1. An Analysis of Socratic Irony in The Apology
... proclaimed wisest men of Athens while at the same time professing his own ignorance. This led him to the conclusion that he was wiser because he realized he did not know that much, which was in contrast to these men who thought they knew more than they really did. His life becomes ... of Socrates' followers would get the wit and humor in his remarks, while the outsiders, who were either the men Socrates had publicly humiliated or friends of these men would feel angry and deceived (Gottlieb, 1992). Iakovos Vasiliou brought up the point that the term "Socratic irony" seems to ... of iron...
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