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by ttonkytonk 2816 days ago
I'm familiar with Socrates too. I haven't clicked the link, I'm on limited data and worried the site would suck it up.

I'm curious about the other three items. Would you mind sharing them?

As for the last point, Socrates had this idea of "caring for one's soul". Not sure about the nature of the soul besides it being one's "true self". Notably he believed that it's better to be harmed than to harm someone because the latter hurts one's soul (not sure how this is supposed to work).

BTW I am interested in developing his ideas that no one willingly does wrong, and the related one that the only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

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The other three items listed for Socrates are:

* Knowledge of the universe does not affect our behavior.

* We should pity the perpetrator of injustice, not the victim of injustice.

* No one really knowingly does wrong.

Thanks!