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>It is quite rude by any measure, as shown by how often people get angry at him in those dialogues. The way I read the dialogues people get angry with Socrates
by StanislavPetrov 4y ago
>It is quite rude by any measure, as shown by how often people get angry at him in those dialogues.
The way I read the dialogues people get angry with Socrates not because he is rude, but because his questions force them to confront their own hypocrisy and thoughtlessness.
- bowsamic 4y agoI agree, but he deserved his legendary end. He is a lesson in both incessant questioning, and how not to talk to people if you want to keep your head. I think I would have hit him too
- thirtyfivecent 4y agoDid someone try to talk to you about semen retention or something like this?
- bowsamic 4y agoYes, how did you know?