Alcibiades entrance was by far my favorite part of the symposium so far, despite the beauty of diatomas speech. Frankly Aclibiades is just an entertaining character. Its easy to relate to him because we have all either had "one of those nights" that Aclibiades is experiencing or, for non drinkers, we have seen someone who has been that intoxicated. But in all seriousness, I think that his speech, though it is not on the topic of love, he gives insight into the character of Socrates. He tells stories about how Socrates values moral beauty over physical. He also goes on to to recall a story of how Socrates stood thinking in one place for over 24 hours.
I think the most striking thing about Aclibiades is the fact that to an outsider he has everything, beauty, wealth, political and civil success. However, for Aclibiades, he counts that all as nothing because he does not have the wisdom that Socrates has.
Many more blogs on the way.
For your viewing pleasure,
Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln (Starring Will Ferrell & Don Cheadle)
via McTube for iPhone/iPad.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLAoxCSb1tc
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Protagoras
The central question of protagoras is: Can virtue be taught?
In one corner there is Protagoras, a sophist, Who believes that proper education is a prerequisite for producing good citizens. This belief assumes that if someone were to teach what is right, then inevitably the student will do what they are taught. However, people don't necessarily do what they are taught; people do what they believe.
For Socrates virtue is the same as knowledge. Learning how to be virtuous means learning a specific type of knowledge or science. For example, learning to be courageous is learning what to fear. Evil is knowing the ignorance of knowing how to act virtuously in a particular form.
Traditionally I have more or less agreed with protagoras. I equate it to basketball. If you aren't properly educated on the rules of basketball, it is exponentially difficult to to play, even though this ignorant player might score a basket without realizing they have done what they have supposed to do. However socrates is kind of challenging my belief that wisdom and virtue are divisible. I need a little more time to think.
Zip it up and zip it out y'all.
In one corner there is Protagoras, a sophist, Who believes that proper education is a prerequisite for producing good citizens. This belief assumes that if someone were to teach what is right, then inevitably the student will do what they are taught. However, people don't necessarily do what they are taught; people do what they believe.
For Socrates virtue is the same as knowledge. Learning how to be virtuous means learning a specific type of knowledge or science. For example, learning to be courageous is learning what to fear. Evil is knowing the ignorance of knowing how to act virtuously in a particular form.
Traditionally I have more or less agreed with protagoras. I equate it to basketball. If you aren't properly educated on the rules of basketball, it is exponentially difficult to to play, even though this ignorant player might score a basket without realizing they have done what they have supposed to do. However socrates is kind of challenging my belief that wisdom and virtue are divisible. I need a little more time to think.
Zip it up and zip it out y'all.
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