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Socrates is an enigmatic figure, known chiefly through the accounts of others like Plato and Aristophanes. He was one of the most brilliant intellects ever, and devised what would later be called the Socratic method, which is a way of leading one's interlocutor to see his errors and contradictions through clever questioning before leading him to the truth. In ancient Athens, Socrates was widely known as a "gadfly", that is, an annoying insect buzzing at people's ears, because he kept questioning prejudices and contradictions; he was eventually tried and executed for "corrupting the minds of the youth".

Pupil of the great Plato, teacher of Alexander the Great, Aristotle is a massively influential figure in Western philosophy. Cicero described his literary style as "a river of gold". Modern ethics are based on his ideas about virtue; his writings literally encompassed all the scientific knowledge of the time and beyond, so much that many of his findings were still considered cutting-edge many century afterwards. Aristotle also shaped modern logic, and put his mark on all subsequent philosophy and theology.

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Socrates is an enigmatic figure, known chiefly through the accounts of others like Plato and Aristophanes. He was one of the most brilliant intellects ever, and devised what would later be called the Socratic method, which is a way of leading one's interlocutor to see his errors and contradictions through clever questioning before leading him to the truth.

Socrate : une figure majeure, aux fondements de toute la philosophie occidentale ; une légende bizarre, qu'on ne connaît qu'à travers les récits des autres ; et surtout, un drôle de philosophe. Sa méthode est simple et directe : pour apprendre à l'autre à penser par lui-même, il faut questionner sans cesse, afin de mettre au jour les préjugés, présomptions et contradictions. L'autre est amené par un jeu de questions à découvrir lui-même son erreur, ce qui lui permet enfin d'accueillir la vérité.

Lär dig att bygga din egen visdom med hjälp av de viktigaste klassiska grekiska filosoferna, vars inflytande formade västerländsk tanke och fortfarande kan kännas idag. Fördjupa dig i deras verk och tankar med ett urval av de viktigaste citaten som introducerar deras huvudsakliga idéer och avgränsar strukturen i deras arbete med klarhet, vilket ger en perfekt introduktion för nybörjare till filosofi, med arbeten från Aristoteles, Platon, Sokrates, Heraclitus och Epictetus.

Socrates är en gåtfull figur känd genom konton för andra, såsom Plato och Aristofanes. Han var en av de mest lysande intellekt någonsin, och uppfann vad blev den sokratiska metoden, som är ett sätt att leda din partner för att se sina brister och motsägelser genom smarta frågor innan leda honom att kallas sanning.

Socrates is een raadselachtige figuur, vooral bekend via de rekeningen van anderen, zoals Plato en Aristophanes. Hij was een van de meest briljante intellect ooit, en bedacht wat later de socratische methode, die is een manier van toonaangevende je gesprekspartner om zijn fouten en tegenstrijdigheden zien door middel van slimme vragen voordat die leidt hem naar de waarheid worden genoemd.

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.