Refreshing content Harry! @7:20 you say "I think the important takeaway from this story regardless of its truth is that we shouldn't overestimate what we know and I'm especially wary of this as I produce these videos and make content online and join the rest of the intellectual influences so to speak like the supposed wise men that Socrates goes about embarrassing me and other people like me" Sounds to me like you've grasped the essential soul faculty of intellectual humility which is indispensable for walking step by step towards truth. Good luck on your journey. Lookng forward to seeing your future content.
What strikes me about someone like Socrates is his brilliance alongside his stupidity. Undoubtedly, his brilliance was unique, but his stupidity was rather common. Would it have been so terrible for Socrates to explore wisdom with others in a way that didn’t needlessly offend? The Buddha would say that he failed to exercise right speech. Good luck with Aristophanes! After reading The Clouds, I’ve come to believe that Greek comedy is an acquired taste.
That’s exactly right. I found Russel’s take on this in his History of Western Philosophy interesting - that the glorification of these early philosophers due to the dogma of the church has been an impediment to progress overall. It will be interesting to analyse if a certain arrogance has infected the western canon, because it does not take proper credence of right speech.
Refreshing content Harry!
@7:20 you say "I think the important takeaway from this story regardless of its truth is that we shouldn't overestimate what we know and I'm especially wary of this as I produce these videos and make content online and join the rest of the intellectual influences so to speak like the supposed wise men that Socrates goes about embarrassing me and other people like me"
Sounds to me like you've grasped the essential soul faculty of intellectual humility which is indispensable for walking step by step towards truth. Good luck on your journey.
Lookng forward to seeing your future content.
What strikes me about someone like Socrates is his brilliance alongside his stupidity. Undoubtedly, his brilliance was unique, but his stupidity was rather common. Would it have been so terrible for Socrates to explore wisdom with others in a way that didn’t needlessly offend? The Buddha would say that he failed to exercise right speech.
Good luck with Aristophanes! After reading The Clouds, I’ve come to believe that Greek comedy is an acquired taste.
That’s exactly right. I found Russel’s take on this in his History of Western Philosophy interesting - that the glorification of these early philosophers due to the dogma of the church has been an impediment to progress overall. It will be interesting to analyse if a certain arrogance has infected the western canon, because it does not take proper credence of right speech.