Socrates was reportedly unattractive in appearance and short of stature but was also extremely hardy and self-controlled. He enjoyed life immensely and achieved social popularity because of his ready wit and a keen sense of humor that was completely devoid of satire or cynicism.
Socrates contribution to philosophy was essentially ethical in character. Belief in a purely objective understanding of such concepts as justice, love, and virtue, and the self-knowledge that he inculcated, were the basis of his teachings. He believed that all vice is the result of ignorance, and that no person is willingly bad; correspondingly, virtue is knowledge, and those who know the right will act rightly.
His logic placed particular emphasis on rational argument and the quest for general definitions, as evidenced in the writings of his younger contemporary and pupil, Plato, and of Platos pupil, Aristotle. Through the writings of these philosophers, Socrates profoundly affected the entire subsequent course of Western speculative thought.
苏格拉底
苏格拉底是著名的古希腊哲学家。与他的学生之一是柏拉图及柏拉图的学生亚里士多德并称希腊三贤。
出生于伯里克利统治的雅典黄金时期,死于雅典的败落时期。。出身贫寒,父亲是一名雕刻师,母亲为助产士。苏格拉底是一位个性鲜明,被人褒贬不一而充满传奇色彩的历史人物。 苏格拉底是柏拉图的老师,他一生未曾著述,其言论和思想多见于柏拉图和色诺芬的著作如《苏格拉底言行回忆录》。
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