SOCRATES


SOCRATES


Socrates is one of the big three philosophers. He is a great philosopher, a teacher and a founder of western philosophy. He was born  circa 470 BC in Athens, Greece (https://www.biography.com/people/socrates-9488126). And he's the so called father of western philosophy.(www.ancient.eu/socrates/) He made some notable ideas like Socratic Method, Socratic Irony, and "I know that I know nothing".(wikipedia.com). 

"I know that I know nothing." this is a philosophical phrase that is connected with some cooperative argumentative dialogue that includes asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking. (encarta.com) And "Virtue is knowledge." it is a philosophy which means rich and thoughtful work that regards virtue as a matter of knowledge. (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/V/bo18008895.html)

One of Socrates' contributions to philosophy was a new method of approaching knowledge, set of his principles of right or wrong. In his method, it serves to say that all true knowledge; all of knowledge was there for anyone, and the answers are within us all the time for people to make right decision, and that everything has a purpose. And it is believed that virtue and knowledge were capable of being identical. Capable of being the same. And is thought that no one willingly does wrong but is offered a choice. Means, no one wants to really do wrong or bad. Its only a choice for us if we will do it or not. In virtue is knowledge, Socrates wants to state that philosophy is centrally focus on an issue central to politic. And that the problem of virtue is lack of moral excellence. That people can't reach knowledge if people don't have a moral. This method or philosophy of Socrates is all about knowledge on how people will think or ask questions critically and make believe that yes, people ask but the answers are just within people. That people make decision for a purpose but still learn to have moral on it. 

As a conclusion, the method or philosophies of Socrates is recommended and that the purpose of Socrates for entering the philosophy is to seek for the right knowledge and to state reasons for everything since philosophy is more on focusing about reasoning and proving facts. He looked for oppurtunities from the obstruction that came from his surroundings. In short, Socrates joined philosophy to give life an important reason.

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