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Surely this is the objectionable kind of ignorance, to think one knows what one does not know? But in this, gentlemen, here also perhaps I am differe… - Socrates
" "Surely this is the objectionable kind of ignorance, to think one knows
what one does not know? But in this, gentlemen, here also perhaps I
am different from the general run of mankind, and if I should claim
to be wiser than someone in something it would be in this, that as I
do not know well enough about what happens in the house of Hades,
so I do not think I know.
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About Socrates
Socrates (Σωκράτης; c. 470 BC – 399 BC) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Through his portrayal in Plato's dialogues, Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics, and it is this Platonic Socrates who lends his name to the concepts of Socratic irony and the Socratic method, or elenchus. The latter remains a commonly used tool in a wide range of discussions, and is a type of pedagogy in which a series of questions is asked not only to draw individual answers, but also to encourage fundamental insight into the issue at hand.
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Native Name:
Σωκράτης
Alternative Names:
Sokrates
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Sokratis
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