Socrates: Biography of a Great Thinker

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Host: Liliana de Castro
Artwork: Kim Parkhurst
Directed by Michael Harrison
Written and Produced by Kimberly Hatch Harrison

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Creative Commons Picture Credits:
Bust of Socrates in the Louvre
Author: Eric Gaba (Sting)

Socrates by Leonidas Drosis, Athens - Academy of Athens
Author: DIMSFIKAS at Greek Wikipedia ; corte Eugenio Hansen, OFS

Columns of the Temple of Apollo
Author: Patar knight

Delphi composite picture
Author: Leonidtsvetkov

Bust of Plato
Author: Marie-Lan Nguyen (User:Jastrow) 2009

Parthenon from the South
Author: Thermos

[dongato]

Can you imagine being so profoundly influential that your legacy still thrives thousands of years later _without_ authoring anything that showcases your philosophies?

[serazad]

Rest in peace Socrates, Socratica stuff make you live today.

[Socratica]

*Socrates. Put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens. Our hero*.

Socrates is considered one of the *founders of Western Philosophy*, and the inventor of the *Socratic Method* which is still widely used in classrooms today. He's something of a mystery, though, because what we know of him comes from second-hand accounts. What?! It's true, *the great teacher left behind no writings of his own*. 

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[nephildevil]

He was against books, or writing, because he thought they would dumb people down, similar to how people of today are against google. You don't need to know everything 100% of the time if you can just look it up when you need it.
“For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them."

[marisaelenenadiejamusiccom]

He was my dad at age seven..I had an obsession with Socrates...and the notion that I could channel him in the dead and gain wisdom ...my father never taught me about him even though I had learned of him at the age of seven in his library. I have just created a theatrical video about him today...He is still my dad...and he is still the person that I admire..

[TheUltimateRandomizer]

THIS IS AMAZING! You helped me so much in my work!

[frankdsouza]

I suspect a better introduction to Socrates will not be easy to find. And so the door to a potentially, difficult subject has been opened. Thank you, Ma'am.

[brainstormingsharing]

Absolutely well done and definitely keep it up ❗👍👏👍👏👍

[markusbroyles]

You forgot to mention that he single handedly fought in the Peloponesian war very bravely rescuing his squad from certain death ~ The surviving warriors held him in great esteem after that for the rest of their lives ~ He outlived them all !

[li]

Swindler? Maybe that's how he provokes his students to think deeper and a way of expressing his sense of humor as an escape from such a sophisticated mind.

[AlLehner]

This is an excellent summary and brief explanation of Socrates. I will use it in my philosophy course!

[SpottedSharks]

Ever since Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, I always internally pronouce - at first - his name as So-Crates.

[bhoopendrameena]

Found a great channel, very precise and clear explanation, she is beautiful and has good presentation skills.. I'm gonna learn a lot from her :)

[lewisner]

The 3 Laws Of Logic are amazing. I explained the Law Of Identity to one guy on my local website and it took 3 tries before he got it.

[vijayanand]

wow! I'm So glad i've found this.

[shekharsaurabh]

Your haircut is unique . please keep it

[TashiDelek]

Born in an illiterate family, never studied, no source of his wisdom but he was wisest in the country. Socrates participation in military campaigns holds the key. Socrates must have met many people who were influenced by Buddhas teaching because at that time India was under Persian empire.

[firehorse_alpha-omega]

Thank you for posting....
Most excellent and informative dialogue.... and well

[jasonbrabazon]

00:28
Socrates was NOT a teacher. He specifically rejected that characterization (at his trial). He held no symposia, had no fixed group of of listeners. Plato (who DID hold classes) pointedly avoided describing S. as his teacher or memtor, but only as his 'friend'

[Igdrazil]

Excellent summerism of Socrates, great job!