PHI 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Socratic Method, Relativism
21 Apr 2016
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Someone who psychologically persuades you to do something that is either right or wrong. Taught the art of rhetoric, and the art of persuasion. They wanted to teach people how to in an argument. Thought morality and law was the result of human customs and conventions (nomos) Subjective relativism: truth is just relative to or depends solely on what someone believes. Social relativism: truth depends on what society or culture you are in. And it also states that truth varies from society to society (have their own version of the truth) Do onto others that you would do to you. Judge others as you would have them judge you. Be moral to everyone (including the bad ones) Regard love as the core of morality. What we know of socrates comes from people like plato and others because. Socrates never used to write any of his beliefs and theories down. Socrates wanted to challenge the status quo.
