Socrates’s philosophy emphasized the pursuit of knowledge, with his famous quote “I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing” highlighting his belief in the value of humility and continuous learning. Socrates believed that the pursuit of knowledge was essential for personal...
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings is one such gem that invites us to reconsider our perspective on life and death. From a Stoic viewpoint, this quote reminds us that death is not to be feared but rather seen as a natural part of life. It is a transition, not an end...
(arrest), and he was sentenced to death by poisoning.During the 30 days before he was put to death, his friends and pupils (67) were allowed (allow) to visit him in his prison. They were astonished to find that (68) he was calm and cheerful. He had no fear ...
“The Socratic method (also known as method of Elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate), is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions.”—-Wikipedi...
This is a favorite Einstein quote that I recast as a rhyming epigram: A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?—Albert Einstein, poetic interpretation by Michael R. Burch Epigrams Defined But what, exactly, is an epigram, and what do the producers of great...
On the dead-soul side, Socrates' followers look like corpses; Socrates presumably spoke often about life, death, death-in-life, and life-in-death; and Socrates' charm is so powerful it would surely lure someone from out of Hades.14 On the living-soul side, Socrates' concern to turn or...