Wisdom, as a highly subjective construct, is often taken for granted as being the quality of having knowledge. This is a notion that Socrates both confirms and challenges in TheApology when he states that he is wise by virtue of knowing that he knows nothing of importance. Therefore, he has knowledge, which is the basis ...
The world in which we live is one that is defined by languages; these are man-made means of communication like most other forms of communications the world knows of today. Often the terms that people are acquainted with are ones that are quite fluid, and often there is severe confusion because of this fluidity. Indeed ...
Philosophy is a very broad subject and can be approached in many different manners. There are various philosophical views and methods of practicing philosophy, so many so that philosophers frequently debate upon which ones are the best or correct ones. Perhaps one of the more generally accepted methods of philosophical practice, though, is a method ...
There is a man in history that is regarded as one of the most influential people in life. One who has never written any documents, essays or novel depicting his thoughts or life in itself. This man named Socrates laid path for the foundation of western philosophy and for the way we think today. Although ...
In the Apology, written by Plato, Socrates is put on trial for misleading youth and not believing in the Gods. Today, this is generally looked at as a wrong doing, however at the time Athens needed a scapegoat and Socrates was the perfect fit. Socrates had very strong, unconventional ideas and questioned the government and ...
The final days of Socrates are rather dramatic. He was accused of religious offenses and corrupting the youth. At his trial, he intelligently defended himself, but was condemned to death. His friends were ready to help him escape, but he decided to submit to Athenian law, and drank the hemlock. Plato gives us the contents ...
Plato’s Apology is a detailed account of the trial of the great philosopher, Socrates, in Athens in 399 B.C. Socrates was brought to trial in front of a jury of 501 Athenians for charges of “corrupting the young” as well as impiety (p 28: 24c; p 31: 26c). All of these charges were false, particularly ...
The famous philosopher, Plato, was originally a student of another famous philosopher, Socrates. Throughout most of Plato’s writings, he writes from the viewpoint of Socrates. Many philosophers believe that although Plato was merely recounting Socrates’s teachings at first, he later began to expand upon them and create and incorporate his own views into his writings ...
[The following is a fictional Socratic dialogue investigating the meaning of beauty. All characters are fictional, except of course, Socrates]. Atreus is the director of the Art Gallery of Athens, and has to determine which of two paintings will be displayed in the main foyer of the gallery during the grand opening next week. Unfortunately, ...
Plato’s Republic is generally regarded as his greatest work, and is certainly his most well-known; most undergraduates in the West will be exposed to it at some point in their college careers. The central theme of the Republic is justice: in the individual and in the state. However, at several places in the work, Plato ...
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