Fallible Human Being Essay

The Fallible Human Being Fallible means capable of making errors. A human is prone to making errors and/or mistakes which makes them fallible. Socrates believed this idea of fallible humans, where everyone no matter class or status is capable of making errors. Very often this idea of fallibility got Socrates into trouble with other scholars or “wise men” of his day, because it was not encouraged to question anything that‘s been established as true. Socrates brought a lot of doubt and at the same time encouraged his students and others to think deeper, to question, and to make others aware of their own ignorance. Socrates’ approach was thought to be negative and non-diplomatic which caused him a lot of problem, enemies, and ultimately his death. Nevertheless, his ignorance proved to others he was the wisest of all the noblemen of his time.

The Critic or Gadfly

Socrates was unquestionably a critic and a very wise man. However, after their huge loss to the Spartans and dealing with a corrupt government for sometime, Socrates was often blamed for everything wrong with the Athenian youth and society as a whole. Although Socrates apologized and tried to be in good …show more content…
Aristotle developed the same ideology of his mentor Plato but later began to dwell in his own understanding of human beings, and that is we are rational animals. Aristotle’s beliefs can be said to be a hybrid of Socrates and Plato’s teachings. Socrates believed in the Fallible human, while Plato believed that gifted humans can achieve the highest level of knowledge and are nobles in a sense because they are able to acquire knowledge and normal human wouldn’t be able to reach. Aristotle’s belief were different, he believed humans are rational animals, which gives them the ability to wonder about things not present to them, for example the universe. He believed that is what sets us apart from animals and other living