Who was socrates ? What did he teach the people?
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Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought.
The three principles described below are the basis of all of Socrates teachings. Socrates advocated self-understanding and felt so strongly about it that he deemed it more important than any other pursuit in life. These principles are what Socrates thought were the most important goals of philosophy.
1. Discover and Pursue Your Life's Purpose
Strive to discover who you are, what is your life mission, and what you are trying to become. It is necessary to lead a responsible and fully awake life. If you don't try to figure out who you are and what you believe then you are content to just exist and what's the point in that? What is the worth in your existence? >>>
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"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."
2. Care for your soul
The most important task in life is caring for your soul. Your soul is the real person, who you really are. It is the center of your character and what makes you who you are. It is the basis of your thoughts, feelings, values, and → decisions.
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The most important task you face is realizing your potential as a person, who you are. The state of your soul makes you either foolish or wise. Just like the body, the soul should be kept healthy. An unhealthy soul is ignorant of the true priorities in life. You can keep your soul healthy by introspection and ridding yourself of ignorance.
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."
3. Be a good person and you will not be harmed by outside forces
If your soul is good, then outside forces cannot not harm you. If the most important part of you is your soul and the soul is not physical but inward then it cannot be harmed. The body may be harmed by another person, but the soul cannot unless you allow yourself to become susceptible to others. Search constantly for wisdom by way of practicing self-evaluation if you wish your soul to be liberated from outside harm.
The three principles described below are the basis of all of Socrates teachings. Socrates advocated self-understanding and felt so strongly about it that he deemed it more important than any other pursuit in life. These principles are what Socrates thought were the most important goals of philosophy.
1. Discover and Pursue Your Life's Purpose
Strive to discover who you are, what is your life mission, and what you are trying to become. It is necessary to lead a responsible and fully awake life. If you don't try to figure out who you are and what you believe then you are content to just exist and what's the point in that? What is the worth in your existence? >>>
→ Create Your Life Vision
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."
2. Care for your soul
The most important task in life is caring for your soul. Your soul is the real person, who you really are. It is the center of your character and what makes you who you are. It is the basis of your thoughts, feelings, values, and → decisions.
→ Self-Improvement: Thought Power
The most important task you face is realizing your potential as a person, who you are. The state of your soul makes you either foolish or wise. Just like the body, the soul should be kept healthy. An unhealthy soul is ignorant of the true priorities in life. You can keep your soul healthy by introspection and ridding yourself of ignorance.
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."
3. Be a good person and you will not be harmed by outside forces
If your soul is good, then outside forces cannot not harm you. If the most important part of you is your soul and the soul is not physical but inward then it cannot be harmed. The body may be harmed by another person, but the soul cannot unless you allow yourself to become susceptible to others. Search constantly for wisdom by way of practicing self-evaluation if you wish your soul to be liberated from outside harm.
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Socrates (/ˈsɒkrətiːz/;[2] Ancient Greek: Σωκρᾰ́της, translit. Sōkrátēs, [sɔːkrátɛːs]; c. 470 – 399 BC)[3][4] was a classical Greek(Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher,[5][6] of the Western ethical tradition of thought.[7][8][9] An enigmatic figure, he made no writings, and is known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers writing after his lifetime, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. Other sources include the contemporaneous Antisthenes, Aristippus, and Aeschines of Sphettos. Aristophanes, a playwright, is the only source to have written during his lifetime.[10][11]
Socrates
A marble head of Socrates in the Louvre
Bornc. 470 BC[1]
Deme Alopece, AthensDied399 BC (aged approx. 71)
AthensCause of deathSentenced to death by drinking hemlockEraAncient philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolClassical Greek
Main interests
Epistemology, ethics
Notable ideas
Socratic method, Socratic concepts
Influences
Prodicus, Anaxagoras, Archelaus
Influenced
Virtually all subsequent Western philosophy, but Plato and Xenophon in particular
Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple'".[12] Through his portrayal in Plato's dialogues, Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics, and it is this Platonic Socrateswho lends his name to the concepts of Socratic irony and the Socratic method, or elenchus.
The elenchus 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. Plato's Socrates also made important and lasting contributions to the field of epistemology, and his ideologies and approach have proven a strong foundation for much of Western philosophy that has followed.
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Socrates
A marble head of Socrates in the Louvre
Bornc. 470 BC[1]
Deme Alopece, AthensDied399 BC (aged approx. 71)
AthensCause of deathSentenced to death by drinking hemlockEraAncient philosophyRegionWestern philosophySchoolClassical Greek
Main interests
Epistemology, ethics
Notable ideas
Socratic method, Socratic concepts
Influences
Prodicus, Anaxagoras, Archelaus
Influenced
Virtually all subsequent Western philosophy, but Plato and Xenophon in particular
Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple'".[12] Through his portrayal in Plato's dialogues, Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics, and it is this Platonic Socrateswho lends his name to the concepts of Socratic irony and the Socratic method, or elenchus.
The elenchus 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. Plato's Socrates also made important and lasting contributions to the field of epistemology, and his ideologies and approach have proven a strong foundation for much of Western philosophy that has followed.
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