2006-07-10 07:25:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Maybe they are not.
Socratic irony is feigning ignorance in order to expose the weakness of another’s position.
The Greek word eironeia—ειρωνεία applied particularly to understatement in the nature of dissimulation. Such irony occurred especially and notably in the assumed ignorance which Socrates adopted as a method of dialectic, the “Socratic irony.” Socratic irony involves a profession of ignorance that disguises a skeptical, non-committed attitude towards some dogma or universal opinion that lacks a basis in reason or in logic. Socrates’ “innocent” inquiries expose step by step the vanity or illogicality of the proposition by unsettling the assumptions of his dialogue partner by questioning or simply not sharing his basic assumptions. The irony entertains those onlookers who know that Socrates is wiser than he permits himself to appear and who may perceive slightly in advance the direction the “naïve” questioning will take.
2006-07-10 07:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Because they don't know any better. What would you expect from a fool?
They probably don't even know that they are fools, they just think they are normal, but they are fooling themselves.
2006-07-10 07:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by Cerebrus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two things come to mind:
1. People are too naive and want to believe.
or
2. People know they are being "fooled" which actually make the fooler the foolee.
Just think things through first and use common sense!
2006-07-10 07:30:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?
2006-07-10 07:28:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who are so foolish they are fooled by fools.
2006-07-10 07:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are fools.
2006-07-10 07:28:42 · answer #6 · answered by songbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting word "fool".
Ah.. the abundance of them. So important and of interest to those who perpetuate fraud upon them. Easy pray,so ignorant are those fools, trillions of dollars go to those who are adept in the Art of deception.
2006-07-10 08:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by BONES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do fools fall in love lol
2006-07-10 07:52:04 · answer #8 · answered by chef spicey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they fools.
2006-07-10 07:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that pants are pants, I imagine. They're sewn in all different shapes and sizes, but in the end they're made in more or less the same way and serve the same function.
2006-07-10 07:29:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋