Philosophy

Plato 9.7 Socrates’ Philosophical Legacy

Plato sees himself as a product of Socrates’ education. Socrates claimed not to be a…

Plato 9.5 Plato’s Portrayals of Socrates

Now instead of meeting one Socrates, we are in danger of meeting many. This work…

Plato 9.4.4 Socrates as a Moral Philosopher

Plato’s Socrates (as the student portrays his master in his early or Socratic…

Plato 9.4 Who Is Socrates?

It is easy to get lost in the marvel that is Socrates. Affable, idiosyncratic, self-deprecatory, incurably…

Plato 9.2 Socrates’ Mission

After distancing himself from natural philosophers and sophists, Socrates goes on to talk about his special…

Plato 8.7 The Outlook in 399 BC

When Socrates died in 399 BC, the world that he had known was passing away. The middle of the fifth…

Plato 8.6.2 What Is the Role of Justice in a Technological World?

Plato 8.6.1 Sophistic Education

After Socrates’ eventful day in the world of the sophists we can make some observations. The sophists…

Plato 8.5 The Road Not Taken

As the conversation winds down, Protagoras refuses to answer any more questions. He recognizes that Socrates…