Socrates
Socrates (470-399 BC) is one of the most famous figures in
philosophy. He was born in Athens and spent most of his
time talking to people in the city. He never taught people,
he just drew out ideas and arguments from people by
feigning ignorance and asking questions. He very often
revealed a person's ignorance in this manner by identifying
the weaknesses in their thinking. Often this was done in
public places and so he tended to make people look quite
foolish in front of their peers. Sadly this may have led to his
downfall as in 399 BC he was sentenced to death
for"introducing new gods and corrupting the youth". He
died after being forced to drink poison.
Much of his thinking and many of his ideas were captured
by Plato (who was one of his students) because he never
wrote anything down. Socrates said, "One thing only I
know and that is that I know nothing." It was his desire to
establish a strong foundation of knowledge that led him to
seek answers to his many questions and become a
philosopher.
To ask about any aspect of Accelerated Learning, e-mail michael2007 (at) happychild.org.uk . Due to Michael's hectic schedule, he may not be able to write back, but will do his best to cover the main issues raised, in future articles [more about Michael on the page here].
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