A Lesson From Socrates That Will Change The Way You Think
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- Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
A classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought.
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Hello, I am Socrates and I changed the world.
As I speak to you now, I'm sitting in a jail cell in a cave just outside of Athens. In a few moments, a guard is going to bring me a cup of poison hemlock to drink. After I do so, I will become very sleepy and then I will take my last breaths. But before that happens, I thought I'd share some things with you.
I was born in Athens in ancient Greece. People know very little about my history and early life... and I like to keep it that way. You will see that I'm a bit of a troublemaker and like to be a little mysterious. Most people know me as one of the first philosophers of the Western world, but I never saw myself that way. Philosophers tend to think they know a lot about the world, but me? I really don't think I know anything at all.
When I returned to Athens after fighting in the Peloponnesian War, I did quite a bit of thinking. You see, in my time there were many men who were considered wise, but I was very skeptical of this wisdom. In my life and travels, I found that many people who appear or claim to be wise are not actually very wise at all. This is a problem because when people believe a man is wise, they tend to blindly follow him - often with terrible consequences. If you don’t question this wisdom, you can never discover its flaws. Then knowledge stands still like a stone, instead of growing and changing like a tree.
So, I started asking questions. I found that when someone makes a claim that something is true, the best way to test that truth is to ask a series of challenging questions. For example, if a man claims that it is virtuous to love the god Zeus, I would ask, what is a virtue? What is love? Are there other gods to love? If they cannot even explain what virtue is, how can they say that it is virtuous to love Zeus? If they cannot explain what love is, how can we know if we are truly loving Zeus, and therefore that we are virtuous? If someone making these claims cannot answer these challenges, then how can they know the truth of their claim?
In my life, I didn't publish any works or write much down for others to read, but many young men in Athens - including a very bright student named Plato - used to follow me around and watch closely as I questioned some of the "wisest" men in the city. Plato would eventually pass this method down to his student Aristotle, who was the tutor of Alexander the Great. Alexander spread Greek thought to his vast kingdom. When the Romans took over Alexander’s empire, they expanded it even larger and spread the Greek tradition even further. Sadly, when the Romans fell, the world entered a long, dark period where knowledge stood still once again. But then, something wonderful happened.
There was a renaissance of thought and knowledge when people began to revive the works of my students. Science flourished when people realized the power of methodical questioning and testing of claims. In your time, my method of questioning is known as the Socratic (after me!) method and is the basis of modern scientific and philosophical inquiry. And all this because I asked a few questions!! Many people think that when someone asks a question, or many questions like I do, that they are unwise. But I think just the opposite. True wisdom is the knowledge of how little you actually know. It is this realization that allows you to start asking questions and get to the real truth.
Asking questions may be the best way to get to the truth, but it is also a fast way to make enemies. I'm afraid that I embarrassed quite a few very important men in Athens, who saw me as kind of a professional smart-aleck. When they saw that young men in the city were beginning to question as I did, I was arrested for corrupting the youth of Athens! My student Plato wrote about the trial.
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“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
― Socrates
(truly best golden words i ever heard)
but people can teach things to others AND make them think, sometimes simultaneously.
weak
@@whatda7705 jokes on you we was pretty smart man
Highly suggests a wonderful book (Secrets of sanatan dharma) by Author sai prasad panda
I can lead a jackass demoract to factsx. Can't teach them to thinks.
who else clicked cause ya thought it was from Kurzgesagt based on the Thumbnail
I thought it was a side chick of Kurszegat
Ohh shit it isn’t
Me
Yeah fuck
Me
*”When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser” -:Socrates*
Isn't it a fake quote?
@@soso-qp5kf of course, it was translated after all
So true
@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus well, technically everyone who does not follow the rules is a loser. It is a lot more difficult to play by the rules and win.
Define loser.
Socrates: “but why tho?”
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why why tho?
Why not Socrates
@@haninabied9518 why not is just another why
@@saldownik okay that's actually a very good point
This made me feel as If I knew him personally and for a moment I really felt like I miss this guy who lived more than 2000 years before I was even born. Amazing work man!
Why
But why tho
Same thing today's muslim think about Muhammad. And today's Christian think about jesus
Right. Socrates spoke to this man on a spiritual level
What is personally? What is missing? What is amazing?
You know nothing.
“true wisdom is the knowledge of how little you actually know” my new favorite quote
Then i must be extremely wise, cause i know absolutely nothing.
Skepticism, questioning everything that you and others assume to be true, finding out what is good and virtuous, being a free thinker with an open mind... These are the great and important vaules which Socrates gave us. Let's not forget this.
i already forgot
What is virtuous?
Socrates is nearly cretided for every ancient school that existed in the western world.
@@chadbrisco4042 no idea
Socrates' understanding of what is good and bad is also a good lesson, especially for the modern times. Nowadays, people think as though that everything is relative, the good is what is good for one, the bad is what is bad for another one ("one" refering to a person); what is good and bad isn't for us to decide.
Can you imagine how it would like to grab a coffee with Socrates, Plato and Aristoteles? wow
Probably pretty spooky since they’re skeletons now.
@@Blargss 🤣😅🤣👏
Imagine though if you got your hopes up, and they just bitched about trivial things the whole time, like the traffic or the service at the diner.
Add Diogenes to the mix and that would be interesting...
@@Blargss haha yeah coffee wluld be all over the floor!
"True wisdom is how little we know." Nobody knows everything or anything. We are all seekers in a chase called life. Socrates is wise.
@HirokoMorioka i like the way you explain
Religion and doctrine suppress our "seeker" self
@@edwardtimothy3581 yes. that is why the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for the rest of his life for discovering that the Earth and other planets circle around the Sun. back in ancient times and medieval times it was believed by most people that the Earth was the center of all things (according to church doctrine) and that all heavenly bodies circled around it. the only heavenly body actually circling around the Earth is the Moon (Luna). the rest is an illusion created by the spherical Earth's rotation on its axis
@@terry63lee true. But religion would always stick around unfortunately. Not bc their doctrine, but bc their colorful culture
@@edwardtimothy3581 but if it didn’t then billions of people would lose purpose and value to life
I've always played devil's advocate with myself, to question everything I believe in. Socrates is by far my fav philosopher, the founder of true wisdom.
God is the founder of true wisdom. Socrates would probably agree
@@TerryPresson Who is God?
@@TerryPresson If we don't know life how can we know death - Confucius
When Asked about the Gods and afterlife.
So Have I!
@@avyaktharakesh8065 Who is earth greatest philosopher during the era in which humanity was on the brink of existence? Plato, because of how he organized the earth. With just words he brings peace yet rest. He understands the body and how much it needs. The amount of earth we humans have is astounding. The fact we didn’t know was because of him. Without understanding of his philosophy of earth. Us humans would have thrived in 1800’s. That was when humanity was at its lowest. So the answer is Plato. He brings peace amongst all. The fact that the entire genearation doesn’t remember. We as humans know much more.that is how Plato is, the main reason us humans. We humans aren’t very humane in any way. Therefore Plato, provides the best philosophy for humanity.
A man who asks a question is a fool for a minute. A man who does not ask is a fool for life
Dayum
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Agree 👍 👌😃
Damn I actually got a little emotional watching this, that's rare for me so that shows how amazing this video truly is.
Thanks
same, i almost cried cus of how beautiful it was
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It’s like the more you learn, the more you realise that you actually know very little
To quote George Harrison, “the more i learn the less i know”
@@michaelzurilla7639 Not really, you just become less ignorant of how much you don’t know
I want a whole series on philosophers like this aah!
There is
Imam Ghazali and Imam Ibn Taymiyyah
Look up Stoicism
I enjoy voicing my opinion to my friend that I live with, he's not much of a deep thinker but when I explain my thought process to him he always questions why I think what I think and it prods me to go deeper into my word choice and often redirects me to think about things differently. I love that about him can't play wallball without the wall.
What convinces you that your not the wall in this scenario?
@@heych8380 Because I'm the one to initiate and keep the conversation in motion. He asks questions which reflect my statements back to me and make me think more about the "how's" and "why's" of what I say.
@@Z0mb13ta11ahase the fact that his questions led you to reflect on your perspective, is exactly why I would believe he would be the one playing the ball to the wall. One of socrates methodology to teach is that he would question his peers, which would sometimes inspire them to reflect/re-evaluate there views. The how's and the why's.
@@heych8380 I disagree, the wall bounces the ball back to the person in wall ball. The ball being my ideas, I throw them at the angle I initially start at and they "bounce" off of him, with him focusing on a specific point, changing the angle which it comes back to me. The wall doesn't throw the ball the wall bounces it back. That being said I hope you aren't taking me calling him the wall as a detriment to him, I agree that what he is doing is Socratic in nature. That's why I brought it up in this comment section.
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These videos are absolutely amazing for such a new and small TH-cam channel. You did an amazing job explaining his life and ideas in a creative way.
This.
im czechi please dont use that slur.
@@zoemichea-palmer3020 what slur
The writer of this video has done a great job in summing up Socrates life in simple words for anyone to understand.
We all need to be like Socrates more than ever today! Question everything
Have you had the covid jabs?.
No don’t question everything lol somethings you can just believe
@@BingQiLing. But If you believe without reason, that is blind faith. I am a Chrstian and I have reason and proof for what I believe.
This was truly amazing.
Thank you so much.
You deserve more views for this.
Imagine Socrates talking alone in the cave, telling it exactly this.
my social studies teacher sent this to our class. thanks Mr. Romero.
This channel is the chosen one.
no i am ❤️♰
Great video. It not only changed the way I think but also touched my heart. Thank you!
I simply love videos in this format. This deserves more recognition.
Amazing! Clever, informative, funny and even moving. Thanks a lot for this video!
This is amazingly well executed. I wish all history was thought like that.
Post more I love those are so relaxing 😊
Bro, this channel is so underrated.. idk how i came here ,but it's worth it ig coz i found this amazing video, Thanks! Whoever made this!✌️😇
Bro you're really the best. Lot of professor can't make a student like me get interested in this topic. You are the only one did. If someone like you could become my prof i would gladly listen to you even in a breaktime period
Many professors can't even think, which ironically is their job...
That's because being a professor is a JOB. At first they have "a calling to teach", start out fresh, and passionate to teach. Over time and experience; including the politics of the society, and the schools administration, they become jaded, and tired. It becomes just a job.
Occaisionally, a student comes along or an environment conducive to teaching that allows them to become excited to teach again. Unfortunately for many that never occurs though.
That's why many teachers experience a burn out.
Great video, I cried at the end. We really have a lot to learn from him
Congrats guys for this amazing animation. I'm very happy to see your interest about the most important greek philosopher. Bravo again, and bb from Greece! 😀
What a lovely video. Thank you.
Thank You So Much For This Video It Pays Homage To Some Of The Most Important Parts Of History!
I have to do a research about philosophers so I can choose my favorite philosopher and I came across this video and now I'm crying, I can say now that Socrates is my favorite philosopher
Wow, I'm glad for you. Just remember him when you read Descartes, or Robespierre, or Marx.
If you later choose to study psychology, those philosophers ideas will come up in Freud's, and Jung, & Erikson's works. Its helpful to remember that philosophies are opinions that eventually are fashioned into beliefs. They only hold deference as long as people agree with them. When people begin to base their lives on those belifes, it become a religion.
He might be the only true philosopher , with the true meaning of the world.
I think what a lot of people miss about Socrates (even in his own day, both his followers and detractors) is that there's a difference between questioning for understanding and questioning for undermining. One leads to identifying and building a firm foundation while the other simply destroys foundations out of spite, malice, pride, or cynicism.
If you ask a question, be ready for the answer and receive the answers objectively, patiently, skeptically, yet respectfully. If questioning becomes simply a sport of intellectually "owning" an opponent, nothing is being gained but destruction.
I highly suggests a wonderful book (Secrets of sanatan dharma) by Author sai prasad panda
I have been where you are, you can never phrase a question properly to people with closed minds. You can never correct, ask questions or reason with a cynic no matter how diplomatic you are. They will become defensive and offensive no matter what you do and in the end you will cast away your diplomatic charade in frustration.
Basically the woke mob
I completely agree!
I never ask questions. For what that people laugh at me and see me as stupid?
Thank you for this wonderful video, and it is wonderful to remember the wise words of Socrates.
love this method of philosopher biography. nice work my man
You made me shed a tear as I felt like it was the speech of a long known friend, sitting at the edge of time, wanting to pass me some wisdom through questions
This video is so amazing. I read a lot of research about Socratic on the internet but still confusing. But since I watched this video I understood it. Thank for the video!
I’m learning about you Socrates!❤😊
Thanks for the knowledge
This was beautiful, it even made me tear up a little
so emotional
I Love all of these videos! Please make more, I think that these are great, and its fun learning their stories!
We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our ass...
then things get worse.
#philosophy #comedy #ai #hyperionAI
love this video so much!!
So touching
just amazing
“Sadly, when the romans fell the world entered a long dark period.” Yes, if we do not include civilizations outside of europe and it’s surroundings, we can say that the world has entered a long dark period. Eastern civilizations undertook the task of producing ideas in that long dark period western civilization was in.
i was looking for this comment thank you
Great work amigo! thanks
Nice video, Thanks!
This video made me feel like I know Socrates and he’s my neighbor talking to me about his life.
That is so sweet! 🤗
This is a beautifully made video! Immediately subscribed!!
Thank you so much!
Incredible Clarity!
It has been presented in such a nice way🙌🏼
Those words stabbed me straight to my freakin' heart like legit 😂😂😭
very well done, keep it up
Hey Love you Socrates. Admiration
And somehow, I still get emotional over the killing of a man thousands of years dead.
I realized much later in my life that whenever I asked questions at my old job, they hated that. They had certain managerial systems set in place that I thought could have been changed or modified to better help everyone, yet they did not like that and I could even say they seemed somewhat threatened by my ideas. I was ostracized by the higher management team and was left confused by how they acted. I was always respectful and a good leader to my colleagues. Never understood that until I heard of Plato's apology, makes so much sense now. If I am wrong, I'm ok with that, let's work together to bring great ideas to improve our working environment. I encourage my new team and they all love it and have come up with some very good choices that better benefit us all. Love Philosophy. Lover of Wisdom
Yeah...you need to follow up with the 48 laws of power...
@@wicomms Not sure what that is, could you elaborate for me?
@@e.paradigm7415 bro do you know that book? You just described a law that you broke. Get the book and read it - it's phenomenal....by Robert Greene "48 laws of power"
@@wicomms hmm...🤔 I'm intrigued. I'll be sure to look into it. I don't think I've ever heard of it before. 😮🤓
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Well i just discovered this guy but what i liked about him he did something that made everyone think he was smart and wise and all he did was ask questions
broken elegance - Unconditionally
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I liked this presentation. It was presented in a very personal way.
aw i loved that! wish i could meet socrates one day
I'm first,great video❤️❤️
Questions are the best answer
That was great I'm shocked I'm really liked it and understood everything I have a new outlook on things
Aww yiss subbing before ads blow this channel up
Is free thinking a virtue?
Thank you for uploading
Hypocrisy is a virtue in kalyug
Hypocrisy is a virtue not a vice... Especially in kalyug
@@tmprasadtm5148 how please explain
Beautiful video and explanation, looking forward to more such videos, I can visualize you getting 1M Sub soon, All the best :)
THANKS
I'm a big Socrates fan; I enjoy being a, "pain in the argument," if you will, but if I asked him if he knew his, "Daemon," the voice that had been helping from going too far since childhood, I think he might have admitted he did. It seems he actually had no choice; it was there.
Respectfully
I long for the day when we can ask "What is love?" without thinking...
You know.
Baby don't hurt me.
No more...
What is love?
Baby don't hurt me no more
Please dont
what is love? baby dont hurt me.. don't hurt me.. no moreere
Great video!!
This was awesome!
Knowledge did not stand still in the dark ages. Besides Aristotle, the most influential philosopher in western history was Thomas Aquinas in the 1200s.
The Dark Ages are only about 480-800.
You're actually right. A lot of historians refuse to use the phrase "dark ages" anymore. It's a bias started by a historian in the 1300s by the Tuscan scholar Petrarch. The enlightenment thinkers loved this story as well. But if you look at primary sources and pay attention to history you see it was actually just a gradual steady progression. There are other myths like that people in the medieval ages believed that the earth was flat. This simply isn't true. Most Christians in universities would have been able to tell you the earth was round and the approximate size. We should question cultural narratives more and rely on primary sources. You can see more here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_%28historiography%29
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For some reason people mixed up geocentric solar system with flat earth :p
You wrong mate. The call it dark ages not because there wasn’t knowledge but because we don’t have many artefacts or books. Of course they had knowledge. One reason that we don’t have is because of the volcano that destroyed the whole civilization in the area. If you only study the palace of Knossos you will understand they were in a level of Byzantium. Even in Stonehenge there are Ancient Greek letters that proves these people that you claim that they didn’t have knowledge helped them to build it
@@TylerDurden-cy5cs except you’re wrong lol. You’re talking about pre-historic times (I.e. Stone Age and early Bronze Age). Those ages you’re talking about occurred from 2.6 million years ago to about 3,000 BCE. The dark ages occurred in 476 CE to 1000 CE. Idk why you mixed up dark ages with the pre-historic ages, but now you know, I hope.
Imagine getting high with the old philosophers and just talking about whatever they analyzed so far
Awesome..,
Dear Socrates, you are not dead. I'm teaching my daughter your values, while I questioned, I hope she will question and pursue the 'Truth'. You continue to inspire the thinkers...so you are live and kicking!
I'm just gonna leave a comment
You’re gonna be viral soon 6 months max
if it continues with this sort of quality, without a doubt, this channel will grow big
Great video
Awesome video
I found the same concept of knowledge in Analects by Confucious. I like this principle, because it prevents us from getting conceited of what we know.
Woah! I didn't know Socrates spoke in a Southern accent. The more you know I guess.
A wise men knows nothing.
@@harshitsinghai1395 why?
@@urbanwarchief there is no answering to this question
@@piplupp6059 y?
Inspiring.
Great video...👍👏
The commentator says that “when the Roman Empire fell the The world entered a long dark period and knowledge stood still , then something wonderful happened the Renaissance” . This comment just skipped fast forward overlooking the great advancement of science and knowledge by safeguarding and developing Greek knowledge that formed the basis of European Renaissance ! This narration is a typical Eurocentric account that seeks to bury the contributions of other civilizations to advance humanity’s knowledge. Shame!
‘’The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.’’ ~Socrates
GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad you liked it!
love this
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Fun fact : they learned that from skill share and aren't the only one using it
Info graphic show did it before them
shiro gami crash course is the og
well, this topic is more interesting than the ones they cover on Kurzgesagt.
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if words can even explain how much I love socrates...where is this man in this century, dam lol. #ideal
Questions 😍series of challenging questions
Thank you for mentioning on the "Penelopian" war, I was looking for the stories around that time. 🥺😢😭😇. It's very difficult times at the time, so I understand their situations a bit better now, and I am CURIOSE how the stories are passed on by many Philosophers. I happen to ask many questions who has been thinking outside of the box than my peers and my parents in searching for the wisdom. Anyway, thank you for your great work. Yes, more I learn, more I am finding out that I have much more to learn, because we really can't know everything. But, one could try to help to understand some part of the stories to help with strengthning the pillers of the structures, the communications, like we need our life lines and the infrastructure like under the law and order in assisting the virtue, the gift of wisdom, good souls, positive spirit, saving some space for us to play and swim around with our creative thoughts to be able to travel around the universe in space. It has been really great experience, so I know, that's a special gift. I have been learning so much from many intelligent communities and I know that I can't be the best in everything, but I could help as well as I could ask interesting questions to perhaps have the nice round table of communication like many Greek and Italian people love to drink thick and sweet coffee that I had some opportunities to learn their cultural aspects of our beautiful life. You are right about to be careful on getting attacked by enemies, only because we have been asking for the tight questions and CONDUCT the right things. Please keep going in sharing your stoties and tales. 😘
Socrates: the inventor of "why"
God(s) bless you Socrates, you deserved a better fate, (besides your unequalled legacy)
Ah yes, as evident by all the sources in the description. Oh wait
Ima cry, 1 of the best stories I've ever heard. I really start to remember the oracle of delphi story
beautiful
Socrates was born in Athens. Therefore blessed by Athena in wisdom. Socrates is seriously my favorite philosopher.
The personification of the quote: "Question everything"
Everyone who enjoyed this should check out Overly Sarcastic Productions here on TH-cam, particularly Blue's videos. He did a video about the trial of Socrates and talks about Greek History and Philosophy a LOOOOOOOOT.
(I'm not affiliated with their channel at all, I just love them)
Love your videos toooo much😍
Yay! Thank you!
amazing