Socrates - Part 2: The Scandal of Ignorance

Socrates is remembered for claiming to know nothing, but what if that was the most dangerous idea in Athens? What if, beneath the humility, there was a challenge to the city’s entire way of life?The heart of Socrates is not a tidy formula. It is a live tension: the wisdom of not pretending to know. In the Apology, Plato gives us the most famous account. Socrates says he visited the wise—politicians, poets, craftsmen—and discovered they believed they knew things they could not explain. Their confidence collapsed under cross-examination. The oracle at Delphi declared Socrates the wisest, but only because he recognized his own ignorance.Learn more at: https://thephilosophyarchive.com/philosophy/socratesThe Philosophy Archive is part of The Archive Network by Jonkai Ventures, a collection of podcasts dedicated to exploring the great ideas and thinkers that shaped how we think.Support the podcast and access exclusive content on Patreon:https://thearchivenetwork.com/supportDiscover more archives and stories:https://thearchivenetwork.comExplore this archive:https://thephilosophyarchive.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.