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The Self

Socrates emphasized the importance of self-examination and understanding oneself, believing that wisdom is linked to intelligence and ignorance. He employed the elenchus method to challenge beliefs and expose contradictions, aiming to uncover deeper truths. Plato built on these ideas, advocating for personal responsibility and free will as essential to discovering one's identity and the meaning of life.

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The Self

Socrates emphasized the importance of self-examination and understanding oneself, believing that wisdom is linked to intelligence and ignorance. He employed the elenchus method to challenge beliefs and expose contradictions, aiming to uncover deeper truths. Plato built on these ideas, advocating for personal responsibility and free will as essential to discovering one's identity and the meaning of life.

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SOCRATES (469–399 B.C.

A quote often attributed to Socrates is, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
-Socrates believed that in order for a person to be wise, that individual must be able to
understand himself.
-To Socrates, an individual’s actions were directly related to his intelligence and
ignorance.
-He believed people should develop their self, rather than concentrate on material
objects.
-First described in Plato’s Socratic Dialogues, Socrates and a pupil would have a
discussion on a particular issue, and through a series of questions, Socrates would set
out to discover the driving force behind how that individual’s beliefs and sentiments
were shaped and in so doing, get closer to the truth.
-By continually asking questions, Socrates was able to expose contradictions in the way
an individual thought, which allowed him to come to a solid conclusion.
-The famous method of Socrates used is the elenchus, a method in which he would
refute the claims of the other person.

PLATO (429–347 B.C.)

-Plato believed in ‘The individual and the human experience”

-the meaning of life and discovering oneself can only be attained by free will, personal
responsibility, and choice.

-concerned with finding self and the meaning of life through free will, choice, and
personal responsibility.

-The belief is that people are searching to find out who and what they are throughout life
as they make choices based on their experiences, beliefs, and outlook.

-believes that a person should be forced to choose and be responsible without the help
of laws, ethnic rules, or traditions.

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