The Observant, Thoughtful, and Acute Nature of Socrates

Socrates had a short stature, having countenanced grotesquely. He seemed to have an embodiment of sensuality. His friends considered his pious nature a strong virtue that he did nothing or acted on nothing without taking counsel of the gods. Socrates had developed a character of hearty enjoyment of the social pleasures, which helped him abstain from the innocent social gratification. This is because he considered this would show a sense of lack of self-control (Taylor 21). Through his theoretical identification of the knowledge and virtue, it helped him live against the ascetic extravagances witnessed during that period. Socrates was naturally observant, thoughtful, acute, and he based his life on the moral virtues. These life qualities were developed through constant and systematic application in different life circumstances (Taylor 43). At all levels, he exercised the mental powers, and the ever-present duty aspect minimized the intellectual and moral errors in his life. He believed that, for a person to live virtuously, he must get rid of ignorance and folly.

Socrates cherished and felt a profound sympathy with the erring humanity, thus was deeply conscious of the human limitations and the infirmities that humanity experiences. He loved both men and women, especially those who had not learned and encouraged them to overcome the human weaknesses and frailties. However, sometimes the wrongs in society roused righteous indignation that resulted in an angry and fierce rebuke of social ills. As a true patriot, he dedicated his life to teaching ethical and political views. This is because he was deeply sensible of the debt he owed the city. The generous benevolence and the unaffected philanthropy depicted at different levels of his ...

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...teaching the youth moral values in society (Taylor 23). Socrates also had a considerable role to play as an educational midwife in society. Philosophers have used knowledge and theories developed by Socrates in the explanation of different phenomena in society. The Socratic Method is significantly used in education and philosophical derivations have been made from the Socratic teachings (Rudebusch 34). Socrates focused on the moral aspects; virtues, law, justice, friendship, courage, love and piety. These factors are considerably emphasized in philosophical education. In the modern society, there is no person who can be singled out as a true philosopher. In the present society, there are no wise people who have attained a comprehensive and systematic elaboration of life principles. Therefore, lack of principled men in society indicates the lack of true philosophers.