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Philosophize This!
Plato's account of Socrates' trial details his defense, conviction, and reaction to the death penalty. It showcases Socrates' unwavering commitment to truth and virtue, even in the face of death.
I am wiser than this man It is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile But he thinks he knows something when he does not Whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know So I am likel...
— Episode: Episode #003 ... Socrates and the Sophis...
Episode: Episode #003 ... Socrates and the Sophists
Plato's account of Socrates' trial details his defense, conviction, and reaction to the death penalty. It showcases Socrates' unwavering commitment to truth and virtue, even in the face of death.
I am wiser than this man It is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile But he thinks he knows something when he does not Whereas when I do not know, neither do I think I know So I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent That I do not think I know what I do not know
Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honor and reputation and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?
No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man Yet men fear it as if they knew that it is the greatest of all evils And surely it is the most blameworthy ignorance to believe that one knows what one does not know
I tell you that to let no day pass without discussing goodness and all the other subjects about which you hear me talking And that examining both myself and others is really the very best thing a man can do