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Why do people disagree with Socrates?
Another cause of upset for the Athenians concerning Socrates was that his young followers were imitating his style of rhetoric and annoying their elders by attempting to prove them wrong. For this, Socrates was perhaps unfairly charged for corrupting the minds of the young.
What did Socrates believe about right and wrong?
Socrates believed that no one does wrong voluntarily. Evil is the result of ignorance. If people knew what was the right thing to do they would do it. We always choose what we think is the best or good for us.
What does dare to disagree mean?
1 tr to challenge (a person to do something) as proof of courage.
What does Socrates say about unholy and holy things?
Socrates has Euthyphro agree with him that there must be one form or standard by which everything holy is holy and everything unholy, by contrast with the holy, is unholy. That is, all holy deeds must be holy by virtue of some feature or other that all holy deeds share in common.
What is Socrates trying to say in his speech?
In giving his speech to the members of the jury, Socrates is trying to make them understand why he acts the way he does: why he goes around Athens bothering people by interrogating their understandings of burning questions such as the nature of justice. For Socrates, philosophy isn’t simply about what one thinks but about what one does.
What did Socrates do to make the weaker argument stronger?
Many would say that he “made the weaker argument stronger”. Throughout Socrates’ life, he was always looking for truth. Socrates went about his life following his ways, questioning people about their own beliefs, until he was brought to trial by a group of men on the charges of corrupting the youth and impiety.
What do Socrates and Euthyphro agree on?
What do Socrates and euthyphro agree on? Socrates has Euthyphro agree with him that there must be one form or standard by which everything holy is holy and everything unholy, by contrast with the holy, is unholy. That is, all holy deeds must be holy by virtue of some feature or other that all holy deeds share in common.