Donald Robertson

And Socrates said it would be better to become a good friend in reality.

And Socrates said it would be better to become a good friend in reality.

highlighting of the importance of action he's even taking it one step further and talking about the repetition of action yeah i mean socrates felt like we were constant we're constantly confusing appearance and reality that's i guess a recurring theme of his philosophy and he felt the sophists were all about appearances and completely neglected reality right so you know he's always challenging us to look beyond appearances by using reason in a sense socrates thinks we're kind of lazy

highlighting of the importance of action he's even taking it one step further and talking about the repetition of action yeah i mean socrates felt like we were constant we're constantly confusing appearance and reality that's i guess a recurring theme of his philosophy and he felt the sophists were all about appearances and completely neglected reality right so you know he's always challenging us to look beyond appearances by using reason in a sense socrates thinks we're kind of lazy

highlighting of the importance of action he's even taking it one step further and talking about the repetition of action yeah i mean socrates felt like we were constant we're constantly confusing appearance and reality that's i guess a recurring theme of his philosophy and he felt the sophists were all about appearances and completely neglected reality right so you know he's always challenging us to look beyond appearances by using reason in a sense socrates thinks we're kind of lazy

you know, and he's always kind of encouraging us to question appearances and use reason to think a little bit more deeply about things. I'll give you a really cool example of that that relates to something I mentioned earlier. I'd mentioned Lamprochle is getting annoyed with his mother.

you know, and he's always kind of encouraging us to question appearances and use reason to think a little bit more deeply about things. I'll give you a really cool example of that that relates to something I mentioned earlier. I'd mentioned Lamprochle is getting annoyed with his mother.

you know, and he's always kind of encouraging us to question appearances and use reason to think a little bit more deeply about things. I'll give you a really cool example of that that relates to something I mentioned earlier. I'd mentioned Lamprochle is getting annoyed with his mother.

Socrates, at the beginning of the conversation, asks his son whether his mother really cares for him and whether she's made many sacrifices to help him. And Lamprocles actually admits quite easily. He says, yeah, my mum's dedicated her life to helping me when I'm sick.

Socrates, at the beginning of the conversation, asks his son whether his mother really cares for him and whether she's made many sacrifices to help him. And Lamprocles actually admits quite easily. He says, yeah, my mum's dedicated her life to helping me when I'm sick.

Socrates, at the beginning of the conversation, asks his son whether his mother really cares for him and whether she's made many sacrifices to help him. And Lamprocles actually admits quite easily. He says, yeah, my mum's dedicated her life to helping me when I'm sick.

my mother nurses me like she spent all of her time raising me she's done everything for me but Socrates she just really annoys me when she's nagging me like I don't know how I could possibly put up with it and Socrates uses this amazing analogy um that just it's one of my favorite things that he says he says in the theater when you're going to see a tragedy being performed for example

my mother nurses me like she spent all of her time raising me she's done everything for me but Socrates she just really annoys me when she's nagging me like I don't know how I could possibly put up with it and Socrates uses this amazing analogy um that just it's one of my favorite things that he says he says in the theater when you're going to see a tragedy being performed for example

my mother nurses me like she spent all of her time raising me she's done everything for me but Socrates she just really annoys me when she's nagging me like I don't know how I could possibly put up with it and Socrates uses this amazing analogy um that just it's one of my favorite things that he says he says in the theater when you're going to see a tragedy being performed for example

Do the actors not really say things that are much more vicious and insulting and hostile than anything your mother ever says? And Lampicli says, well, yeah, of course they do. But you don't understand, Socrates, they're just acting. It's not real, right? That's the difference. And Socrates says, but you just told me a few moments ago

Do the actors not really say things that are much more vicious and insulting and hostile than anything your mother ever says? And Lampicli says, well, yeah, of course they do. But you don't understand, Socrates, they're just acting. It's not real, right? That's the difference. And Socrates says, but you just told me a few moments ago

Do the actors not really say things that are much more vicious and insulting and hostile than anything your mother ever says? And Lampicli says, well, yeah, of course they do. But you don't understand, Socrates, they're just acting. It's not real, right? That's the difference. And Socrates says, but you just told me a few moments ago

that you believe that your mother doesn't really mean you harm, but fundamentally she cares for you, right? So sometimes she might seem really annoying, but in general, she actually cares for you a lot.

that you believe that your mother doesn't really mean you harm, but fundamentally she cares for you, right? So sometimes she might seem really annoying, but in general, she actually cares for you a lot.

that you believe that your mother doesn't really mean you harm, but fundamentally she cares for you, right? So sometimes she might seem really annoying, but in general, she actually cares for you a lot.