Socrates
599 Summary: Emerson’s Fortune of the Republic
Ralph Waldo Emerson, in “Fortune of the Republic“ (1863), argues that “morality is the object of government“ (204) and that forms of government are not the end goal. He does this through a discussion of the Civil War effort, by discussing the need for a “superior source“ (188) — that of morality — to social [...]
my presentation in classical drama today
Today I gave a presentation in my classical drama class — about ten minutes. It seemed to go really well — well received, applause. And it was fun to write, even though I was stressing about it because I kind of wrote it at the last minute, even though it had been germinating in my [...]
study yourself, know yourself
In Bob’s book is a section, under “Qualities for Survival,” titled “Study yourself, know yourself.” Here, he quotes the character Socrates in Plato’s Phaedrus:
I can’t as yet “know myself,” as the oracle at Delphi enjoins, and so long as that ignorance remains it seems to me ridiculous to inquire into extraneous matters. Consequently I don’t [...]
Macrorie on the Socratic Method
From Uptaught:
A couple of years ago I attended a general education conference where a young leader of a new school at the University of Chicago told of his supposedly radical methods of teaching. He had found the Socratic method. At first he won me because he admitted Socratic questions are not questions at all, but [...]
