PHL202H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Irony
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Often the questioning begins with socrates claiming that he is ignorant of the subject at hand (and of important matters such as the nature of virtue, generally). Yet, as the dialogue develops, socrates seems to have the upper hand at every step perhaps suggesting that he is not altogether ignorant : 5b-c for an example, he makes the so called experts look foolish. What is f questions (justice, beauty, piety) Attempting to determine the true nature of different virtues. Negative method of hypothesis elimination locate contradictions and revise hypotheses. Ultimately attempts to uncover knowledge of a sound truth about the nature of virtue. Or, if not, to display one"s ignorance about the nature of virtue one"s puzzlement rather than knowledge - aporia. Seeking a proper socratic definition: or isn"t the pious itself the same as itself in every action (5c-d)
