Category Archives: Socratic Method

Pre-Socratic Knowledge Foundation

Posted on August 27, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: I wonder if this pyramidal image was in Plato’s thoughts as he sought to create the first elemental structure of all matter orientated states of existence? Socrates: It’s compelling to consider the possibility that Plato might have been influenced … Continue reading →

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Socrates Death Condemnation Reasons

Posted on August 24, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Why was Socrates condemned to death? Socrates: I was condemned to death in 399 BCE primarily on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. These charges, however, were deeply intertwined with the political and social tensions of … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Keys to the Whitehouse

Posted on July 25, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Can a scientific value be given to the subject of the Thirteen Keys to the Whitehouse? Socrates: The Thirteen Keys to the White House is a prediction model created by Allan Lichtman and Vladimir Keilis-Borok. It uses a series … Continue reading →

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Connection Between the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation

Posted on July 7, 2024 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: What is the connection between the Federalist Society and the Heritage foundation? Socrates: Ah, the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation share common ground in their conservative and libertarian ideals, yet they serve distinct functions within the broader movement. … Continue reading →

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Reason Against Unjust Beliefs

Posted on December 16, 2023 by PlatoHagel

Platohagel: Does Socrates and Platonism advance totalitarianism states? Socrates: Ah, my dear interlocutor, the pursuit of wisdom and virtue is the essence of my philosophy. Totalitarianism, with its emphasis on control and power, goes against the ideals of justice and … Continue reading →

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Where is Our Starting Point?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by PlatoHagel

“The end he (the artist) strives for is something else than a perfectly executed print. His aim is to depict dreams, ideas, or problems in such a way that other people can observe and consider them.” – M.C. Escher The … Continue reading →

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First Alcibiades

Posted on May 21, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Papyrus fragment of Alcibiades I, section 131.c-e. The First Alcibiades or Alcibiades I (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης αʹ) is a dialogue featuring Alcibiades in conversation with Socrates. It is ascribed to Plato, although scholars are divided on the question of its … Continue reading →

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Justified true belief

Posted on April 2, 2012 by PlatoHagel

 Before Gettier, an historical account brings one up to date? Euler diagram representing a definition of knowledge. Justified true belief is one definition of knowledge that states in order to know that a given proposition is true, one must not … Continue reading →

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"Let no one ignorant of geometry enter"

Posted on September 23, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Plato’s Motto The scho­liast on Aelius Aris­tides 125.14 (Din­dorf, Vol. 3) says the fol­low­ing: ἐπεγέγραπτο ἔμπροσθεν τῆς διατριβῆς τοῦ Πλάτωνος ὅτι ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἄνισος καὶ ἄδικος. ἡ γὰρ γεωμετρία τὴν ἰσότητα καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην τηρεῖ. ‘In front … Continue reading →

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Setting Time Aright

Posted on September 1, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Time has no independent existence apart from the order of events by which we measure it. — Albert Einstein While Event has since past, I hope the lecture itself will remain in public domain. It helps so as to see … Continue reading →

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