Compare And Contrast Martin Luther King Jr And Socrates

“No needle is sharp at both ends.” This is a famous Chinese proverb meaning that if people decide to do something, it is neither always good for everyone nor the best idea. People usually choose the end where that is beneficial to most people. In addition, if the needle is sharp at both ends, it will hurt either way you go. A leader is like a needle; guiding people towards either one of the sides. Martin Luther King Jr. and Socrates were both great leaders because they fearlessly dedicated their lives to their countrymen each had a unique vision. Though they lived in different time periods, King, a man who fought against segregation, and Socrates, one of the founders of Western philosophy, had many similarities; their power and influence. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great speaker who advocated
Like King, he was also very open-minded and practiced non-violence to solve problems. His main focus was breaking up problems into a series of questions, and the answers will gradually distill to the answer a person truly seeks. It’s similar to a hypothesis; if you’re lucky, it’ll only take a few steps, but if not, it might require a little more patience and critical thinking. This is now called the Socratic Method, a reversed process of elimination, in that better hypotheses are found by progressively identifying and eliminating those that lead to contradictions. This makes perfect sense; we can use a modern day example. You’ve probably heard this a lot, “there’s no such thing as a stupid question.” This is true most of the time. We are naturally born with curiosity, especially when we were younger. Remember those good old days when you just kept on asking “why” or “how” and so on? We don’t really notice it but all questions do have an answer, it’s just if you’re willing to look for it. Socrates was wise to know his limitations, and admit to the things he did not know