Socrates

Assignment I

1. Abstract (not more than 150 words)
2. Content Page
3. List of Charts/figures/tables etc.

1. Introduction

>>Brief background of Philosopher and state why you chose the said philosopher (word counts start here)

1. Purpose of report

1. ….
2. ….
3. ….
4. ….
5. ….

1. Findings

>>Answer Q1 and Q2

1. Analysis

>>Answer Q3 and Q4

1. Conclusion

>>Answer Q5

1. Learning Outcome

>>What do you learn from this?

>>How do you think that?

1. Introduction

In the fifth century, Socrates was the most fascinating and dominant philosopher. He dedicated to careful thinking that changed the whole enterprise. Socrates had always been wanted authentic knowledge more than simple success over a challenger. Therefore, the reasonable facts for choosing Socrates will be to present his readiness to call everything into question and his purpose not to admit anything less than a suitable account of the nature things which make him the first clear supporter of critical philosophy.

1. Findings

We all know the life of Socrates by the writers of his pupils consisting of Xenophon and Plato. According to the writings and sayings, he was born in Athens of Greece approximately 470 BC. His father was an Athenian stone builder and also an artist of making sculptures, called Sophroniscus. His mother was Phaenarete who was a midwife. As his family was not noble, he maybe possibly finished the basic of Greek education and started learning the craft from his father. Socrates had worked as stone builder like his father for many years before he gave his whole life to philosophy.

Plato described the best the physical appearance of Socrates in detail. Socrates was different from the ideal of Athenian masculinity. He was stocky and short with bulging eyes and a snub nose. According to Plato, the attractiveness of Socrates was different which was based on his excellent discussion and sharp thought. He was always paid attention to emphasize how the mind is more important than the relative of human body.

When Socrates had become an adult, he got married with a younger woman named Xanthippe. Socrates had three sons, called as Menexenus, Lamprocles and Sophroniscus. There was nothing much written about Xanthippe except she had an undesirable personality. Xenophon wrote Socrates’s wife was not pleased with the second career of Socrates and she also criticized that he was not giving a support to family as a philosopher. Through the words of Socrates, he had not much to do with the education of his sons and stated he was a far more interest in the Athenian academic development for young boys. Aristophanes and Xenophon uttered that Socrates took money for teaching. On the other side, Plato wrote Socrates was not that type of receiving payment and gave a proof of we can know him referring to his poverty.