Socrates

Question 1

When did Socrates live ?

Answer 1

469 - 399 B.C

Question 2

Where was Socrates born ?

Answer 2

Athens, Greece

Question 3

Whereas Pre Socratic philosophers examined the natural world. What did Socrates place emphasis on ?

Answer 3

The Human Experience

Individual morality

Questioned what made a good life

Discussed social and political questions.

Question 4

Where do we learn the teachings of Socrates.

Answer 4

Through the writing’s of others, like Plato and Aristophanes.

We have none of Socrates own writings.

Question 5

What is the one detail of Socrates that has been well documented ?

Answer 5

His death

Question 6

What was happening culturally during Socrates time ?

Answer 6

The state of Athens was starting to decline.

It had lost to Sparta in the Peloponnesian war.

It became fixated on physical beauty. Ideals of wealth and if romanticising the past.

Question 7

Why did socrstes grow to have many enemies ?

Answer 7

Because he was an outspoken critic of the new way of life in Athens.

Beauty/wealth/ideals of the past

Question 8

What were Socrates charges when arrested ?

Answer 8

Being unreligious and corrupting the youth.

Question 9

What was Socrates punishment ?

Answer 9

Sentenced to death by drinking poison.

Question 10

What is a famous quote often attributed to Socrates ?

Answer 10

“The unexamined life is not worth living”

Question 11

What did Socrates believe was needed in order for an individual to be wise ?

Answer 11

That person must be able to understand himself.

Question 12

What did Socrates believe a person’s actions were directly related to ?

Answer 12

Their intelligence and their ignorance.

Question 13

What did Socrates believe people should develop ?

What should the avoid ?

Answer 13

Their ‘self’ rather than concentrate on material objects.

Question 14

Socrates sought the difference between ____ good and _____ good

Answer 14

Acting good and being good

Question 15

What is Socrates most famous for ?

Answer 15

The Socratic Method

Question 16

Where is the Socratic Method first described ?

Answer 16

In Plato’s, the Socratic dialogues.

Question 17

What is the Socratic Method ?

Answer 17

Socrates and a student would have a discussion on a particular issue, and through a series of questions, Socrates would sit down to discover the driving force behind how that individuals beliefs and sentiments were shaped.

And in doing so would get closer to the truth.

Question 18

By continually asking questions. What was Socrates able to expose ?

Answer 18

Contradictions in the way an individual thought. Allowing him to come to a solid conclusion.

Question 19

What was the elenchus ?

Answer 19

A method Socrates used to refute the claims of the other person .

Question 20

What are the steps of the elenchus ?

Answer 20

1) An individual would assert a statement that Socrates would refute. Or ask them a question about it

2) once they provide their answer. Socrates would think of a scenario where the persons answer would not be the case. Asking them to assume the original statement was false.

3) the other person would agree with this claim. Socrates would then change the statement to agree with this exception to the rule.

4) Socrates proves that the original statement is false, and the negation Is in fact true.

The individual would keep changing their answer and the cycle would repeat until you got closer to the actual truth.

Question 21

What does the Socratic Method help with ?

Answer 21

People thinking critically and the use of Logic and Reasoning to create their arguments, while also finding and patching up holes in their positions.