Summary of Ronald Gross's Socrates' Way

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#1 Socrates would often visit the marketplace in Athens, where he would talk with his friends and clients. He would ask them questions about their lives, and they would usually respond that they knew themselves very well.

#2 Socrates was the first to apply critical thinking to the challenges of human life and society. He urged people to start by examining their interests, values, and capabilities. He did not rely on revelation or conventional wisdom, but on reason and dialogue.

#3 Socrates’ first lesson for us is that we can do what he did, and we must do that if we want to master our minds to the utmost. To achieve self-mastery and insight requires a lifelong regimen of asking questions, thinking things through, and caring for your soul.

#4 Socrates urges Euthydemus to critically examine the conventional wisdom of his culture. He also encourages him to identify and fully benefit from the mentors he has already had in his life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822521759

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Insights on Ronald Gross's Socrates' Way

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Socrates would often visit the marketplace in Athens, where he would talk with his friends and clients. He would ask them questions about their lives, and they would usually respond that they knew themselves very well.

#2

Socrates was the first to apply critical thinking to the challenges of human life and society. He urged people to start by examining their interests, values, and capabilities. He did not rely on revelation or conventional wisdom, but on reason and dialogue.

#3

Socrates’ first lesson for us is that we can do what he did, and we must do that if we want to master our minds to the utmost. To achieve self-mastery and insight requires a lifelong regimen of asking questions, thinking things through, and caring for your soul.

#4

Socrates urges Euthydemus to critically examine the conventional wisdom of his culture. He also encourages him to identify and fully benefit from the mentors he has already had in his life.

#5

The Delphic Oracle’s injunction to KNOW THYSELF is a constant theme of the Dialogues. You can examine statements that you take for granted and never examine critically.

#6

We are surrounded by conventional wisdom, which is widely accepted beliefs about how we should live our lives. But we rarely examine these beliefs critically and decide for ourselves how useful they are. I’d like you to identify three such declarations and discuss them.

#7

The Delphic Oracle was a famous place where people would go to ask questions and receive answers. The oracle was located in the city of Delphi, and its priestesses were intoxicated by fumes from a deep fissure over which they sat.

#8

You can meet your Socratic mentor by revisiting