Socrates Flashcards
(11 cards)
Worldview
Set of beliefs about the most important issues in life
Philosophy is Ignorant
We need an outsider to point out our ignorance
Socratic method helps to point out ignorance
It takes humility to learn something
Philosophy is Selfish (Mentally)
Knowing your limitations
Know the knower before the known
Know yourself so you don’t have emotional dependece
Philosophy is Ironic
Irony: Contrast between appearance and reality
Appearance and illusion: external, what seems
Reality: what is
Confronted with reality to move from illusion
Philosophy is Annoying
Makes you examine your beliefs
Wants you to make transition from illusion to reality
3 acts of the mind
Understanding/apprehension
Judging
Reason
Definition
Sets limits around a thing
tells what a thing is; its essence
Blind Faith
ignores reason and feelings
Reasonable Faith
Evidence: reason/feelings
Martyr
Dies for a noble cause
Soma sema estin
the soul is a tomb/the body is a prison