9 Life Lessons From Socrates (Socratic Skepticism)

In this video we will be talking about 9 Life Lessons From Socrates. Socrates is sometimes considered as the founder of the Western philosophy and his work reflects the philosophy of Skepticism.

So with that in mind, here are 9 important lessons that we can learn from Socrates -
01. Open yourself to the truth
02. Be courageous
03. Be authentic
04. Be humble
05. Beware the busyness of life
06. Be a citizen of the world
07. Be happy with less
08. Don’t seek vengeance
09. Have a sense of humour
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 9 Life Lessons From Socrates will add value to your life.

Socrates lived between 469 and 399 B.C.E. and he is one of the most famous philosophers in the entire history of humankind. He is sometimes considered as the founder of the Western philosophy and his work reflects the philosophy of Skepticism, which has as its main base that knowledge can be obtained through systematic doubt and continual testing. Although Socrates hasn't written anything, he has forever changed philosophy itself. Most of the things we know today about his philosophy came from Plato, Aristophanes and Xenophon whose writings are in the form of dialogues between Socrates and other Athenians. These writings gave birth to a new literary genre called the Socratic dialogue. Unfortunately, he is also famous for his tragic life. In 399 BCE, he was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and of failing to acknowledge the city's official gods. After a trial that lasted just a single day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing to escape. The way his life ended can be considered as the founding myth of philosophy as a discipline. For one to really practice philosophy, they have to go against societal norms, to question everything even at the risk of their own peril. Everything about Socrates was impressive: his appearance, personality, and behaviour, as well as in his views and methods. And this made many of the people around him to write about him, including Plato. It is unfortunate that Socrates did not write at all and all we have is indirect evidence. Also, it is said that each age produces a Socrates of its own, however there are some core fundamental teachings of the original Socrates that transcend the centuries.

Research/Writing: Bianca-Adina Szasz

Narration/Audio Editing: Dan Mellins-Cohen

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Socrates says “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing…”

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[DemetriPanici]

*”There are more things that frighten us than injure us, and we suffer more in imagination than in reality." - Seneca*

[DemetriPanici]

*"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus*

[anjalipandey]

I was leading a life of ignorance until i believe was stopped by the higher forces. My life was all about job, family, home and not paying attention to my thoughts and life itself. When I lost my job couple of years ago and then there was a break in my life. I was forced to introspect my life . Fortunately, i have always trusted my way of living and always moved with the flow. I guess this attitude has helped me to accept the complete different life easily that i am living now. That's why, when I was ignorant of my actions, i never tried to change things as per my way. Accepted all good and the contrary in my life. When life halted and i began to pay attention to my life closely, especially my feelings and thoughts, i realized many things that needs to be changed. I fully dedicated myself in self improvement in every area of life. To my surprise, life unfolded in a complete different form of myself than before. I am so glad to say that i feel that i have now completely transformed into new person, completely liberated from all chains of thoughts which held my true personality. Reading is something which actually expands the wisdom of an individual, create new vision and help us to see life from totally new perspective. Soon i started asking question, what is that i can do whole day without feeling board or feeling drain of energy. Now I know it is something related to philosophy that i can work on 24/7 happily. I am glad to find this video and many more like this. Thank you so much for helping people like us to understand ourselves better and in return contribute our better self to the world.

[jamessims]

The one that has changed my life is. “Don’t seek vengeance simply just walk away…” 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[arghyachakraborty]

This man & his philosophy changed my outlook towards life forever. I'm glad he existed.
Thank you for this brilliant video. 🌻

[yellowlightingbolt]

I think it was Marcus Aurelius who said that the best revenge for your enemies is not to be like them, so true.

[lazurians]

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates. Is my favorite quote from him.

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2.勇敢（道德良心）
3.真诚（不要过度在意他人的评价，做自己）
4.谦虚（尊重他人）

6.世界公民
7.快乐在于寡欲（正义）
8.不复仇（远离）
9.幽默

[Diana-gtrv]

I very much like the ancient wisdom of Socrates. My favourite quote is “The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing”.

[juliescott]

If only we could practice Socrates theory as a whole, this world would be a better place to live. There's so much separation in this country alone, not including around the world, we're still divided by class, race and gender...etc. His philosophy on life has opened my mind to a different narrative of how I look at the negativity around me, I still find happiness, contentment, peace and laughter for myself. Socrates quoted, happiness requires the small things in life and require less effort. We need more "Socrates" in our world today, I truly enjoyed listening to his theories, he was a wonderful human being.

[paulmkimani]

Great lessons from Socrates. Beautiful thoughts!

[randomsdrop]

He also taught us to write all our thoughts and ideas down even if it goes against a lot of what society thinks. Maybe some day those thoughts will be referred to as revolutionary.

[ironknightgaming]

philosophy was my all time favorite class in college. sadly many of my peers did not understand the meaning behind the lessons and were simply looking to pass.

[mihaelaclaudiap..]

Recently I've become very interested in philosophy, I even bought myself a cool book but didn't have the time yet to read it! I look forward to that! Great video!

[HyuugaRaull]

Your channel is really saving me, every day. Thanks for the amazing content.

[MeganS]

This video is really comprehensive and shares wisdom that we must consider in our treatment towards ourselves and others. Thank you for condensing Socrates' wisdom into a video that's informative and easy to understand!

[inoritoo]

Listen to this, definitely I am Aline with Socrates and ready living in what else is possible and grateful for everything experiencing. Thank You 💜🙏🏽 ☮️

[pedrozaragoza]

Brilliance at its climax.
Thank you.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

[fraidoonw]

Thank you very much. Again a good episode.