Apollodorus

Well, according to Socrates, the only true sophos is God. But if the philosopher's goal is to become a sophos, then there must be greater self-knowled...

Of course the possibility is always there, at least theoretically. But presumably, increased self-knowledge is accompanied by greater certainty. Other...

Correct. In fact, in the Phaedo (98b) Socrates relates how he started his true philosophical career by renouncing Anaxagoras' materialism. Had he been...

It may well imply that. But I think there must be more to true self-knowledge than apparent absence of complete certainty.

It isn't just fools that are put to death. But it does make sense. Obviously, we can only guess what really was going through his mind. In a way, it m...

Well, I doubt anyone would refuse if the donation was generous enough and could be used in a good cause. But would your equation be "Philosopher + Don...

Correct. However, what Socrates means by "right opinion" (orthe doxa) is, for example, if you knew the way to Larisa (the city where Meno was born) wi...

Well, apparently, it continues to be a cause of consternation to some.

Yep, it might even come cheaper and leave you some extra pocket money for other things .... :grin:

:up: Well said. But what about philosophers that accept donations? :smile:

Good point. I think that justified true belief certainly constitutes a form of knowledge for Socrates. But what he tends to call knowledge as such is ...

Yes, I think he knew human nature very well. Apparently, more than some people were comfortable with ....

I totally agree. But Greeks were practical people. Socrates' main concern seems to be liberation from ignorance in this life, a bit like the Buddha or...

Good point. This reminds one of the court jesters of European aristocrats and kings. I suppose in the old days you sometimes had no choice but to pret...

Correct. There are definitely close parallels between Ancient Greek and Indic philosophical thought. At any rate, Socrates does speak of the “loosing”...

I agree. Plato’s dialogues can be interpreted on different levels. The method of multi-layered interpretation was widely practiced by Greek philosophe...

Because it has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949 and for many years it tried to run its economy on Marxist-Leninist lines. When that approa...

I think this is very true in a general sense. However, Socrates is advocating the institution of philosopher-kings as a ruling class. So he seems to b...

That's an interesting claim, isn't it? He is not simply knowledgeable about love-matters but "skilled above anybody else"! I guess this in itself woul...

Well, I don't recall saying that Franco was not a dictator. My actual statement was: To which @javi replied:

Well, you could say that the state is good because it maintains cohesion in society, it provides infrastructure and services, it defends society again...

Correct. All the more so as authors like Aristotle had schools where any unclear issues could be clarified with a teacher, whereas we no longer have a...

But suppose we say that the state is good and that state welfare serves the purpose of preserving the state. Would this make it a moral argument?

Correct. However, "goodness" in the Platonic sense means being good to others and to yourself in every respect. Naivety resulting in harm to yourself ...

Regarding the motivation of his accusers, Socrates says: So, it appears that Anytus, Meletus and others had some grudge against him. Regarding the cha...

Either that, or the other way around, as the case may be :smile: Anyway, have a nice day!

Don't worry, I will follow your example :grin:

Well, I don't know what you are able to know either. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing unclear in that passage. I am not responsible for othe...

How was I to know that this is what you were arguing??? As already stated, I wasn't aware that this was an issue.

Knowing the distinction between opinion and knowledge is part of knowledge. I don't think anyone would argue that Socrates did not know the distinctio...

You are probably right there. I think the idea was to introduce some form of state welfare in addition to higher wages, etc., in order to keep the mas...

The text says the following: 1. Socrates does know Greek, he knows his family, friends and other people, etc. In fact, he knows quite a lot. 2. Theref...

Well, Aristotle does not actually say a lot about God. In the Metaphysics he writes: I think Aquinas is trying to say that God does have some form of ...

I am saying what the text of the dialogues says. The whole discussion started when others denied some sections of the text or attempted to read things...

If Socrates' statements are your problem, then I'm afraid you will have to discuss that with him. I can't help you there.

Not always, in some cases he has "God", that could be interpreted as referring to something like a superordinate divinity, e.g., "the activity of God"...

I think it's just common sense, really. In the old days there were high birthrates so a community or society could afford a percentage of citizens tha...

I agree that pregnant teens may be a problem depending on the situation and circumstances, but in the Western world, Europe in particular, there is a ...

This seems to be one of the weak points where state welfare tends to go wrong. The problem can be redressed only by establishing some form of balance ...

I do not know what "truth" Socrates knew. My position is simply that he is not as ignorant as some claim he is. In other words, my interpretation of h...

It does not matter what it seems. The goal is to go above and beyond prima facie appearance and experience, in a constant quest for the highest, until...

You may have suggested this, but I had no idea why as I had never claimed that "Socrates pretended to be ignorant". This has never been my interpretat...

As a matter of fact, the issue was the claim that "philosophical inquiry leads to aporia" to which I raised an objection. Your response was: Note that...

Complete nonsense. A discussion is a discussion it is not waging war, not as far as I am concerned, in any case. It all started when others called me ...

Good question. The way I see it, a functional society should look after its members as and when necessary. Ideally, in a "one for all, all for one" si...

Well, we don't live in Ancient Greece, do we? Plus, even in Ancient Greece women could be philosophers and teachers. Don't forget that according to Pl...

That would depend on what you mean by that question.

If it is indistinguishable then maybe this is what it is. But what about the other times when it is not? I think a key distinguishing factor would be ...

I think so too. After all, if my understanding of the OP is correct, we are trying to look into the issue through philosophical inquiry. And in order ...

We have no means of determining this with 100% certitude. But contemplation of higher realities was advocated by Aristotle and other members of the Pl...