watch this whole video and write a discussion about it.
https://fod-infobase-com.libproxy.volstate.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=7279
1. Professor Burnyeat states that Socrates was “a man who thought for himself and taught others to think for themselves.” Is this teaching still relevant in our time?
2. Argue for or against one of the following Socratic claims: (a) “Doing justice is always to one’s benefit. Doing injustice always harms one.” (b) “Wrongdoing always reflects ignorance.” (Note: in recent years the word “ignorant” has come to be used in new ways, meaning something like “not considering others”, “prejudiced”, or just “immoral.” To me it’s fascinating how language changes and flows. The older and still prominent meaning of “ignorant” relates to its Latin root “ignorare”, which is translated as “without knowledge.” In answering this prompt, please understand “ignorant” to mean lacking knowledge.)
3. Why does Plato think that we must possess innate ideas, and how does Plato’s view connect with the Socratic Method?
4. Think about everyday virtues and vices, and cases of so-called weakness of the will (like procrastination, or trying to quit smoking). Why might Plato have departed from the Socratic that “Virtue is knowledge”, to add that “Knowledge must be in control”? Is knowledge sufficient for acting rightly?
Your responses should be expansive and detailed. Make sure that you clarify and explain your claims, and use examples to illustrate them. Try to string together your thoughts to provide support for your conclusions, by identifying key if…then and either…or statements. Check out the following document for suggestions on how working up from the sentence-level grammar can lead to more complex and detailed thinking.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wel87fUyHHnjUMELf2wYmXHv_2fjltalV00wLlzEO7c/edit?usp=sharing
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