Socrates: Much More Than A Legend

In the 4th century BC, the philosophy of ancient Greece grew rapidly. Since this initial form is speculative, it is entirely based on the reasoning process and does not include facts. At the dawn of Hellenistic era, philosophy was raised to a whole new level. In the golden era of Greece, Socrates expanded these basic beliefs with his curiosity. Socrates' ideology laid the foundation of Western thought, but his devotion to his own faith made him the figure of Athenian polarization.

The legend about Socrates believes that Delphi's Oracle claims he is the wisest person in Athens. Confusingly, Socrates moved around and told all the people who thought he was smarter than him. After talking to them and asking them, he learned that their beliefs are full of contradictions, and when they pointed them to them, they were upset. Later, he thought the gods were right. Socrates was convinced that he did not know anything, but he was a really wise man in Athens because he knew "I do not know".

In the first part, I will first talk about Socratic sarcasm. Many of Socrates beliefs and philosophical statements are ironic. For example, when Delphi 's Oracle said that Socrates is the wisest person in Athens, Socrates did not understand the reason. Socrates solves why Oracle says this by searching for higher levels of other people, experts and asking them questions about themselves and their knowledge. Socrates tests them and tries to determine if he thinks they are smart. He also asks if they think they are smart. Most people insist that, they are truly wise, but Socrates does not feel that any of them are. Later, Socrates decided that he was indeed the wisest man in Athens because he knew he was not smart. People who think they are smart are not because they do not really know. How can someone be the smartest person in Athens, but do not know anything

But why should I care? What is the point? Well, for me, this is Socrates problem. Socrates is a knowledgeable person, but he does not have much knowledge. As a senior high school student, you may know more than Socrates. But Socrates is a wise man. He is clever because he knows only one thing. He does not know anything. His "job" can be said to ask the young people in Athens. Knowing something is not enough. You need to know why you know it. Of course, this brings him the most important question: what is knowledge? What do you understand? So, for Socrates, I realized once again that he knew nothing of his knowledge. This Socrates satire makes us feel tall and dry, but I think there is a bigger problem here.