A Madness to the Method: A Defense of Divine Inspiration in the Case of Socrates - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Madness to the Method: A Defense of Divine Inspiration in the Case of Socrates write by Daniel Brian Larkin. This book was released on 2017. A Madness to the Method: A Defense of Divine Inspiration in the Case of Socrates available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In contemporary Platonic scholarship, Socrates is quite often depicted as a hyper-rationalist, i.e., an individual who relies upon reason alone in his philosophical pursuits. And, such a position is not entirely unsupported, especially when one considers the rigor with which Socrates engages his interlocutors via the elenchtic method, not to mention the charges of impiety and atheism levied against him, for which he was found guilty. Yet, while Socrates did indeed hold reason in the highest esteem, when we look to the texts, we find evidence to suggest that he also took seriously the role played by divine inspiration in the pursuit of truth. Not only do we find examples of Socrates recognizing the potential for truth that the divinely inspired seem to exhibit, but further, we find Socrates himself to be the recipient of divine revelation in the form of his daimonion. And, while some scholars have dismissed such references as mere ironic gestures, I argue that these dismissive, and admittedly anachronistic claims are entirely unfounded. Instead, I propose that Plato recognized, and valued, the role that divine inspiration played in the case of Socrates. Yet, while the divine inspiration experienced by Socrates is seen in a positive light by Plato, given the uniqueness of his situation, Socrates, and his methodology, can no longer be the model upon which philosophical investigation is founded. Thus, recognizing the limitations of Socrates, limitations which are alleviated via divine assistance, Plato, in his late period, develops a new methodology, i.e., collection and division, one which might allow for the definitional knowledge which he seeks without reliance upon divine inspiration. Despite this change, however, I maintain that even in the late Platonic period, Plato still recognizes the value of divine inspiration. As such, Socrates, while perhaps not a philosopher in the unqualified sense according to Plato's later understanding of philosophy, might rightly be understood as a unique individual who, through divine inspiration, is given access to truth, albeit a truth he is unable to fully explain.
Socrates and Divine Revelation
Socrates and Divine Revelation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Socrates and Divine Revelation write by Lewis Fallis. This book was released on 2018. Socrates and Divine Revelation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An account of Socrates' encounter with divine revelation
Phaedrus
Phaedrus - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Phaedrus write by Plato. This book was released on 2020-12. Phaedrus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Phaedrus, written by Plato, is a dialogue between Plato's protagonist, Socrates, and Phaedrus, an interlocutor in several dialogues. The Phaedrus was presumably composed around 370 BC, about the same time as Plato's Republic and Symposium.
The Defense of Socrates
The Defense of Socrates - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Defense of Socrates write by Plato. This book was released on 2017-10-05. The Defense of Socrates available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Defense of Socrates" by Plato, is the Socratic dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defense, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. It begins with Socrates addressing the jury to ask if the men of Athens (the jury) have been persuaded by the Orators Lycon, Anytus, and Meletus, who have accused Socrates of corrupting the young people of the city and of impiety against the pantheon of Athens. The first sentence of his speech establishes the theme of the dialogue -- that philosophy begins with an admission of ignorance. Socrates later clarifies that point of philosophy when he says that whatever wisdom he possesses comes from knowing that he knows nothing (23b, 29b).In the course of the trial, Socrates imitates, parodies, and corrects the Orators, his accusers, and asks the jury to judge him by the truth of his statements, not by his oratorical skill (cf. Lysias XIX 1,2,3; Isaeus X 1; Isocrates XV 79; Aeschines II 24). Socrates says he will not use sophistic language -- carefully arranged ornate words and phrases -- but will speak using the common idiom of the Greek language. He affirms that he will speak in the manner he is heard using in the agora and at the money tables. Despite his claim of ignorance, Socrates speaks masterfully, correcting the Orators and showing them what they should have done -- speak the truth persuasively and with wisdom. Although offered the opportunity to appease the prejudices of the jury, with a minimal concession to the charges of corruption and impiety, Socrates does not yield his integrity to avoid the penalty of death. Accordingly, the jury condemns Socrates to death.
Socrates' Divine Sign
Socrates' Divine Sign - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Socrates' Divine Sign write by Nicholas D. Smith. This book was released on 2005. Socrates' Divine Sign available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
