Donald Robertson

So Socrates does have these doctrines, and there are many, many other ones that people derive from what he's saying, but we should be a little bit careful about making them into roles that are too rigid. One of his nicest ones that's a little bit different, for instance, is Socrates, according to Xenophon, Socrates repeatedly said that we should eat to live rather than live to eat.

In general, he thought people were too much duped by appearances. So they were too much swayed by short-term pleasure and pain. And he thought we should think more carefully about whether something is actually good for our health or not, rather than just whether it tastes nice or doesn't taste nice. We should be thinking about the reality of stuff beyond the appearances.

In general, he thought people were too much duped by appearances. So they were too much swayed by short-term pleasure and pain. And he thought we should think more carefully about whether something is actually good for our health or not, rather than just whether it tastes nice or doesn't taste nice. We should be thinking about the reality of stuff beyond the appearances.

In general, he thought people were too much duped by appearances. So they were too much swayed by short-term pleasure and pain. And he thought we should think more carefully about whether something is actually good for our health or not, rather than just whether it tastes nice or doesn't taste nice. We should be thinking about the reality of stuff beyond the appearances.

Another one of his little sayings that's quite well known is, that we should be as we wish to appear. He thought, again, we're misled into focusing too much on appearances. We want to appear confident. Socrates said it would be better to actually become confident if you want to appear confident.

Another one of his little sayings that's quite well known is, that we should be as we wish to appear. He thought, again, we're misled into focusing too much on appearances. We want to appear confident. Socrates said it would be better to actually become confident if you want to appear confident.

Another one of his little sayings that's quite well known is, that we should be as we wish to appear. He thought, again, we're misled into focusing too much on appearances. We want to appear confident. Socrates said it would be better to actually become confident if you want to appear confident.

If you focus too much on faking it or the appearances, that can kind of lead to a more superficial approach. It could be misleading it. You could get sucked into deception of other people. It would be better for you to actually become confident. People came to him saying, Socrates, how can I make myself seem like a good friend?

If you focus too much on faking it or the appearances, that can kind of lead to a more superficial approach. It could be misleading it. You could get sucked into deception of other people. It would be better for you to actually become confident. People came to him saying, Socrates, how can I make myself seem like a good friend?

If you focus too much on faking it or the appearances, that can kind of lead to a more superficial approach. It could be misleading it. You could get sucked into deception of other people. It would be better for you to actually become confident. People came to him saying, Socrates, how can I make myself seem like a good friend?

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.

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.