PHL100Y1 Study Guide - Socratic Method, Philosopher King, Pythagorean Theorem
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In the apology, he"s on trial for 2 reasons: not recognizing gods (atheism); corrupting the youth. Oracle of delphi: socrates was the wisest of the all. Socrates said this isn"t true because he isn"t the wisest one (negative: trying to prove the oracle wrong was against the society). Shouldn"t fear death because we don"t know what it"s like. Socratic method: cross-examine them and draw out their beliefs and judge their soundness. Plato tries to convince him to escape (this is unjust! Because: should never do wrong (escaping) even in retaliation; we should be just; better to suffer than to do harm. He made a consent to the city to stay (stay just with keeping the consent). We should suffer than to do evil; doing injustice harms you that you get never compensated for. * study the development of the city, principle of specialization, different classes and parts of souls and analogies.
