Socrates Reflection

Ricardo Rodriguez Mrs. Fazio Philosophy Novemeber-23-10 Reflection A philosopher knows that in naturalism he knows very little.. One thing nevertheless I know, and that is that i know nonhing Socrates at that place above repeat is a pre-cursor to the wisdom the great philosopher Socrates has. The above quote is confessedly in legion(predicate) ways such as the fact that we know b bely more(prenominal) than what we layabout see. The above quote explains the microscopic insects we are in the universe. It explains how we cannot hardly think that we know everything when in ingenuousness we are either very small in the grand magic trick which is the universe.We are only here for a brief lapse of time in which we consent to explore and understand the universe for what it is. What we see every sidereal day with our look is nothing to the mystery that is our world. One can look scientifically finished a telescope and see how it is a baby is conceived, or why there is a sola r eclipse every couple of years. except nobody has ever diminish close to describing how our universe was created or how it is that reality came to be. Therefore as Socrates says we know nothing, and that is all we know.This however does not close that we are not to try and understand the magic trick that is creation performed. A philosopher knows in reality that he knows very little this quote in fact comes from somebody who throughout his life has been in the avocation of knowledge. This shows how much the average soul knows and how much there is too know. withal one cannot think that to know everything would necessarily be a devout thing because the truth is something a lot of us probably could not handle.Those who dare to pursue the truth about life and the universe are philosophers and only after searching for the truth for a composition can you come close to understanding it and realizing that in reality you know suddenly nothing. In your short life of less than 100 years, how can you come close to understand the mystery that started 4 billion years past with the birth of our sun? It is a mystery that started their and has continued on until the largess day. Socrates has explored many different aspects of philosophy and the world.It takes a truly educated person to realize that he knows nothing. This is mind blowing when you think of how much there is to know. There are so many questions that are left unanswered day to day. Some try and ignore them and are happy with their ordinary lives, while others cannot seem to ignore these pending questions and try to understand them like the antique philosopher Socrates. Only through trying to understand these questions can you possible increment enough knowledge to realize that you know nothing.Understanding ones ego is very important in the pursuit of truth because how can you hear truth if you arent true with yourself-importance in the first place. This is one of the superior mistakes of man is to think they are wise in a faux wisdom. You cannot be wise without fully knowing ones self which requires you to be true to ones self. It is impossible to be true to ones self if you think that you are knowledgeable of all things and that there is nothing anybody can teach you. You must always be open to learn new things if you want to know more than nothing.