The Man who asked questions Flashcards
About______ Years Ago, A Man was put to death because he asked too many questions, When was He put to death?
2,400
Some people thought Socrates was a Dangerous ________
Influence
As a young man, he had been a brave soldier fighting in the Peloponnesian wars with Who?
The Spartans
Socrates asked Euthydemus What?
Whether being Deceitful counted as being Immoral.
Socrates loved to reveal the limits of what people generally ___________.
Understood
At that time, Sons of Rich Men would study with Who?
Sophists
Who were Sophists?
Sophists were Clever teachers who would coach their Students in the Art of Speech-Making, and They charged high fees for that.
What did the Oracle tell Chaerophon when he asked “Is anyone wiser than Socrates?”
“No” “No one is Wiser than Socrates.”
When Chaerophon told Socrates what she said, He ____________ _______________ ____.
Couldn’t Believe it, and Puzzled Him.
Socrates Devoted Years to questioning people to see if Anyone was Wiser than He was. What Happened Next?
He Finally Realized what the Oracle had meant and that She was Totally Right.
The word “Philosopher” means “_____ __ ______.”
“Love of Wisdom”
The Western Tradition in Philosophy, the One that this book follows, Spread from Where?
Ancient Greece
Wisdom for Socrates was Not knowing a Lot of Facts or Knowing how to Do Something. But Was..
It was Understanding the True Nature of Our Existence, Including the Limits of What we can Know..
What would Philosophers from Today do that was more or less what Socrates was Doing?
Asking tough Questions, Looking at Reasons and Evidence, and Struggling to Answer one of the most important We can ask ourselves about the Nature of Reality and How we should Live.
What did Socrates do that made him Wiser?
He kept Asking Questions and was Willing to Debate his Ideas.
