... the attendant about the geometry of which attendant had no prior knowledge, even in his soul. It was through Socrates" lesson that he came to the appropriate reasoning. He gave answers such as: "yes" (85b), "of course" (87c), and "that is so" (88e). While he does not lecture Meno in a classical sense, from a podium, his questions have a similar effect. Hidden under ... were short and in response to the imposing questions of Socrates. Meno would often respond with "Definitely" (76c), "it does" (76e), and "certainly" (97b). This is the same sort of answers the attendant employs to answer ...

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... for general definitions. Socrates believed that it was thesearch that was important, even more so than the answers them selves. Socrates believed that the journey toward the answers is where most of the learning takes place, and it is this journey that truly integrates the answers as part of your very own being. Socrates believed that he had received a call to pursue philosophy ... ...

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... structure of this line. "Plato told," stands by itself in a short spurt and draw the reader's attention, as if Plato is going to speak again. Then, the next like "him," answers its own question: to whom is Plato speaking? The incorporation of Jesus sneaks into the verse quietly, as if society doesn't address Jesus" messages as a protest to war. Instead, we ... , the "nipponized bit of the old sixth avenue," is the metal Japan acquired from the U.S. to make into bullets for Japanese soldiers during World War II. So, the last stanza answers the questions that we've been wondering through t...

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... result of the previous conversation. Thrasymachus asks, "If you truly want to know what the just is, don't only ask and gratify your love of honor by refuting whatever someone answers-you know that it is easier to ask than to answer-but answer yourself and say what you assert the just to be." (336 C) Socrates, astounded by this comment, flatters ... Thrasymachus with the title of "best of men" and then answers that he cannot begin to answer a question that he has no answers for. He then persuades Thrasymachus, who believes he has a good answer, to give his opinions on the meaning of jus...

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... for general definitions. Socrates believed that it was thesearch that was important, even more so than the answers them selves. Socrates believed that the journey toward the answers is where most of the learning takes place, and it is this journey that truly integrates the answers as part of your very own being. Socrates believed that he had received a call to pursue philosophy ... ...

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... are some proper conducts for people in the society? These questions were not easy to answer and he thought it would be better to have a lot of people discuss the answers together so that they might come up with more ideas to the questions. Then, he begins to go around the Athenian people and ask them again, what is wisdom? What ... such as they perceive cherish moment or relationship by experiences. They also ask very board and complex questions that sometimes ones have more than one possible answer or no clear answers at all. Some questions are What makes a human? What is real? What ex...

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... we call learning is only a process of recollection." (The Search for Knowledge 86) He questions how one can have knowledge without learning first. Socrates then, through a series of questions and answers with the boy, helps him discover the knowledge that has been inside him all along. This is explained where Socrates states, "He did not know at first, and he does ... recollection to recover said knowledge. The process of the question and answer period between the boy slave and Socrates is misleading and can be misinterpreted as Socrates giving him the answers by hinting that he should ...

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... him and follow him around. They then imitate him by asking men who think they have more knowledge than they do questions. The men they question do not have the answers feel embarrassed and angry. They are not angry at themselves but with Socrates. They then say that Socrates corrupts the young, but if they were to prove how he does ... they would have no answers and become silent. Since they are silent they don't want to seem as unintelligent so they make accusations that could hurt any philosopher. These men say that Socrates doesn't believe ... ...

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... live. The third and final question is why is the philosopher's life a better life than that of the tyrant. What is the character of a tyrant? This is a question that Socrates answers very decisively. He says: "namely, that he is inevitably envious, untrust- worthy, unjust, friendless, impious, host and nurse to every kind of vice, and that his ruling makes him even ... all the benefits of being just, and none of the disadvantages of being unjust. This breaks down to a question of, is a philosophers life (just) better than a tyrants life (unjust). Socrates answers this question by settin...

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... the youth, because that would mean he was harming them and he knows that he is not. Socrates" defense is well-thought out and logical. Socrates asks Meletus a question, Meletus answers and then Socrates moves on to the next question to support his claim that he is not a " villainous misleader of youth" (Apology 41). Socrates thinks that simply presenting a point to ... defense to the jury. Socrates asks Meletus, " Then every Athenian improves and elevates them, all with the exception of myself. I alone am their corrupter? Is that what you say?" Meletus answers by saying, "Most definitel...

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... and another. The quote, "Art upsets, science reassures" conveys how science serves to reify nature, while art fails and upsets the natural science. Often we find it hard to find answers through art and instead we are presented with questions, which explores the purpose and the significance of being alive and being human. However, science attempts to explain and verify the ... much time on this theme, as theirs is no way to verify an answer to this question unless you die yourself. Whereas art offers opportunity to wonder and explore alternative answers to questions, which cannot be answ...

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... is. Meno would like Socrates to enlighten him about if virtue can be taught or not. In order to understand recollection, Socrates and Meno play a game of questions and answers. Socrates answers all Meno's questions. By doing so, Meno gets perplex and forces us to think. To defend the theory of recollection Socrates uses many examples such as the geometry problem with ... ...

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... enlighten and teach his fellow citizens. However, there is a quite destructive side behind his methods. Socrates is a philosopher by profession and therefore will tend to pose questions and investigate their answers (Socratic elenchus). He believes that if one is confident in their beliefs (on high issues such as how to live life) and wisdom, one will tend not to examine them ... are wise. Because of the fact that he proves that if you think you are wise you are ignorant, he makes many enemies. By questioning his peers and analyzing their answers he inturn can disprove most of their sta...

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... the conversation is a fundamental break from what has previously occurred in the story. Socrates begins questioning Cephalus out of natural curiosity. Socrates' philosophy is about asking questions and finding the answers through rational inquiry, discovering inevitable missteps along the way. He admires Cephalus' positive opinions on aging and death, but then inquires about Cephalus' happiness, wondering if he owes it all ... people, refining their definition of something and hoping that together they would reach a better understanding. The flaw of this method is that it assumes that S...

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... everything. But he says that it can be even more beneficial when we are not looking to gain knowledge. We gain knowledge by observing, listening, not by directly seeking definitive answers. That is awesome in my mind. Most people would think in order to become smart you have to do this and that, but Russell is saying you can enlarge the ... I would have to say that this really opened my mind up to what philosophy is and what it can be. Russell says not to study philosophy because there are definite answers but because of the questions themselves, because these questions make us think mo...

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... temple robbery or anything else, whether the wrongdoer be your father your mother or anyone else; to not prosecute is impious. Socrates was not satisfied by the vague and unfulfilling answers that Euthypro and often would ask him questions such as " What then do we say about the pious, Euthyphro? Surely that is being loved by all the gods, according to ... loved, but it is not being loved because it is god-loved. Socrates in turn is trying to teach Euthypro to think more logically and be able to explain his answers to the question he was being asked, instead of actually getting his own ...

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... the truth amongst this facade seemed all but lost. When Socrates met Diotima and asked her to instruct him on her wisdom of Love, it seemed that she had the answers he had been looking for. Her growing need to share her wisdom became the impetus for Socrates to refocus his vision toward divine truth. Diotima's want to teach and Socrates ... ...

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... the answer is what it is. It would be a lot easier for the professor to tell his students the answer, but taking the harder route and trying to pull the answers out of the students is what truly gets them to learn. Once the man that released the prisoner brings him out of the cave, the "turning of the soul ... ...

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... one of the building blocks of crucial, objective and logical discussion. Plato (427- 347 BCE) Plato, who was not just a philosopher but also a mathematician was always looking for the exact answers for everything. Plato's main doctrine is that the world that appears to our senses is in some way defective and filled with error, but there is a more real and perfect ... ...

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... important as it is possible. Unlike praying which was considered to be illogical. The theory ethics tell us that the goal that we all have is happiness. One of the answers is happiness was "a good flow of life". The Stoics claim that whatever is good must benefit its possessor under all circumstances. The characteristics include virtues of human beings ... ...

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... men" (Apology, 25a). Thus, we can see the accusation is directly against Socrates rather than the actions that he made. Furthermore, Socrates continues to use questions to push Meletus's answers into contradiction to prove Meletus cannot be believed. Hence, Socrates doesn't try to prove himself innocent, but to try to make Meletus in trouble and collapse his reputation. Socrates uses ... ...

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... , that is, why imitate at all and can we obtain knowledge and/or pleasure through it Both Plato and Aristotle, the foremost philosophers of their time, arrived at widely different answers to the questions above. This is because art was held to be an imitation of nature or reality, and Plato and Aristotle's theories on nature and reality were widely different ... ...

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... interest in philosophy instead of thinking it was intolerable. Power isn't greatness, but knowledge is. That was clearly proven by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. They learned by questioning and the answers they received open many doors we couldn't see. Though they were not appreciated then, now in the 20th century, a new appreciation has developed of their methods and its relevance to ... ...

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... himself completely. Using a method properly named "The Socratic Dialogue", or dialectic, he retrieved the inner knowledge from his students by pursuing a series of questions and examining the effects of their answers. Almost everyone that he came into contact with he would question. For example, Socrates methodically denies Euthyphro's idea that what makes right actions right is that the gods love or ... ...

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... voted against him because of his questioning of the gods and of holiness. Socrates believed that it was this search was really important he believed that the journey toward the answers is where most of the learning will take place. Socrates also believed that philosophers looked upon death with good cheer and hope. This I find hard to believe because if this ... ...

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