Golden Glass International has sold the rights to Socrates, we really shouldn’t have messed with that guy in the first place. After acquiring the rights to all of his life less than a week ago, GGI experts scoured his writings, teachings, philosophies and the off broadway play he wrote. The staff found that none of it [...]
Ever heard of Socrates? We hadn’t either until today when GGI announced that they have officially acquired the rights to everything the Greek philosopher has ever written, said, drawn, done, thought, wondered, suspected and pondered. Apparently he accomplished lots, but now we are going to be taking credit for it. Quotes such as “Virtue was [...]
I wanted to write something about the education system here in Greece. It seems to me so ironic - tragic, even - that the country that produced some of the greatest minds in history, and, in Socrates, one of the greatest teachers, should now have one of the poorest educational systems in the developed world.Socrates would be turning in his grave faster than a lamb at Greek Easter!To help his stude
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Writing papers on Socrates is quite an interesting assignment a student can get. Actually, it is not the hardest one. In order to complete this task, you need to know some facts about Socrates and be able to present your ideas on paper.
What is the purpose of writing papers on Socrates? The first and the [...]
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The twelve essays in this volume are not only introductions to some of the most influential thinkers in human history but are also invitations for the reader to participate in a living debate. "What is justice?" "What is truth?" These questions, first posed by Socrates two and a half millennia ago, have lost none of their power to baffle. And while many philosophers have
The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. It is the [...]
cruzamento entre Sócrates e Shrek... wow!resultado... caricatura do Sócrates ou será do Shrekates???Uma das coisas que mais me apraz na caricatura é a criatividade e poder exprimi-la ( tirando o caso das caricaturas de Maomé claro). Observar é parte integrante de um caricaturista e é fundamental para exagerar sem se perder a parte verdadeira de cada "vitima". Considero que cada um de nós t
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Socrates was one of the most outstanding philosophers of Ancient Greece. The doctrines that Socrates contrived became the objects of worldwide speculations. Sometimes, students of higher educational institutions are assigned to write essays on Socrates. Unfortunately, there are not that many sources that might help you write an essay on Socrates. Still, some information that [...]
“I don’t think I do. I think people who misrepresented my view owe me an apology.”
William Bennett in response to whether or not he felt that he owes anyone an apology concerning his on-air remarks:
“If you wanted to reduce crime, you could — if that were your sole purpose — you could abort every black [...]
Thinkers were killed by kings when the civilization itself was not fully evolved and the majority of humans derived pleasure from doing harm to others. Those were the days when only the power of the muscle was considered supreme and those who did more barbaric act was feared by all and naturally bestowed respect on [...]
Checking into one of my favorite blogs, A Don's Life by Mary Beard at The Times on-line, I discovered a gem of a ditty I had forgotten about. Mary is a classics professor at Cambridge and is getting ready for...
The Socrates Triple Filter Test In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and
The problem with many negotiators is that they do not direct their questions towards a certain purpose. The art of questioning has to be strategic. To be truly prepared, you need to put some thoughts and time into the type of questions you direct to the other party. Work out the questions with a strategic [...]
The 4 Divisions Of Knowledge by Socrates, from Plato's The RepublicIn this segment from Plato's The Republic, Socrates explains the 4 divisons of knowledge as he recognizes them. If you read it carefully you will clearly appreciate that most people (possibly yourself included) live vastly in the world of faith and shadows and only occassionally dwell in the world of pure and active intelligence. From personal historical experience, simply understanding this in itself seems be a great starting point to move more actively into the world of intelligence, a world in which ideas are the closest we seem to be able to get to truth."Imagine further worlds... one of the visible, the other of the intelligible; you may assist your fancy by figuring the distinction under the image of a line divided into two unequal parts, and may again subdivide each part into two lesser segments representative of the stages of knowledge in either sphere.The lower portion of the lower or visible sphere will cons
One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher Socrates and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”
Socrates replied “Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It”s called the Three Filters Test.”
“Three Filters?”
Socrates continued “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say.
The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”
“No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it”
“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it”s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad a
Click the image to view the discussionThere is one basic question that has always been uppermost in my mind. With my limited understanding, it often seems to me that life, even with all its sound and fury, really signifies nothing. Please tell me: How should a man live; what is the purpose of life?Jesus - Simply because there is some evil in the world does not negate the good: You must thank God for that. God must exist because; where did the world come from if he did not create it? Socrates - It is not necessarily your God that created the world: There are thousands of other priests who claim that their God did it. Just because I do not have the answer, does not mean that I must accept yours without examining it. I could just as logically demand that you believe that Zeus created the world. Even if I agree that God created the world, that is the end of the definition of the qualities of God and we can't logically proceed from that to the assumption that the other aspects of your defi
I thought Jesus and Mo was a perfect combination to highlight the illogical nature of religion, but I was wrong - who could pick apart Christianity better than Socrates?
It’s a long read, but it seems to sum up Christianity quite well. A small snippet to tempt you:
Socrates: If God created man’s eyes, legs and mind, he also created man’s desires; all his desires, even his desire for knowledge and sex. Why did man sin?
Jesus: He sinned because of his weaknesses and his evil nature.
Socrates: Who created man’s nature?
Jesus: God.
Socrates: It seems to me that you Lord God has merely created man to watch him suffer. This business of Satan, the Garden of Eden and free will is merely a facade. God merely wanted an excuse to harass, persecute, torment and oppress mankind. If an all-powerful and all-knowing being creates everything, and allows his creations to react in a certain way, he actually intended them to act in that way and is solely responsible for the results
Hey You...Check this out...Socrates vs Jesus!......Well, I don't know what to think after reading this fictional meeting...... After all, who am I to judge or pledge to a way of behavior and thinking I definitely will never practice.For me, Earth is my Heaven.shine on,JL_PS... Even though I am a vague Roman Catholic follower, I don't believe in The Church.....PS2...I believe that God, Jesus, Zeus, Buddha, Vishnu, etc. whether gods themselves or interpretations or sons of them...are all the same ....we mankind split them.Song >> Taking Back Sunday - Set Phasers to StunQuote >> God is not dead but alive and well and working on a much less ambitious project.
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I think the crew of writers and actors for Monty Python were way ahead of their time. This is a great skit from the 70’s.
After Nietzsche gets booked he accuses Confucius (referee) of having no “free will” - bloody funny!.
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WRITTEN WORDS ARE A DEAD MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION by SOCRATESThis dialogue between the great Socrates and Phaedrus provides a wonderful understanding for the need for dialogue, human touch and interaction that are some of the many benefits of being Professionally Coached and not to be over reliant on books and written words, which are a valuable resource, but a poor substitute.Socrates:Well, then, someone who thinks that he can set down an art in writing, and equally someone who accepts something from writing as though it were going to be clear and reliable, must be very simple minded. How can they possible think that words which have been written down can do more than serve as a reminder to those who already know what the writing is about?Phaedrus:Quite right.Socrates:You know, Phaedrus, writing shares a strange feature with painting. The offspring of painting stand there as if they were alive, but if anyone asks them anything they are solemnly silent. The same is true of written words
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22 QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION FROM THE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCRATES FOR PROFESSIONAL COACHES BY MANOJ SHARMASocrates is easily one of the world's greatest philosophers, yet before that he has to be appreciated as one of the greatest human beings to ever walk this planet. Such is the greatness of the man that the words Wisdom, Truth and Integrity have become intrinsically linked with him, as few have embodied them to the degree he did.Born in 470 BC and passing on in 399BC, his almost 71 years left us not a single personally written word and all of which is accredited to him comes to us via the accounts of those around him.His preference towards a dialectic method of inquiry (following a question with a question) has since been termed The Socratic Method and has become a fundamental tool in any professional coach's arsenal.The following are a series of chronological quotations from Plato's The Apology that are worthy of study to unravel your own truths, be they philosophically or with
