tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post1526330280721532869..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Socratic Fiction?Ketlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-77149145100220493872015-07-25T18:49:02.837+01:002015-07-25T18:49:02.837+01:00Sean,
That is the foundation of monotheistic relig...Sean,<br />That is the foundation of monotheistic religion. More generally, I think that religion is response to transcendence.<br />Socrates' "knowing nothing" has to apply to some philosophical level so that it does not involve denying that tradesmen know their trade etc.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-86771042745861015262015-07-25T17:32:50.626+01:002015-07-25T17:32:50.626+01:00Kaor, Paul!
It's been so long since I last re...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />It's been so long since I last read any of Plato's Socratic dialogues that details such as Socrates debates with the Sophists have faded. But, yes, I can see how some of the more vindictive Sophists and their patrons would get angry at Socrates.<br /><br />Btw, this is how the NEW AMERICAN BIBLE, a standard English language Bible for Catholics in the US, annotates Proverbs 1.7: " 'The fear of the Lord,' reverential fear and respect for God on account of his sovereignty, goodness and justice toward men. This is the foundation of religion." <br /><br />Sean<br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78659350284506562192015-07-25T10:36:20.065+01:002015-07-25T10:36:20.065+01:00Sean,
It was the pretensions of "Sophists&quo...Sean,<br />It was the pretensions of "Sophists" that Socrates was deflating.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-84465755968874481562015-07-25T09:49:05.275+01:002015-07-25T09:49:05.275+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Thanks for the exact Scriptural citat...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Thanks for the exact Scriptural citations, which I'll be looking up.<br /><br />I can see why Socrates critics got so angry at him! Being told by him, in effect, that they were idiots would annoy some people! Esp. since, as a practical matter, that simply wasn't true. A sculptor or quarry worker would certainly know how to work with stone. A merchant would know how to buy and sell goods for the best available price. A mathematician would know how to use numbers, and so on.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-3762985691403432882015-07-25T09:40:49.510+01:002015-07-25T09:40:49.510+01:00Sean,
Proverbs 1.7; Psalm 111.10.
Socrates annoyed...Sean,<br />Proverbs 1.7; Psalm 111.10.<br />Socrates annoyed influential people because he set out to vindicate the oracle by demonstrating that they knew nothing.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-9884963288095888262015-07-25T09:36:20.837+01:002015-07-25T09:36:20.837+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Sorates, alas, fatally irritated the ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Sorates, alas, fatally irritated the Athenians because of his arguments, logical debates, and alleged impiety towards the gods. It ended with him being condemned to death and ordered to drink hemlock.<br /><br />And is Socrates dictum that "To know is to know that you know nothing" the ONLY means of beginning to acquire wisdom? Apologies for being vague, I can't quite recall the exact location, but Scipture says somewhere that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. I'm sure that concept has been deeply pondered by theologians and philosophers!<br /><br />Sean<br />Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com