... the most explanatory statements Socrates makes to justify his claim of ignorance is also found in The Apology. He is telling the story of how, after receiving the news from Chaerephon that the Oracle at Delphi had proclaimed that there is no man alive who is wiser than Socrates, he travels the land seeking to find someone wiser than he is ... , "All I believe is that I know nothing". Perhaps Socrates" belief is stated better at the end of The Apology, when he tries to make sense of what The Oracle said to Chaerephon. He says that maybe what Apollo had meant when he said that there was no...

• Word Count: 1140
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... this evil fame"(22), says Socrates addressing the court. " This reputation of mine comes from a certain sort of wisdom that I possess."(22) He continues with a story of how his friend Chaerephon (who oddly enough is not available to back up his story due to the small fact that he is dead) went to the Oracle at Delphi and asked if there ... was anyone wiser than his old pal Socrates. The oracle's response was "that there was no man wiser." Of course, this thrilled Chaerephon, after all, being the best friend of the worlds wisest man could have its benefits. However, Socrates was bothered...

• Word Count: 776
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... posse's human wisdom and those that say these things are trying to create slander and are lying. Socrates feels that these people got these stories from when his good friend Chaerephon went to an oracle and asked who was wiser than Socrates. The oracle replied that no one is. Socrates states that he was stunned by the answer and didn't believe ... ...

• Word Count: 857
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... for one person to have. I would want to put her prophecy to the test, just to make sure she is right. That is exactly what happened to Socrates. His friend Chaerephon asked the oracle who was the wisest man and she replied Socrates. She thought Socrates was the wisest man because he humbly acknowledges that he does not know everything, that ... ...

• Word Count: 1043
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School