Donald Robertson

And it was outside the temple of Apollo that it says, which is this statement maxim that became a kind of theme for the Socratic method in a way. It was pursuing self-knowledge. but they he was in a habit of the Plato tells us he used to regularly just freeze and meditate going to a trance what's the can you dig into the know thyself

And it was outside the temple of Apollo that it says, which is this statement maxim that became a kind of theme for the Socratic method in a way. It was pursuing self-knowledge. but they he was in a habit of the Plato tells us he used to regularly just freeze and meditate going to a trance what's the can you dig into the know thyself

yeah i mean it comes up again and again in different dialogues i'll tell you something really cool about it there's a dialogue that i think is authentically attributed to plato but other some scholars have questioned it doesn't matter in a way somebody wrote it like thousands of years ago so there's a dialogue called the first alcibiades that's about socrates having a dialogue with this great statesman i mean i'm

yeah i mean it comes up again and again in different dialogues i'll tell you something really cool about it there's a dialogue that i think is authentically attributed to plato but other some scholars have questioned it doesn't matter in a way somebody wrote it like thousands of years ago so there's a dialogue called the first alcibiades that's about socrates having a dialogue with this great statesman i mean i'm

yeah i mean it comes up again and again in different dialogues i'll tell you something really cool about it there's a dialogue that i think is authentically attributed to plato but other some scholars have questioned it doesn't matter in a way somebody wrote it like thousands of years ago so there's a dialogue called the first alcibiades that's about socrates having a dialogue with this great statesman i mean i'm

Someone said recently on Twitter they should make a movie about Alcibiades. He has one of the most dramatic and colorful and exciting, you know, lives. And he was Socrates' companion. Socrates saved his life in battle. You know, I mean, honestly, his life is so cinematic. It's like this huge epic adventure story.

Someone said recently on Twitter they should make a movie about Alcibiades. He has one of the most dramatic and colorful and exciting, you know, lives. And he was Socrates' companion. Socrates saved his life in battle. You know, I mean, honestly, his life is so cinematic. It's like this huge epic adventure story.

Someone said recently on Twitter they should make a movie about Alcibiades. He has one of the most dramatic and colorful and exciting, you know, lives. And he was Socrates' companion. Socrates saved his life in battle. You know, I mean, honestly, his life is so cinematic. It's like this huge epic adventure story.

Now, in this dialogue, Socrates questions whether Alcibiades is competent to become a political leader, a statesman. He proves to him by questioning that he doesn't really understand anything about the nature of justice, but he should. And then this leads into a conversation about, and Socrates says to Alcibiades, you know, what do you think it means?

Now, in this dialogue, Socrates questions whether Alcibiades is competent to become a political leader, a statesman. He proves to him by questioning that he doesn't really understand anything about the nature of justice, but he should. And then this leads into a conversation about, and Socrates says to Alcibiades, you know, what do you think it means?

Now, in this dialogue, Socrates questions whether Alcibiades is competent to become a political leader, a statesman. He proves to him by questioning that he doesn't really understand anything about the nature of justice, but he should. And then this leads into a conversation about, and Socrates says to Alcibiades, you know, what do you think it means?

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

And he's like, well, I mean, I would think that I know myself, but, you know, Socrates says, well, it's not just like knowing the name of something. It's about really understanding it. He goes, this is how I understand it. And then he says, well, Often you get these remarkable metaphors or images in ancient literature, and this is one of my favorites.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

Socrates says that self-knowledge is like an eye that sees itself, right? It's the eye that sees itself. He said it's like the God said that you're instructed your eye to see itself when he says that the mind should know itself, right? And he says to Alcibiades, how can the eye see itself? And Alcibiades is like, I guess like in a mirror. And Socrates says, well done.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.

So how would the mind know itself by analogy? And Alcibiades is like, I guess you'd need some kind of mirror for your mind. I don't know how that would work though. And Socrates basically implies that because he's often a bit vague about things. He's engaged in this question and answer method rather than just giving a lecture.