Tag Archives: Socrates

Plato’s Dialogue as a Philosophical Method

Posted on April 22, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Interlocutor: Plato did not present his works as finished doctrines but as dialogues because he sought to do something distinct from merely transmitting conclusions. First, he aimed to preserve the method of inquiry itself. In the figure of Socrates, he … Continue reading →

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US Financial Dominance Decline

Posted on April 1, 2026 by PlatoHagel

SOCRATES: Ah, friend, you have done something remarkable here — you have answered your own question, and answered it well. But I wonder whether you have noticed what you have also done: you have described a structure held in place … Continue reading →

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Charter of Civic Examination

Posted on March 8, 2026 by PlatoHagel

1. Preamble — the purpose of civic examination 2. Civic Axiom — the principle of the cycle 3. Charter — the commitments guiding civic conduct 4. Practice Formula — the operational cycle 5. Oath — the personal pledge that embodies … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of the Titled Song

Posted on February 27, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Logos (λόγος) is a Greek term central to the thought of Socrates and later Greek philosophy. It signifies reason, word, principle, intelligible order—the capacity of the mind to question, define, and bring clarity. Logos is the light of articulation. It … Continue reading →

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Posted on February 1, 2026 by PlatoHagel

Why Do Mirrors Reverse? Platohagel: What is the assessment of this opening lecture in contrast to the archive I hold regarding Mirrors? Socratics: Assessment of the opening lecture The passage is rhetorically strong but philosophically shallow. It uses a genuine … Continue reading →

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Euclid

Posted on August 23, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Socratica Studios Maybe you can identify the section from which this picture is taken from. The picture seen in the Fresco painted by Raphael, is entitled the School of Athens in  heading above?:) All those who have written histories bring … Continue reading →

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The Old Wise Man

Posted on May 22, 2013 by PlatoHagel

This post is materializing because of a post written by a Don McLeod on a article written at NPR 13.7 Cosmos and Culture called, “ Facing Cancer, With A Robot Surgeon By My Side, by  Barbara J. King. Don McLeod … 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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On the Question of a Daemon

Posted on March 25, 2012 by PlatoHagel

( Arthur Koestler on Creativity )  You’ve seen it before? Perhaps you found it scrawled in goat’s blood on the walls of an abysmal abbey, written in the crabbed hand of one who purported to teach the whole of the … Continue reading →

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The Synaptic World of Experience and Knowledge

Posted on September 7, 2011 by PlatoHagel

 It is important that people realize that as much as topological seasoning is added to the world by myself,  I see ourselves intrinsically linked to the inductive/deductive process. It is as if the tail of each is linked as a … Continue reading →

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