Socrates: A Philosophical Analysis

Socrates is a notorious philosopher that was born in Athens, Greece. He dedicated his life to truly understanding the human mind and oneself. Despite being presumed as the 'wisest man on earth ' by the Oracle of Delphi, his aphorism was that he knew nothing, about anything. Having this mentality enabled his conscious mind to explore the unconscious and rationalize human intention. In this composition I am going to explore the sum and substance of Socrates theories in which he devoted his morality and conduct to, nonetheless, died teaching to his fellow Athens community. I will discuss his views on caring for the soul, his persuasion that self knowledge is a prerequisite to obtaining virtue, and that ultimately virtue is the foundation for …show more content…
Majority of individuals never consciously contemplate the question of our own morality, beliefs, and purpose. Instead, the journey of their lives and success is influenced solemnly by cultural value and the norms they blindly follow. However, Socrates believed that even if one may not have the answer to morality, as long as one is striving for answers to that question through internal dissection, one can still expect to improve their life. In my personal opinion it is not one 's destination that is of importance, instead it is one 's intentions. One of the reasons why majority of society will not consciously contemplate this question is because it requires that an individual must face himself in the mirror; one must obtain true self knowledge. An individual must …show more content…
When we perfect our souls we will attain true happiness. But if all individuals naturally desire happiness and if it is only by becoming virtuous one can attain happiness then a simple question arrises, why do so many people want to become virtuous but instead commit evil acts, thereby preventing themselves from attain that in which they really want? The answer to this question is that most people are ignorant. If one truly knew what they were doing as evil they would reframe from such an act. But because all evil acts are committed from ignorance, thus being involuntary. Socrates argued that it is better to suffer an injustice than it is to commit and injustice. When we commit an injustice act we are only harming our own soul. Yet on the other hand when we suffer an injustice it is not our soul which is harmed but instead what is harmed is merely something we possese. Be it our wealth, reputation, or our body. Since the state of our soul is of the up most importance imitate of happiness we should insure that we take care of our soul even at the expense of our possessions and body. And if the choice confronts this we should choose to suffer harm weather than inflict