People are seen as know it all’s are seen to be ignorant. We all know that know it all’s aren’t smart because they think they know everything and do not care to seek the right type of knowledge. The reality seen in apology is not knowing knowledge. Socrates believes you need to constantly keep seeking knowledge. This is what exemplifies how humble and wise Socrates truly is. For instance, when you feel that you being in a certain class is good enough and you receive good grades you think you do not need to seek more knowledge. Being able to seek more knowledge within one class would be receiving a tutor to help you seek more knowledge and understandings of the class. Highest form of evil is to not seek knowledge. The moment one thinks one knows everything is the moment one becomes ignorant. The highest form of knowledge is truth. One needs to be seeking the truth in order to receive knowledge. Socrates knows that he does not know. This is what makes Socrates the smartest guy around. The oracle at Delphi told Socrates to search out for a man that is wiser then himself and while trying to do this Socrates could not find this. This is because everyone thinks they already know everything and Socrates is the only one aware that he does not know everything. When Socrates first gets …show more content…
The man who came out of the cave tries to explain to the others that being able to name the shapes fastest when the shadow appears in the cave is not what wisdom is. Wisdom is being able to go out in the real world and expand on one’s knowledge of the shadows to be able to name the shapes the shadows make in real life. This can be reconciled with Apology in the sense of how Socrates, the wisest man, went around Athens questioning the ignorant people to prove they are not knowledgeable. While Socrates went around questioning the ignorant people of Athens, Socrates was trying to get people out of their own darkness. Their own darkness as in being their ignorance. Socrates relates to the man who comes out of the cave because both Socrates and the man who comes out of the cave realizes that there are different types of wisdom. They both portray how knowledge is something that can always be improved when you take the time the obtain more. The Apology`s and the cave images account of knowledge can be reconciled through the theme of how Socrates and the man who comes out of the cave are portrayed to always be willing to seek more