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9 pages in length. Socrates' life was steeped in deep thought; as one of history's most prolific philosophers, he established himself as a man whose mission was to encourage people to pursue the quest for knowledge and stand by one's convictions of righteousness even when faced with overwhelming opposition. However, Socrates did not write down his philosophies like his contemporaries did, allowing for everlasting historical preservation; rather, he aspired to the here and now being that knowledge was "a living, interactive thing" (Socrates). As such, Plato took the role as interpreter through some of his famous works; The Apology was fashioned after Socrates' trial and ultimate execution. This aspect, in and of itself, makes Socrates' life as much of a mystery as trying to decipher how much of Plato's conjecture is his own and how much is the direct influence of Socrates. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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stand by ones convictions of righteousness even when faced with overwhelming opposition. However, Socrates did not write down his philosophies like his contemporaries did, allowing for everlasting historical preservation;
rather, he aspired to the here and now being that knowledge was "a living, interactive thing."i As such, Plato took the role as interpreter through some of his famous
works; The Apology was fashioned after Socrates trial and ultimate execution. This aspect, in and of itself, makes Socrates life as much of a mystery as trying to decipher how
much of Platos conjecture is his own and how much is the direct influence of Socrates. II. PHILOSOPHIES Socrates was a firm
believer in the power of communication, asserting that words represent the gateway between collective thought and symbolic existence. After all, words are what separate humanity from the rest of
the animal kingdom, and it is with words that man is able to effectively express his innermost thoughts. To Socrates, thoughts and ideas were tantamount to being alive; without
the ability to contemplate and then eloquently express oneself, he believed there was little else to pursue. This thinking power to which Socrates frequently alluded was the basis for
his debates with Gorgias, contending that the degree of abstraction pursued by thought must be total and complete, reduced only by stringent dialectic to the individual idea. "Then let
us again examine whether that is a sound statement, or do we let it pass, and if one of us, or someone else, merely says that something is so, do
we accept that it is so? Or should we examine what the speaker means?"ii It was Socrates belief that an individuals ability
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