Philosophy 2200F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Callicles, Socratic Method, Meletus

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2200F/G
• Professor: John L. Bell

Document Summary

Socratic citizenship: in search of the true statesman. I(cid:374) (cid:862)plato: go(cid:396)gias,(cid:863) as (cid:449)ell as (cid:862)plato: the apolog(cid:455),(cid:863) o(cid:272)(cid:396)ates ad(cid:448)o(cid:272)ates fo(cid:396) a(cid:374)d promotes a dissident form of citizenship known as socratic citizenship. Most strongly put in (cid:862)plato: go(cid:396)gias,(cid:863) du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g o(cid:272)(cid:396)ates (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:396)satio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith his (cid:373)ost fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ida(cid:271)le i(cid:374)t(cid:396)alo(cid:272)ula(cid:396) calli(cid:272)les as (cid:449)ell as i(cid:374) the latte(cid:396) pa(cid:396)t of (cid:862)the apolog(cid:455)(cid:863) du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g his se(cid:374)te(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d dis(cid:272)ussio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith meletus. It is in these arguments that we find true statesmanship is a product of socratic citizenship; therefore, socrates can be identified as the one true statesman of the athenian polity. First, i will provide a brief overview of what a statesman is, followed by an analysis of socrates lengthy conversation with callicles and conclude with socrates as the gadfly of the state. O(cid:272)(cid:396)ates states that (cid:455)ou (cid:373)ust k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:455)ou(cid:396)self o(cid:396) (cid:271)e i(cid:374) ha(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:374)(cid:455) (cid:449)ith o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s self (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e (cid:455)ou can even attempt to be in tune with the masses.