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Knowledge Reform » Socrates http://www.knowledgereform.com Inspirational Words of Wisdom, Knowledge & Philosophy Resource Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wisdom Books: Confucius and Socrates: Teaching Wisdom by Sanderson Beck http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:28:00 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12405 This detailed study of the lives and teachings of Confucius and Socrates compares how and what they taught in order to help others to become wiser. The appendix includes English translations of ancient texts describing their teaching in action. An excerpt taken from the introduction of the book Confucius and Socrates: Teaching Wisdom: Confucius and [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/17/wisdom-books-confucius-and-socrates-teaching-wisdom-by-sanderson-beck/feed/ 0 Bertrand Russell Asks: Can Wisdom Be Taught The Same Way As Knowledge? http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:05:48 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=12318 I start this post with a relevant question: Can one confidently say that with the increase of scientific and technological knowledge we are getting closer to wisdom? As Bertrand Russell writes in his short essay Knowledge and Wisdom, purposeful knowledge without the prudence of wisdom can lead, inadvertently, toward a final, and perhaps not desired, [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/11/14/bertrand-russell-asks-can-wisdom-be-taught-the-same-way-as-knowledge/feed/ 0 Pythagoras: The Father of Philosophy http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/13/pythagoras-the-father-of-philosophy/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/13/pythagoras-the-father-of-philosophy/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:08:16 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=10745 As much as I love Socrates (c. 469 BC–399 BC) (as attributed by the amount of posts here on the man) and his use of the dialectic method for discovering truth, I have been most guilty of bestowing upon him the grand title of being the “Father of Philosophy” (well, I think most historians have [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/07/13/pythagoras-the-father-of-philosophy/feed/ 0 Wisdom Books: The Republic By Plato http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/27/wisdom-books-the-republic-by-plato/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/27/wisdom-books-the-republic-by-plato/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:48:37 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=9689 Plato’s “Republic” is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions are raised: what is goodness; what is reality; what [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/27/wisdom-books-the-republic-by-plato/feed/ 3 How The Philosophy Of Socrates Can Overcome Propaganda http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/23/how-the-philosophy-of-socrates-can-overcome-propaganda/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/23/how-the-philosophy-of-socrates-can-overcome-propaganda/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:53:05 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=9871 With the recent political unrest in the Middle East and with the media’s attempts to demonise supposed tyrannical leaders in the shape of Hosni Mubarak (Egypt), Muammar Gaddafi (Libya) and Bashar al-Assad (Syria), one cannot fail to notice that the general populace seems to be constantly bombarded with propaganda, as American, British, French and Israeli air [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/03/23/how-the-philosophy-of-socrates-can-overcome-propaganda/feed/ 2 Wisdom Books: The Last Days of Socrates By Plato http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/09/knowledge-library-the-last-days-of-socrates-by-plato/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/09/knowledge-library-the-last-days-of-socrates-by-plato/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:41:22 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=9099 “Socrates spent a lifetime analyzing ethical issues, and the “Euthyphro” finds him outside the court-house, still debating the nature of piety with an arrogant acquaintance. “The Apology” is both a robust rebuttal to the charges of impiety and corrupting young minds and a definitive defence of the philosopher’s life. Later, condemned and imprisoned in the [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2011/02/09/knowledge-library-the-last-days-of-socrates-by-plato/feed/ 0 Learn From Man But Neither Worship Him Nor Allow Him To Enslave Your Mind – Part 1 http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/08/learn-from-man-but-neither-worship-him-nor-allow-him-to-enslave-your-mind-part-1/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/08/learn-from-man-but-neither-worship-him-nor-allow-him-to-enslave-your-mind-part-1/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:13:56 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=7380 Why is it such a big surprise to us when men, who are widely regarded as great, turn out to be a hypocrite, charlatan, or have so many skeletons in the closet you can hear them rattling a mile away? Why are we so shocked? Aren’t they human too despite the flattering opinions we wish [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/06/08/learn-from-man-but-neither-worship-him-nor-allow-him-to-enslave-your-mind-part-1/feed/ 4 Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (Part 1) – Socrates http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:50:45 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6427 Let me now introduce you to the first of six posts featuring a series of documentaries written and presented by popular British philosopher Alain de Botton. This 6 part series is an entertaining, practical and psychobabble-free self-help course for the philosophically minded. Here, de Botton, brings us six thinkers who have influenced history, and their [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/27/philosophy-a-guide-to-happiness-part-1-socrates/feed/ 4 Apply the Philosophy of Socrates Towards Improving Your Soul and Mind http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/15/apply-the-philosophy-of-socrates-towards-improving-your-soul-and-mind/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/15/apply-the-philosophy-of-socrates-towards-improving-your-soul-and-mind/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:11:26 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=6222 In the post ‘Radical Thinking: What You Can Learn From the Timeless Philosophy of Socrates’ written by Tejvan Pettinger, we are provided with some wise advice on how we can use the most important components of the philosophy of Socrates, and apply his principles to positive affect in our daily lives. Following is an excerpt [...]

]]> http://www.knowledgereform.com/2010/04/15/apply-the-philosophy-of-socrates-towards-improving-your-soul-and-mind/feed/ 5 Uses of Philosophy in Society: Choice Between Reason and Passion http://www.knowledgereform.com/2009/10/05/uses-of-philosophy-in-society-choice-between-reason-and-passion/ http://www.knowledgereform.com/2009/10/05/uses-of-philosophy-in-society-choice-between-reason-and-passion/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:18:07 +0000 Jason Cooper http://www.knowledgereform.com/?p=2272 The Battle between Reason and Passion The Rafael painting (on the left) of Greek philosophers Plato (pointing up towards the sky) and his pupil, Aristotle (palm facing down towards the ground) seemingly depicts them debating what should govern Man’s affairs: either Plato’s heavenly passion of the Gods, or Aristotle’s earthly reason of science. This battle [...]

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