PHIL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Socratic Method, Sophist
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Socrates: the socratic method: socrates (469-399bc, background. Does not give birth herself but helps others give birth. Considered bastard if child did not resemble father. Helps deliver ideas of others while also helping determine their truth. Examined the ideas that people gave him. Tried to discover their resemblance and consistency with other ideas expressed in the conversations. Difficulty in identifying who socrates actually was: socrates. People believe this represented an accurate depiction of socrates. Socrates finds problem with each definition that x" offers. Dialogue with socrates ends with athenian being frustrated and/or publically humiliated. Phil-101 introduction to philosophy (neuner: trial of socrates. The apology: plato describes socrates in trial followed him around as interrogating citizens. Corruption of the youth : accused of corrupting the youth of athens who have. Impiety : failed to worship traditional greek gods. Socrates tells of story when friend visits the oracle of delphi: socrates" defense. Socrates discovered that he knew something that others did not.
