Monday, September 10, 2007
Socrates own connection
In the last excert of reading of, Plato's Phaedo, Socrates is found explainig himself and his action of committing suicide. However, in the process of explanations he spoke of making connections, or recollecting knowledge as he referred to it. Socrates spoke of how "the sight of one thing makes you think of another, whether it be similiar or dissimilar, this must of necessity be recollection." This immediately made me think of our assignment and how we should be made to think. Socrates is excellent person to modelyour thinking after. He analyzes every scenario, finds the most rational option, but importantly does what most people don't do, he thinks. Now obviously everyone thinks, but how many people think outside of the box (cliche). This is something that transcends Socrates and the immediate question of knowledge and simply goes to the heart of everything you have ever "learned"
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