Was wise Socrates humble?Or do U think Plato only portrayed him that way in the Dialogues?Y did Plato do that?

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Do you think wise people know that they are wise?
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Plato was an Aristocrat. Remember that fact when you read any of his dialogues.

Answer 1

For those who are curious about Socrates this question is illustrative of the various individual perceptions carefully tended by eristical skill but which real investigation (philosophy) aspires to surmount.

Plato's style of writing informs as much or more than the content of his writing. If we compare this to the manner in which Xenophon and Aristophanes presented Socrates, a sustainable outline begins to emerge. This does not happen before Socrates charms the best part of us, as he charmed the best and brightest young men of Athens, among them Alcibiades and Plato.

For us to engage Socrates to the conclusion of an inquiry is the worst thing that can happen to Yahoo Answers, the dubious group project, and heeltap's tiresome irreverent eristical displays.

Answer 2

That's rather tough to answer from what little we truly know about him. Though, I doubt that a man of his standing would be humble. Plato himself viewed the uneducated to be less important than himself, and I would assume he didn't fall to far from Socrates' tree. He may however have portrayed him that way because most people view their idols as infallible people. It would seem odd if Plato wrote that his teacher was rude and harsh.

Answer 3

Socrates believed that the Gods had chosen him; placed him on earth with the responsibility to replace ignorance with knowledge. He didn't pay any regard to others' sensitivity, and was often harsh with his debate partners. Even when his life was being threatened, he was joking and fooling around, acting as if nothing really mattered.
I think he was pretty damn well aware of where he stood in the world.

Answer 4

To answer only your main question, Socrates' "humility" was an offence to humanity. No one should take their own life just because others think he should die. He did not make a martyr of himself. That was just a stupid footnote. It is his illogical idea that men are born with all knowledge and that it merely needs to be "brought out" that defines him. There is nothing humble in believing we are all equally full of knowledge.