Donald Robertson

He doesn't talk to himself that much in the third person, but usually in the second person. He engages in imaginary or hypothetical dialogues quite a lot. So, for example, he imagines arguing with the laws of Athens at one point in the Critias, and the laws of Athens start criticizing him and questioning him.

He doesn't talk to himself that much in the third person, but usually in the second person. He engages in imaginary or hypothetical dialogues quite a lot. So, for example, he imagines arguing with the laws of Athens at one point in the Critias, and the laws of Athens start criticizing him and questioning him.

So they say he imagines that the laws are saying to him, Socrates, you're contradicting yourself in this way and that way and so on, and you're mistaken about this, right? But that's just an opportunity for him to critique himself in the second person and by name.

So they say he imagines that the laws are saying to him, Socrates, you're contradicting yourself in this way and that way and so on, and you're mistaken about this, right? But that's just an opportunity for him to critique himself in the second person and by name.

So they say he imagines that the laws are saying to him, Socrates, you're contradicting yourself in this way and that way and so on, and you're mistaken about this, right? But that's just an opportunity for him to critique himself in the second person and by name.

So with greater objectivity, basically, and actually recycling some of the skills that he's honed by critiquing other people and applying the Socratic method to them in real life, in the flesh dialogues.

So with greater objectivity, basically, and actually recycling some of the skills that he's honed by critiquing other people and applying the Socratic method to them in real life, in the flesh dialogues.

So with greater objectivity, basically, and actually recycling some of the skills that he's honed by critiquing other people and applying the Socratic method to them in real life, in the flesh dialogues.

Oh, there are many. I mean, I told you he's like Jimi Hendrix, right? So some people might look at Jimi Hendrix and they might think, well, maybe he's not technically the best guitarist that's ever lived. But there's still something kind of really unique about him, right? There's only ever one Jimi Hendrix. There's nobody else really that kind of sounds exactly like him.

Oh, there are many. I mean, I told you he's like Jimi Hendrix, right? So some people might look at Jimi Hendrix and they might think, well, maybe he's not technically the best guitarist that's ever lived. But there's still something kind of really unique about him, right? There's only ever one Jimi Hendrix. There's nobody else really that kind of sounds exactly like him.

Oh, there are many. I mean, I told you he's like Jimi Hendrix, right? So some people might look at Jimi Hendrix and they might think, well, maybe he's not technically the best guitarist that's ever lived. But there's still something kind of really unique about him, right? There's only ever one Jimi Hendrix. There's nobody else really that kind of sounds exactly like him.

And so Socrates is... I mean, the odd thing is that many academic philosophers will disagree with most of what Socrates says. And they'll often think that his arguments are incomplete, that there are gaps in them, that they're not very convincing. And I think even Socrates realized this. But those dialogues weren't written necessarily to persuade people that they should agree with him.

And so Socrates is... I mean, the odd thing is that many academic philosophers will disagree with most of what Socrates says. And they'll often think that his arguments are incomplete, that there are gaps in them, that they're not very convincing. And I think even Socrates realized this. But those dialogues weren't written necessarily to persuade people that they should agree with him.

And so Socrates is... I mean, the odd thing is that many academic philosophers will disagree with most of what Socrates says. And they'll often think that his arguments are incomplete, that there are gaps in them, that they're not very convincing. And I think even Socrates realized this. But those dialogues weren't written necessarily to persuade people that they should agree with him.

They're more like teaching aids that are designed like an assault course for the mind. So they're meant to train us to be able to think through puzzles from different perspectives, right? That's why I said, you know, what we learn from Socrates more is the method. And he kind of implies certain really interesting conclusions. but they're often very radical conclusions.

They're more like teaching aids that are designed like an assault course for the mind. So they're meant to train us to be able to think through puzzles from different perspectives, right? That's why I said, you know, what we learn from Socrates more is the method. And he kind of implies certain really interesting conclusions. but they're often very radical conclusions.

They're more like teaching aids that are designed like an assault course for the mind. So they're meant to train us to be able to think through puzzles from different perspectives, right? That's why I said, you know, what we learn from Socrates more is the method. And he kind of implies certain really interesting conclusions. but they're often very radical conclusions.

It might be worth mentioning some of them. So people usually, most philosophers disagree with them, but one of the ancient dialogues has Socrates saying, when you talk to a wise person, it's like being bitten by a small insect, like a mosquito or something, right?

It might be worth mentioning some of them. So people usually, most philosophers disagree with them, but one of the ancient dialogues has Socrates saying, when you talk to a wise person, it's like being bitten by a small insect, like a mosquito or something, right?

It might be worth mentioning some of them. So people usually, most philosophers disagree with them, but one of the ancient dialogues has Socrates saying, when you talk to a wise person, it's like being bitten by a small insect, like a mosquito or something, right?