by Plato which help us finding the similarity about Socrates from texts. Socrates’s personality appeared on both text as one of the important figures which included his depth of think‚ the preciseness of mind and polite behavior. Socrates’s method when research a question would show his deep mind. In Symposium (P38-41)‚ Socrates discover the meaning of love by keep asking Agathon questions. In Clouds (P150-151)‚ Socrates talk
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A man like Socrates who is seeking for the truth about knowledge and wisdom came across many obstacles as one would. In Plato’s Apology‚ Socrates remembers the time his friend‚ Chairephon asked an oracle at the Oracle at Delphi is anyone was wiser than Socrates‚ as to the oracle replied to Chairephon telling him that no one was wiser. Socrates heard this reply and thought “Whatever does the god mean? What is his riddle? I am very conscious that I am not wise at all; what then does he mean by saying
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I.Summary Sophie Amundsen lives with her mother in a suburban house. Her father‚ an oil tanker captain‚ who is mostly not at home. Her mother works outside the home and comes home late in the afternoon. She also lives withher cat‚ Sherekan‚ as well as with her goldfish‚ a tortoise‚ and two budgerigars. When she got home from shool‚ Sophie received two anonymous messages in her mailbox (the first asking‚ "Who are you?"‚ the second asking‚ "Where does the world come from?"). Checking
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In reading Plato’s Theaetetus‚ Socrates stresses throughout that he is like a midwife‚ meaning he helps his associates to gain knowledge through asking questions. He also claims‚ however‚ that he himself possesses no knowledge. As a result‚ he does not teach‚ but remains adamant in his claims that he is very important in the associates’ learning or relearning. Socrates’ unique wisdom can be likened to that of a midwife‚ as stated in Theaetetus. In Meno‚ Socrates discusses the definition of virtue
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Meno: Are we born with honesty or we develop it? Socrates: if someone were to walk up to you and ask‚” What is honesty?”‚ what would you reply the person? Meno: honesty is a moral character which triggers positive attributes such as truthfulness‚ straightforwardness‚ being fair and sincere. Socrates: What if a person possesses only one of those attribute but not the other‚ does the person still qualify as honest? Meno: in some cases‚ the person might still be regarded as honest. Socrates:
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In Alcibiades I‚ Plato dialogues an encounter between Alcibiades‚ an ambitious noble youth‚ and the Greek philosopher Socrates. Socrates‚ who recognizes Alcibiades’ quest for power‚ subjects the young man to a series of pedagogical questions in an attempt to expose his ignorance. His hope is not to embarrass or ridicule him‚ but to slowly cultivate and guide his rationale and thinking. Socrates first proclaims that Alcibiades is unfit and ill-prepared to pursue a career in politics. He states that
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Socrates was one of the greatest philosophers of all time who questioned many individuals about their beliefs on ideas and thoughts that they take for granted by feeling that they know knowledge on a particular subject but utterly find out that they obtain no knowledge or wisdom on that subject that they felt so strongly about‚ which in turn‚ ended up being embarrassing to that individual. However Socrates feels that if he did not live and examined his life would have been pointless because he would
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Bertrand Russell’s‚ “The Value of Philosophy” aimed at informing society the importance studying philosophy. It is not only for one’s own mind‚ but also for others around them as well. A union between the self and the not-self could easily be formed through the study of philosophy. In his thesis he states that philosophy should not be studied for the sake of achieving definite answers‚ but for the sake of asking questions. I agree with his thesis and look at philosophy in a different light now; philosophy
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Socrates was a Greek philosopher who challenged the thinking of many and taught away the ignorance of others. However‚ Socrates was too smart for his own good and eventually found himself imprisoned in Athens and on death row due to what he claims were false charges. Prior to his exile‚ Socrates partook in a particularly interesting situation where he taught an individual‚ his friend Meno‚ about the mysteries of life. Together the two talked about many things such as what is virtue‚ what is just
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All in One: Knowledge‚ Opinion‚ and Teaching Phil-290-07 February 17‚ 2012 Knowledge and opinion essentially form the entire dialogue of Plato’s Meno. Throughout the dialogue Socrates and Meno are on the search for whether virtue can be taught. From Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue‚ the importance of understanding knowledge and opinion becomes evident. Socrates and Meno’s search for virtue results in three themes. These themes are the relationship of knowledge
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