In Plato’s five dialogues it follows the trial of the main protagonist Socrates, who is being accused of piety and corrupting the youth and speaking against the gods. In these dialogues we learn some of Socrates’ position on the topic of the relationship between virtue and knowledge, the relationship between wrongdoing and ignorance and the explanation of why humans fear death and how does knowledge dispel the fear of death.
According to Socrates, there is a direct relationship between wrongdoing and ignorance and that all wrongdoing is the result of ignorance. “All wrongdoing is involuntary because it is due to the ignorance of the good” (Meno 77b-78b) Socrates uses two arguments to support his claim that wrongdoing comes from ignorance, the importance of obligations to morality and the idea of self instinct along. …show more content…
Socrates also states that all human behavior and actions are driven by self-interest, and since no one wishes to harm themselves, then wrongdoing must come from their lack of knowledge. It is evident an individual will always choose the course of action that, will bring them the greatest benefit or the least harm. In the Crito, he tells us the misery of disease and bodily deterioration can be compared to the injury inflicted by wrongdoing of vital organs and parts of our bodies. In Meno Socrates goes on to say that we do not desire commit acts that in a way that will harm ourselves and neither do we, except in ignorance, jeopardize our happiness in favor of perceived sensual pleasure or material
According to Socrates, there is a direct relationship between wrongdoing and ignorance and that all wrongdoing is the result of ignorance. “All wrongdoing is involuntary because it is due to the ignorance of the good” (Meno 77b-78b) Socrates uses two arguments to support his claim that wrongdoing comes from ignorance, the importance of obligations to morality and the idea of self instinct along. …show more content…
Socrates also states that all human behavior and actions are driven by self-interest, and since no one wishes to harm themselves, then wrongdoing must come from their lack of knowledge. It is evident an individual will always choose the course of action that, will bring them the greatest benefit or the least harm. In the Crito, he tells us the misery of disease and bodily deterioration can be compared to the injury inflicted by wrongdoing of vital organs and parts of our bodies. In Meno Socrates goes on to say that we do not desire commit acts that in a way that will harm ourselves and neither do we, except in ignorance, jeopardize our happiness in favor of perceived sensual pleasure or material