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  2. Socrates - Wikipedia

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    Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of one's ignorance is the first step in philosophizing. Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era.

  3. Modern influence of Ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of our ignorance is the first step in philosophizing. Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era.

  4. Socratic method - Wikipedia

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    In Plato's early dialogues, the elenchus is the technique Socrates uses to investigate, for example, the nature or definition of ethical concepts such as justice or virtue. According to Gregory Vlastos, it has the following steps: [7] Socrates' interlocutor asserts a thesis, for example "Courage is endurance of the soul".

  5. Ancient Greek philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Subsequent philosophic tradition was so influenced by Socrates as presented by Plato that it is conventional to refer to philosophy developed prior to Socrates as pre-Socratic philosophy. The periods following this, up to and after the wars of Alexander the Great , are those of "Classical Greek" and " Hellenistic philosophy ", respectively.

  6. Classical education in the Western world - Wikipedia

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    The legacy of Renaissance humanism in education is profound, as it laid the groundwork for modern liberal arts education. The humanist emphasis on critical thinking, moral education, and the study of classical texts has continued to influence educational theory and practice up to the present day.

  7. Allegory of the cave - Wikipedia

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    Plato's allegory of the cave is an allegory presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic (514a–520a, Book VII) to compare "the effect of education (παιδεία) and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates and is narrated by the

  8. Socratic problem - Wikipedia

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    Socrates is he who claims “to possess no wisdom” but still participates in exercises with the aim of gaining understanding. Socrates is the [individual named] Socrates who appears in Plato’s earliest dialogues. The real Socrates is the one who turns from a pre-Socratic interest in nature to ethics, instead.

  9. Ion (dialogue) - Wikipedia

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    Socrates, the Greek philosopher. In this dialogue, he questions the nature of art and of divine inspiration. Ion of Ephesus, the rhapsode. In poetry, he specialized in the works of Homer. The city of Ephesus was under Athenian control at this time and Athens had lost many of its beloved generals in the recent Sicilian expedition.