PHIL 1000 : Midterm Notes With Old Test ?s
Document Summary
Socrates mission : to expose the ignorance of those who thought themselves wise and try to convince his fellow citizens that every man is responsible for his own moral attitudes. Early dialogues of plato show socrates seeking to define ethical terms and asking awkward questions. Socrates often confused with sophists (traveling teachers who charged a fee) but differed in that sophists professed to put men on road to success, s said he didn"t teach at all only sought truth through conversations. S being indicted by meletus for corrupting youth and telling lies about gods (making up new ones, not believing in old ones) therfore: meletus must know how the youth are corrupted, who corrupts them and must know about gods. E and m similar in claiming to know right and wrong. Aletheia unclosed, bring it to the light through logos (saying) and ergon (doing) Aka pious is again what is dear to the gods which is already disproven.
