Meaning of Sokrates | Babel Free

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Alternative spelling of Socrates.

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“Xenophon notices briefly two other colloquies between Sokrates and Aristippus. The latter asked Sokrates, “Do you know⟳ anything good?” in order⟳ (says Xenophon) that if Sokrates answered in the affirmative and gave as examples, health, wealth, strength, courage, bread, &c., he (Aristippus) might show⟳ circumstances in which this same particular was evil; and might thus catch⟳ Sokrates in a contradiction, as Sokrates had caught him before.”

“Despite what Xenophon says about Sokrates’ popular sympathies, this tendency will not altogether have⟳ displeased him, but not because he was a snob. It was a fact of political life that the leaders of the community, and especially the generals, came from the upper classes, and, if Sokrates was to influence⟳ the life of Athens otherwise than by addressing the Assembly, his best chance lay⟳ in influencing the future leaders of the community while they were still malleable. In Kharmides we find⟳ Sokrates, just back from Poteidaia, making for the palaistra of Taureas.”

“Second, there is no reason⟳ to disbelieve the statement at Xen. Apol. 22 that Sokrates had synegoroi who addressed the jurors after he had made his own⟳ speech and may have⟳ answered the charges made especially by Anytos.”

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