Melissa Stanley
Philosophy midterm
January 30, 2005
Know Thyself
For the great philosopher Socrates, asking questions and seeking answers to all of life’s questions was a life long pursuit. Socrates believed that the whole point of life was to examine and question it. He believed that the unexamined life is not worth living. The command ‘Know Thyself’ reflects Socrates mission and lifelong endeavor in many aspects. For Socrates believed that if you didn’t know yourself, or seek to know yourself, then you knew nothing. There are two very important concepts of the Greek culture that help to explain Socrates mission, these would be the idea of telos and arête. Also being able to understand how knowledge, wisdom and learning can help to ‘know thyself’.
When speaking of Socrates and his goal in life, which was to help others better understand themselves and the world, it is imperative that one mentions the Greek concepts of telos and arête. Telos was to have a goal, or......
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