Socrates

“The best things we have come from madness” (244a). This is a quote from a dialogue written by Plato featuring Socrates and his friend, Phaedrus. It is spoken by Socrates in a second speech about the difference between a lover and a non-lover. In this speech he claims that choosing the non-lover over the lover should only be accepted if madness was intrinsically bad, if instead madness was given as the gift of the gods then one should choose the lover. The relationship between love and madness…

a possible source of threat of dissent to a political regime. Additionally, Socrates provides a convenient definition of “greatest harm” against a city, stating that the “greatest evil-doing against one’s own city is injustice” (Plato 113). Consequently, as injustice is the opposite of justice which regards the “money-making, auxiliary, and guardian classes doing what’s appropriate, each of them minding its own…

Plato and Socrates are among the most notable philosophers throughout history. Their ideas remain relevant to this day. After reading The Ring of Gyges and Allegory of The Cave, I find it better to be unjust, due the advantage and benefits it gives. By being unjust, it is more possible to have control over things which normally you do not. These stories test the mind by making you look at both sides of justice. The freedom to act unjustly, without fear of retribution, would be most easily…

are people who were accusing Socrates’ of wrong doings before Anytus and his friends. Socrates talks about these first accusers as if not totally sure who they are. He states that they have been making accusations against him for a long time and that all of them are false. These people state that Socrates is wise but is doing wrong. “…a student of all things in the sky and below the earth, who makes the worse argument the stronger” (Plato 22). This meaning that Socrates does not believe in the…

Socrates was born in the year 470 BC. in Athens, Greece. His father was a sculptor and his mother was a midwife. Socrates was the first Greek philosophers who died unjustly condemned by the Athenian justice. Socrates was a classic philosopher, stood out for his human qualities, spiritual integrity, social pedagogy and moral greatness; he devoted his life to the education of young people, without earning a penny. His wise teachings, who opposed the Sophists of the time, help to shape ethical…

Socrates is a great classical Athenian philosopher and he is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. When we talk about this person, we all know that he is known for bringing up a lot of great ideas, such as the Socratic methods. The ideas are characterized differently back in the ancient time. During the ancient Athenian time, there were two different images about the characteristics of Socrates. One of the images was written in Clouds by Aristophanes and the other was described…

Socrates uses many appeals trying to defend himself against the Athenian Court; although he fails, his main appeal of logic resonates in those who convicted him. Socrates makes it apparent that even though he’s attempting to persuade the court to spare his life, he is very aware that this task will not be easily accomplished due to the years of slander instilled in others by his accusers. Socrates main point (and most powerful) is that his accusers contradict every claim they make against him.…

When Socrates claims that he is wiser than the other citizens of Athens, although he is ignorant, because this was Socrates way of proving his claim. Before Socrates makes him claim, he was puzzled at the fact that the Oracle Delphi said in a prophecy that there was no man wiser than Socrates. Only knowing that he has no particular knowledge or wisdom, he went into town and asked the people who felt highly esteemed for their wisdom. After interrogating a variety of Athenian men, from politicians…

The movie called Socrates was made in 1971 and definitely had a made-for-TV cinematic, but the scenario of a philosopher being called to court over his effect on society felt historically accurate. This renowned teacher asserts that he knew nothing and that admitting this to oneself is the path to enlightenment. The Socratic method of inductive reasoning, Socrates’ reaction to relativity, and lastly his proclaimed life objective will be discussed. The main character, Socrates, is played by Jean…

since learning is impossible. Meno and Socrates had been discussing whether virtue is teachable or if it is just something in nature. After many failed attempts to come to a conclusion, Meno presents his paradoxical conclusion that learning is impossible, and without learning, there is no inquiry. Socrates has dedicated his life to inquiry and develops his theory of recollection as a way to defend inquiry and preserve his life long work. In the Meno, Socrates argues that knowledge is never…