Think With Socrates Chapter 1

Ancient warfare was so horrific because

face to face combat with enemies. There would be blood, limbs flying everywhere with no anesthetics or antibiotics.

Hoplites

Greek Soldier

The Greek government was distinctive in its day because

it was the world's first consensual democracy.

Socrates two favorite questions were

"What exactly do you mean by that?" and "What evidence do you have for your claim?"

When Socrates asks "What do you mean by that?" it means that he is

trying to get a clear answer from someone that seems muddled

When Socrates asks for evidence to prove their claim, he does this in order to see

if peoples answer pertains to reality.

Argument

reasoning that is put into words and is shared with others

Definition

explaining of a word or phrase

Daemon

a voice from above

Oracle

someone who is believed to be controlling the gods

Socrates response after hearing the Pythia's Prophency was that he

he did not believe the response that was given.

The main steps of the Socratic method

self-examination with honest answers

The significance of the god Silenus was that

he was similar to Socrates in a way where they both lacked attractive physical features in a society that placed a high value on beauty.

To the Greeks, Philosophy meant

to ask questions that can be provided with answers that are supported by evidence and reasoning rather than myths

Thales was a man that

testified against the claims of Homer and Hesoid and provided a new method of explanation which is philosophy.

Philosophy differs from a myth because

it requires evidence and accurate reasoning in order to prove a theory.

Dialect

practice of investigating the truth about theories or opinions.

The Greeks definition of democracy was

a government that could debate the ideas of freedom, equality, and democracy and give them philosophical expression.

The purpose of an elenchus

is to show someone that their beliefs are inconsistent and needs to be revised. It requires sincere answers because it applies to their own life.

The logical steps of elenchus are

to ask a question and determine if a statement is logically inconsistent or logically consistent.