Donald Robertson

And what he's encouraging Lampocles to do is to kind of look beyond the impression that he has of his mother in those moments and think more about her personality as a whole in a more rounded and complete way by using reason to think about who is your mother really? What is the nature of your relationship with her, really? It's more than just the nagging. That might be part of it.

And what he's encouraging Lampocles to do is to kind of look beyond the impression that he has of his mother in those moments and think more about her personality as a whole in a more rounded and complete way by using reason to think about who is your mother really? What is the nature of your relationship with her, really? It's more than just the nagging. That might be part of it.

And what he's encouraging Lampocles to do is to kind of look beyond the impression that he has of his mother in those moments and think more about her personality as a whole in a more rounded and complete way by using reason to think about who is your mother really? What is the nature of your relationship with her, really? It's more than just the nagging. That might be part of it.

It might be something you don't like. But by focusing only on that and putting it under a magnifying glass, you exaggerate your anger. But if you think about her personality as a whole, then it becomes just one small part, and it becomes less upsetting. Maybe you become more able to tolerate it.

It might be something you don't like. But by focusing only on that and putting it under a magnifying glass, you exaggerate your anger. But if you think about her personality as a whole, then it becomes just one small part, and it becomes less upsetting. Maybe you become more able to tolerate it.

It might be something you don't like. But by focusing only on that and putting it under a magnifying glass, you exaggerate your anger. But if you think about her personality as a whole, then it becomes just one small part, and it becomes less upsetting. Maybe you become more able to tolerate it.

So in some ways it's tricky to define and in some ways it's easy. There's a lot of nuance to it. And Socrates doesn't sit down at any point and say, hey, let me just explain my methods to you briefly. Instead, what we see is example after example of him using his method in various different ways. So we have to kind of infer how he's doing it.

So in some ways it's tricky to define and in some ways it's easy. There's a lot of nuance to it. And Socrates doesn't sit down at any point and say, hey, let me just explain my methods to you briefly. Instead, what we see is example after example of him using his method in various different ways. So we have to kind of infer how he's doing it.

So in some ways it's tricky to define and in some ways it's easy. There's a lot of nuance to it. And Socrates doesn't sit down at any point and say, hey, let me just explain my methods to you briefly. Instead, what we see is example after example of him using his method in various different ways. So we have to kind of infer how he's doing it.

But basically, what he tends to do is to ask people to define a concept, and it's usually a virtue. So he'll say, define piety, define courage, define justice. and typically it's something that's very relevant to them. So he's not just like we would in academic philosophy now, analysing concepts for the sake of it.

But basically, what he tends to do is to ask people to define a concept, and it's usually a virtue. So he'll say, define piety, define courage, define justice. and typically it's something that's very relevant to them. So he's not just like we would in academic philosophy now, analysing concepts for the sake of it.

But basically, what he tends to do is to ask people to define a concept, and it's usually a virtue. So he'll say, define piety, define courage, define justice. and typically it's something that's very relevant to them. So he's not just like we would in academic philosophy now, analysing concepts for the sake of it.

He talks to military commanders about the nature of courage, for example, because it's something that they're already taking for granted, in a sense, in the conversations that they're having. So you could also say he's digging deeper beneath the conversation and questioning the underlying premise or assumption there. So you guys are talking a lot about courage, but what is courage?

He talks to military commanders about the nature of courage, for example, because it's something that they're already taking for granted, in a sense, in the conversations that they're having. So you could also say he's digging deeper beneath the conversation and questioning the underlying premise or assumption there. So you guys are talking a lot about courage, but what is courage?

He talks to military commanders about the nature of courage, for example, because it's something that they're already taking for granted, in a sense, in the conversations that they're having. So you could also say he's digging deeper beneath the conversation and questioning the underlying premise or assumption there. So you guys are talking a lot about courage, but what is courage?

How do you actually define it? The whole conversation is based on that. And then he'll normally think of exceptions to the rule that they've given. The most famous example is when he's talking to Lachies and Nicias to Athenian generals. They define courage as standing your ground and remaining in formation in the face of the enemy.

How do you actually define it? The whole conversation is based on that. And then he'll normally think of exceptions to the rule that they've given. The most famous example is when he's talking to Lachies and Nicias to Athenian generals. They define courage as standing your ground and remaining in formation in the face of the enemy.

How do you actually define it? The whole conversation is based on that. And then he'll normally think of exceptions to the rule that they've given. The most famous example is when he's talking to Lachies and Nicias to Athenian generals. They define courage as standing your ground and remaining in formation in the face of the enemy.

And that's because the Athenians depended to a large extent on their hoplites, their heavy infantry, which Socrates was one, and they had to fight in the phalanx formation. And so each soldier's shield would protect him, but also the guy standing to his left.

And that's because the Athenians depended to a large extent on their hoplites, their heavy infantry, which Socrates was one, and they had to fight in the phalanx formation. And so each soldier's shield would protect him, but also the guy standing to his left.