How are the earlier accusers “more so gentlemen” than the later accusers? 5. Who is Aristophanes? Why and in what context does Socrates reference Aristophanes? 6.
(20c) Socrates mentions that it was human wisdom and nothing more that has allowed himself to know what he knows. (20d) Socrates even mentions
In this play the Socrates here doesn't sound like the Socrates from the Apology or the real life Socrates. The real Socrates doesn't actually teach per say, he teaches in a way that makes you yourself use your brain. He makes you question everything and understand things based on your own perception. The writer of this play clearly felt as if Socrates was a major problem in his society for allowing people to actually try to think outside of the box and ask questions. He most likely enjoyed the fact that everyone were robots and all thought alike and believed in the same thing because it brought no need to bring out discussion.
His goal was to make the court understand his beliefs prove which type of knowledge is worth knowing. When talking about the wise man he examined, Socrates said, “Neither of us actually knows what Beauty and Goodness are, but he thinks he knows, even though he doesn’t; whereas I neither know nor think I know.” This shows that Socrates proved he was more wise than the titled wise man because instead of faking the knowledge, that wasn’t too important, he accepted that he did not know which would result in him then seeking for
In the Apology Socrates defends himself against the charges brought against him by his prosecutor Meletus in two ways. In the first way Socrates describes his method and
He starts his interrogation with those that are believed to have the greatest reputation and wisdom and visits with the politicians, poets, and craftsmen. Socrates tells the court that the politicians are not wise, hence he is in a room full of politicians and there supporters He concludes that he is wiser than these politicians even
“ Either I do not corrupt the young or, if I do, it is unwillingly, and you are lying in either case” (Apology 31) Socrates believes that if he presents a point to the
In this second quote, Socrates is saying that he possesses a certain wisdom given to him by the god to spread his philosophy and belief in the city of Athens. Here is a third piece of evidence to support my point from “ The Apology”. “Afterwards I went to talk to one person after another, sensing how odious I had become to them. I was sad and fearful; but I felt it was necessary to make the god’s work my highest priority.” (Lines 56-58)
Throughout the interview Socrates came to realize that this person was not wise, he only thought he was and appeared wise so people would think highly of him. Socrates tried to show the politician that he was not as what he appeared to be and while doing this the man and many others present were offended by what Socrates was trying to prove. Socrates reflected “ Well, I am certainly wiser than this man. It is only too likely that neither of us has any knowledge to boast of; but he thinks that he knows something which he does not know, whereas I am quite conscious of my ignorance. At any rate, it seems that I am wiser than he is to this small extent, that I do not think that I know what I do not.”
Making enemies and becoming the topic of conversation, the Athenians began to view Socrates as a threat to their beliefs and way of life and sought to end it. In order to end this, Socrates was accused of blasphemy (Mod1SlideC7). Socrates’s accusers took him to court and after Socrates did not play their game by asking to be sent into exile, and in the end, he was sentenced to death. After reading the textbook and Plato’s writing influenced by Socrates, I realized that in the period of his life Socrates was indeed truly a threat to the Athens society, because he looked for answers that no one else bothered to find which challenged their culture.
One of the questions that I had concerning pages 3-4 of “The Apology” was why the people who Socrates engaged in conversation with became angry when he tried to prove that they weren’t wise. Many of these people were politicians, writers, and craftsmen who held a lot of power over, or were admired, by many people. When someone feels like their power is being threatened in any way, lashing out in anger is a natural and easy response. Their power mostly lied in their intelligence and characteristics that were uncommon during this time, such as being able to write and do pottery. When Socrates claimed that they weren’t as knowledgeable as they believed, These influential people overestimated their abilities not necessarily because they’re naturally
Todd Eckerson and coauthoring students’ Jamie Linz, Charles Lugton, Robbie Miller, Lauren Polo, and Morgan Stair’s ‘Socrates Was a Bad Teacher’ is an evaluation of the teaching methods of the late great Socrates with respect to his interlocutor Meno. The authors of this article deem Socrates to be a bad teacher for three primary reasons. The first being his lack of communication of the expectations of his interlocutor in their dialogue. The second fault of Socrates is his presumptive judgements of Meno and his treatment of Meno accordingly. Lastly, the third reason as to why the authors deem Socrates a bad teacher is his willingness to give up on students.
No one has ever become poor by giving. Financial aid is a great organization. However, the more loans they give becomes a problem. To help the issue with price of college, the Minnesota government should continue and increase the amount of grants and scholarships in financial aid. This is due to the rising college costs, people in debt, and cut in government funding.
I think that it is a little ironic that Socrates, the man who was all about intellect, had an intellectual error. Socrates was a man who focused on the truth, and unfortunately he failed to realize that the truth might not be what everyone else was focused on. In relation to what I stated earlier here is some in text evidence; Socrates said “to disregard the manner of my speech- it doesn't matter how it compares- and to consider and concentrate your attention upon this one question, whether my claims are
While Socrates practiced his intriguing method, he held a very impartial standpoint when it came to talking to his subjects. According to Socrates, this unbiased standpoint that he held is considered to be
