Bertrand Russell

A History of Western Philosophy

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  • Yuujihas quoted3 years ago
    But if this definition is appropriate, that is because of Plato's influence upon subsequent philosophers.

    Socrates was a man who defied society in a way that got him killed. For the dislike against him was strong because of how he had challenged them. He was reckless, but in persuing a higher sense of knowledge but baiting it out of others. He didn't mean much harm, but in his quest to attain knowledge, he knew very well how to draw it out of others.

  • Yuujihas quoted3 years ago
    A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something that he can understand. I would rather be reported by my bitterest enemy among philosophers than by a friend innocent of philosophy.
  • Yuujihas quoted3 years ago
    It was in this atmosphere that the trial and death of Socrates took place ( 399 B.C.).,

    It was about Protagoras and

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