Exam 4: The Wise Man: Socrates

What did Socrates claim virtue was?

To whom was Socrates married?

Egoism emphasizes

How many parts did an Athenian trial consist of?

Socrates was a pagan.

What does no one knowingly do?

Who said that to pretend to know what you do not know is a disease?

Techne is from the Greek for

Socrates wrote nothing philosophical.

Plato wrote the Memorabilia .

Socrates used a dialectical method of questioning.

Do you believe that Socrates is admirable because he died for his ideals? Is it always admirable to die for one s ideals? What if one s ideals are foolish, or evil?

Do you think that Socrates approach would work really to change a society, or not? Explain your answer. Do you think that this was his aim? If so, why? If not, what was his aim?

Alcibiades disliked Socrates.

Socrates had only one coat.

Who used Buddha and Jesus as examples of paradigmatic individuals?

There were similarities between the thought of Socrates and Buddha.

Socrates referred to himself as a gadfly.

Socrates was charged with rejecting the gods acknowledged by Rome.

How many sons did Socrates have?