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mmmm....that aphorism makes me think....what were the final outcome of this meeting?positive or negative?
Let me answer your question with a true story. This man lived about 400 BC in Athens. He was the son of a stonecutter and a midwife. He was a notoriously ugly man, bald and overweight with a snub nose, but his love of philosophy and wisdom made him a celebrity. Students flocked to him because of his ability to dominate anyone who would attempt to reason against him. Yet he lived in relative poverty and charged no fees. He was convicted by a jury of 500 of his fellow citizens of disbelief in the state’s gods and of corrupting the youth. He was sentenced to death. He poisoned himself in prison. His wisdom lay in questioning everything and knowing nothing. His legacy was that he challenged his students to take nothing for granted and to think for themselves. Who was this man?
Quite clearly, Socrates, he was also a valiant soldier according to Plato.
Yes indeed he was. He left us with an important legacy. Take nothing for granted. Don't believe everything you are told (especially when it comes from the mouth of a government official. Socrates' high-mindedness meant that he refused to break the law-democracy must prevail, even if it meant his own death, because above all he believed in being a good citizen. What does being a good citizen mean in this context?
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