the man who asked questons Flashcards
Which Philosopher was put to death for asking a lot of questions
Socrates
What made Socrates so wise
He always asked questions and was always willing to debate his ideas.
Who was Plato
Socrates best student
What is Plato’s cave analogy
It is an analogy to show that Philosophers are the ones who see reality because of their ability to think deeply.
What did Socrates do generally with the people he met in public
He confused them by revealing the limits of what they understood and questioning their assumptions.
How was Socrates different from the Sophists
He did not charge anything for his services since he claimed not to know anything
Why did Plato’s imaginary perfect society never happen
It was anti-democratic
Who took Socrates to court and why
An Athenian named Meletus in 399 BC, 70 years ago because he claimed that Socrates was neglecting the Athenian gods introducing new gods, and encouraging young men to turn against the authorities
What did Plato believe with respect to philosopher’s power
That philosopher’s should be in charge and have all the political power
Describe Plato’s perfect imaginary society
here are three groups of people. 1. Philosophers are at the top and get a special education, but they sacrifice their own pleasure for the people they rule. 2. Beneath them are the soldiers who defend the country. 3. Beneath the soldiers are the workers.
What kind of wisdom is philosophy based on
Argument, reasoning and questions not just facts
Why does Socrates not fit in
He was ugly and annoying but brilliant
What was Plato’s most famous work
In the Republic, which he described an imaginary perfect society
How does philosophy today compare to what Socrates was doing
It is similar, but today, there are thousands of more years to work with
What was the result of Socrates the court case
They sentenced him to death
What was Plato’s most famous work
In the Republic which he described an imaginary perfect society
What did Socrates do as a young man
He fought in the Peloponnesian wars against the Spartans
What did Socrates do in middle age
He stopped strangers in public and asked them weird questions
What did the sons of rich men do in Athens
They were sent to study with Sophists who charged a lot of money
How was Fifth-century Athens different from Plato’s perfect imaginary society
Fifth-century Athens was sort of a democracy while Plato’s was not at all
Plato thought if you want to understand what goodness is, then you need to
concentrate on the Form of goodness not on particular examples of it that you witness
Plato would say that the idea of a perfect circle is the Form of a circle. If you want to understand what a circle is
you should focus on the Form of the circle
Plato was known as the what of his time.
shakespeare
A military commander would begin a conversation totally confident that he knew what ‘_____’ meant, but after twenty minutes in Socrates’ company would leave completely confused.
Courage
Everyone in Athens agreed that Socrates was
Unique and annoying
Charisma
compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others
Moral
concerned with the principles of right/wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of a human
immoral
not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
sophists
a person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments.
undermining
lessening the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually or insidiously.
Deliberately
consciously and intentionally; on purpose.
circumference
he enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.
sibyl
A woman being able to foretell the future.
totalitarian
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
Disconcerting
causing one to feel unsettled.
