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4 days ago · Socrates (born c. 470 bce, Athens [Greece]—died 399 bce, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on Classical antiquity and Western philosophy. Socrates was a widely recognized and controversial figure in his native Athens, so much so that he was frequently mocked in the ...
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- Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher, one of the three greatest figures of the ancient period of Western philosophy (the others were Plato and...
- Socrates professed not to teach anything (and indeed not to know anything important) but only to seek answers to urgent human questions (e.g., “Wha...
- Socrates wrote nothing. All that is known about him has been inferred from accounts by members of his circle—primarily Plato and Xenophon—as well a...
- Socrates was widely hated in Athens, mainly because he regularly embarrassed people by making them appear ignorant and foolish. He was also an outs...
- Socrates could have saved himself. He chose to go to trial rather than enter voluntary exile. In his defense speech, he rebutted some but not all e...
2 days ago · Join us on a fascinating journey into the life and legacy of Socrates, often hailed as the Father of Western Philosophy. Discover how this humble Athenian st...
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1 day ago · Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him: the bombastic know-it-alls, the bashful youths, the confident generals, those (including the enslaved) with unsuspected mathematical competence, the workaday artisans. Aristotle later explored the ways in which expert claims can be made credible to popular judgement.
3 days ago · Socrates claims not to know what virtue is, and he will remain true to his word. His efforts with Meno to discern whether virtue is knowledge, and thus can be taught, first yield a positive answer. Socrates claims that learning is only the immortal soul’s recalling what it knew before it entered a human body.
3 days ago · The Euthyphro Dilemma The Euthyphro dilemma is presented in the dialogue when Socrates asks Euthyphro whether the pious is loved by the gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods. This question raises a fundamental issue concerning the nature of morality and the relationship between God and moral values.
4 days ago · Plato (c.428–347 BC) and Aristotle (384–322 BC) are two of the most influential philosophers in history. Plato was greatly influenced by his teacher, Socrates, who was another highly influential philosopher. Plato then taught Aristotle, who found many faults in Plato's theories despite being a long-term pupil of his.
3 days ago · Socrates’ trial in 399 BCE represents a watershed juncture in his existential voyage and philosophical trajectory. Accused of corrupting the youth and impiety, Socrates mounted a defense suffused with characteristic eloquence and logical acumen, contending that he was a benefactor to the polis, beseeching it to venerate wisdom and virtue.
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