Socrates

SOCRATES

I. Biography

Socrates was a classical Greek phylosopher with a nickname of Athenian Gadfly. He was born on 469 B.C in Athens and was dead during 399 B.C. His father's name was Soproniscus, a sculplor or Stonemason and his mother was Phaenarete, a midwife. He was married to Xanthippe who was younger than he. He was marreid at the age of 40 while his wife is 19. They has three sons namely, Lamprodes the eldest, Soproniscus and Menexenus the youngest. He studied literature, music, and gymnastics. Later he famliarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics.

II. CONTRIBUTIONS

⦁ To the field of ethics.

-knowledge bearing on human life was placed highest and self knowledge was considered necessary for.

-A person must become aware of every fact relevant to his existence.

-He posited that people will naturally do what is good, if they know what is right. Evil or bad actions are the result of ignorance.

-he correlated knowledge with virtue, he similarly equated virtue with joy.

⦁ His input to the field of epistemology.

-Socrates considers a number of theories as to what knowledge is.

⦁ logic is also noteworthy

⦁ One of the founders of Western Philosophy

- who is credited with laying the fundamentals of modern Western philosophy.

⦁ Learn about ourselves by examining one's thoughts and feelings.

⦁ Introspection - modern term meaning "looking within"

III. THREE FAMOUS QUOTATIONS

"The unexamined life is not worth living"

- If a person cannot come to a deep and personal understanding of theselves as a human being then they cannot be fully human.And if you don't have a purpose or a reason for living, there is no point in living

"Know thyself"

-Knowing yourself is being sure. Knowing yourself means knowing what you want, what you like, what your goal is. If you will find those, you will be enlightened and you can live life to the fullest.

"I know that I know nothing"

- Remaining objective regardless what one way know to be true. Being...