Define Wisdom

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Socrates seems to root his definition in humility. In his understanding of wisdom he believes that most of those who believe they possess wisdom do not actually have the wisdom they profess to have, or have much less wisdom than they think they have. Not that they are touting knowledge they do not possess in an intentional attempt at deception, but rather they truly believe they possess wisdom that they in fact do not. He says that he often finds the most knowledgeable in those that are craftsman; they know and master their skills, but are also still guilty of claiming more knowledge than they actually possess. In fact, Socrates did not consider himself a man of wisdom, as evidenced in Plato’s Apology, where Chaerephon asks the oracles if there was anyone wiser than Socrates and they proclaim, “Socrates is the wisest person”. (Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2013) You could argue that Socrates indeed was not a wise man since he really made no effort to defend himself against the charges waged against him. However, Socrates felt that “there was little he could do without surrendering his principles, and there was no reason why they should be surrendered”. (Hugh Tredennick, 1954, p. 38) Feeling he was following the path laid out by the gods for him, he was not willing to compromise his philosophy.

References

Hugh Tredennick, H. T. (1954). Plato; The Last Days of Socrates.

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Simple Definition of Wisdom. Retrieved from www.merriam-webster.com: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wisdom

Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (2013, Feb). Retrieved from Wisdom: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wisdom/

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