9 Life Lessons From Socrates (Socratic Skepticism)
In this video we will be talking about 9 Life Lessons From Socrates. Socrates is sometimes considered as the founder of the Western philosophy and his work reflects the philosophy of Skepticism.
So with that in mind, here are 9 important lessons that we can learn from Socrates -
01. Open yourself to the truth
02. Be courageous
03. Be authentic
04. Be humble
05. Beware the busyness of life
06. Be a citizen of the world
07. Be happy with less
08. Don’t seek vengeance
09. Have a sense of humour
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 9 Life Lessons From Socrates will add value to your life.
Socrates lived between 469 and 399 B.C.E. and he is one of the most famous philosophers in the entire history of humankind. He is sometimes considered as the founder of the Western philosophy and his work reflects the philosophy of Skepticism, which has as its main base that knowledge can be obtained through systematic doubt and continual testing. Although Socrates hasn't written anything, he has forever changed philosophy itself. Most of the things we know today about his philosophy came from Plato, Aristophanes and Xenophon whose writings are in the form of dialogues between Socrates and other Athenians. These writings gave birth to a new literary genre called the Socratic dialogue. Unfortunately, he is also famous for his tragic life. In 399 BCE, he was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and of failing to acknowledge the city's official gods. After a trial that lasted just a single day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing to escape. The way his life ended can be considered as the founding myth of philosophy as a discipline. For one to really practice philosophy, they have to go against societal norms, to question everything even at the risk of their own peril. Everything about Socrates was impressive: his appearance, personality, and behaviour, as well as in his views and methods. And this made many of the people around him to write about him, including Plato. It is unfortunate that Socrates did not write at all and all we have is indirect evidence. Also, it is said that each age produces a Socrates of its own, however there are some core fundamental teachings of the original Socrates that transcend the centuries.
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Be the person who are only humbleness joined them start be the. Person that you are welcome to join to stay focused on the good you have value input be kind think before you speak with you Be the person you can following and have others following your words to be kind truthfully become the the one person that you are to grow to be the best that is how we become international speaker people listening with what you want to become love kindness is always a pure heart
True that's what you say how you relate to others be happy and that smile will give you peace ✌️ love for people to help people lift them up
Treasure are found in heaven not earth 🌍 world becomes the people who are taught be kind forgive and go the way we don't harm anyone that Hurts you that is were they have sense of humor walk away that is what life is good smile be kind
*”There are more things that frighten us than injure us, and we suffer more in imagination than in reality." - Seneca*
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Fears, like danger loom large in the mind; but small in the memory-Yours Truly,
If you scratch one but cheek, the other may need scratching too - Emos Finklesnicker
*"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." - Epictetus*
Definitely, friend great quote
But this is a Socrates video…
I'd argue to have no wants would be to have no reason to get up in the morning
@@chrizda2006doesn’t matter .. it’s knowledge regardless
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This man & his philosophy changed my outlook towards life forever. I'm glad he existed. Thank you for this brilliant video. 🌻
I think it was Marcus Aurelius who said that the best revenge for your enemies is not to be like them, so true.
The one that has changed my life is. “Don’t seek vengeance simply just walk away…” 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
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So true. I've walked away from toxic people and jobs without another job lined up.
I was leading a life of ignorance until i believe was stopped by the higher forces. My life was all about job, family,home and not paying attention to my thoughts and life itself. When I lost my job couple of years ago and then there was a break in my life. I was forced to introspect my life . Fortunately, i have always trusted my way of living and always moved with the flow. I guess this attitude has helped me to accept the complete different life easily that i am living now. That's why, when I was ignorant of my actions, i never tried to change things as per my way. Accepted all good and the contrary in my life. When life halted and i began to pay attention to my life closely, especially my feelings and thoughts, i realized many things that needs to be changed. I fully dedicated myself in self improvement in every area of life. To my surprise,life unfolded in a complete different form of myself than before. I am so glad to say that i feel that i have now completely transformed into new person, completely liberated from all chains of thoughts which held my true personality. Reading is something which actually expands the wisdom of an individual, create new vision and help us to see life from totally new perspective. Soon i started asking question,what is that i can do whole day without feeling board or feeling drain of energy. Now I know it is something related to philosophy that i can work on 24/7 happily. I am glad to find this video and many more like this. Thank you so much for helping people like us to understand ourselves better and in return contribute our better self to the world.
More like you are being who you supposed to be this whole time.. then unfold someone new.. I found myself back to thoughts of my youth now I thought they didn't like I was like wow I thought I had it the whole time since the beginning.. I truly feel we are born with the wisdom and the truth in the earth as time goes on we get pulled away.
An Amazing man!!!!
Your channel is really saving me, every day. Thanks for the amazing content.
This video is really comprehensive and shares wisdom that we must consider in our treatment towards ourselves and others. Thank you for condensing Socrates' wisdom into a video that's informative and easy to understand!
Great lessons from Socrates. Beautiful thoughts!
I'm thinking Socrates may have been an INFJ personality type. They are rare in this 🌎
"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates. Is my favorite quote from him.
Powerful life lessons there, thank you!!
Thank you very much. Again a good episode.
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Thank you for posting, very insightful
He also taught us to write all our thoughts and ideas down even if it goes against a lot of what society thinks. Maybe some day those thoughts will be referred to as revolutionary.
Yea if you write all your thoughts and ideas down now you will be labled ill and either locked up in prison or a psych wards
he didn't write anything down
socrates actually told plato that books were an evil technology that would ruin the human brain because it would cause you to NOT remember things fondly. That's why plato wrote down socrates thoughts. books didn't become a major player in philosophy until aristotle, aristotle was the 3rd lineage philosopher, under plato, who created academia.
@@ozzcar23 woah that’s interesting! I haven’t looked back at this comment or video in 2 years so I honestly don’t remember where I got this notion- thanks for sharing!
philosophy was my all time favorite class in college. sadly many of my peers did not understand the meaning behind the lessons and were simply looking to pass.
Listen to this, definitely I am Aline with Socrates and ready living in what else is possible and grateful for everything experiencing. Thank You 💜🙏🏽 ☮️
Enlightening...Thank you for sharing...
I very much like the ancient wisdom of Socrates. My favourite quote is “The only true wisdom is in knowing that you know nothing”.
The only w is wisdom is knowing that you know nothing
But don't take his words to be truth as he knows nothing himself
If you know nothing you know something.
We are all citizens of this world! ✨🌍🙏🏼💖😇
Really liked and tried to understand and enjoyed in good spirit .thank you very much.
Recently I've become very interested in philosophy, I even bought myself a cool book but didn't have the time yet to read it! I look forward to that! Great video!
What's the name of book?
Awsome to hear.
read the apology of socrates by Plato Its short and I promise you won’t regret it
Ïs the name "Cool Book"? That's cool ...
To say you do not have time is a lie
Great video. Thank you!
Loved this one!
Brilliance at its climax. Thank you. Gloria in Excelsis Deo!
Thanks again sir!
Awesome ❤
❤️💖💓💕 touching Speaking and presentation.
1.追求真理（分析论证，例如现在医学上非常多的疾病有很多指南，我们需要弄清楚意义） 2.勇敢（道德良心） 3.真诚（不要过度在意他人的评价，做自己） 4.谦虚（尊重他人） 5.不要过忙碌而贫瘠的生活（有意义的生活，未经审视的人生不值得一过） 6.世界公民 7.快乐在于寡欲（正义） 8.不复仇（远离） 9.幽默
One of the smartest men in mankind!
Keep up the great work!!
Manuel in 'Falty Towers' was wise then - his "I know Nothing" moment was so inspiring!
This is a very informational and understandable video. Well done
Thank you sir
It really was interesting to listen to Socrates advice and analysing myself today.
Inspiring...
thank you!!
Fantastic video
Thank you
Well said.
Wonderful 👍
So your saying in philosophy I have to go against societal norms and question everything? I’m in
Excellent use of characters ❤
Good channel with good content
Really appreciate this, thanks so much. Have so much respect for Socrates and can’t believe that a spell check can’t even suggest his name 😟
Our neighbours share our environment, and we can only acquaint ourselves properly with their behaviour if we are personally connected. Of course everyone is equally valuable. Countries are valuable for the empowerment of individuals to speak and influence the governance of their personal homes.
When the speaker started speaking in that accent you know it’s gonna be interesting
Thanku,it is v.good & v.helpful..want to know more..thanku again.
Great sharing
Thank you.
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Great Explanation. Thank you.
Thank you. Sócrates - a great psychologist.
Inspirational
Great wisdom ❤ Useful in this age of A.I.
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature" --Socrates
Socrates, though not a writer himself, profoundly impacted Western philosophy through his skeptical approach. His teachings on truth, courage, authenticity, humility, and more resonate across centuries. Embracing the Socratic method, questioning assumptions, and cultivating critical thinking remain invaluable tools for navigating life's complexities and pursuing wisdom.
Thank you for excellent work. I have one comment: besides the common belief, Socrates wrote many books, mainly dialogs. Most of what we have now, were written by Socrates. Then Plato and others took them one by one from his wife, Xanthippe, and as publishers put their names on them!
Brilliant
Nine lessons in one:keep yourself grounded in life and do not overthink.the world goes around and you cannot get off or stop till!!!!
love it .. Can u please made a video of Buddha Philosophy or way of Buddha ... Thank u
His legacy is for the whole of humanity. It is more relevant to the present times than perhaps for the old times. I salute him.
I have found most people tend to lean on philosophy,psychology & logic or to religious/ spiritual discourses only after retirement from mundane professional life! Actually only if these concepts are in built In life from early stages one would engage in creative meaningful work for the society & NOT for one's own selfish needs. You Would find God only in your good thoughts& deeds than in prayer gatherings or rituals or chanting !
This is word for word matching my philosophy textbook woah
Fantastic
He was not arrested, he proceeded to the court according to his own will, he could avoid proceeding to the court, according to the laws of his time.
Wow… I enjoyed watching this one, too.
Hi dear, lovely video. Could you please let me know the Aristotle statue location in Athens, I am planning to go in November, found on internet Socrates and Plato statues location at Academy of Athens. Please help if anyone knows. Regards
Love your videos, always interesting & please keep up the good work. I love your delivery & hope you don't mind me saying - but do think you need to speak further from the mic / use a de-esser to tame those frequencies. Not a criticism - it would just allow your voice to be at a louder level without clipping :)
Thanks
Thank you for the great contents. You are a gem in the rubbish called KZhead.
I needed a reminder on Socrates view on marriage
Amazing video I wanted to thank you.
If only we could practice Socrates theory as a whole, this world would be a better place to live. There's so much separation in this country alone, not including around the world, we're still divided by class, race and gender...etc. His philosophy on life has opened my mind to a different narrative of how I look at the negativity around me, I still find happiness, contentment, peace and laughter for myself. Socrates quoted, happiness requires the small things in life and require less effort. We need more "Socrates" in our world today, I truly enjoyed listening to his theories, he was a wonderful human being.
What a great philosopher he is
I love Socrates he's my favorite assassin's Creed friend. He was trouble and he didn't care. Despite that I've taken the teachings of Socrates to heart and it has help sculpt who I am today. I know I know nothing but also consider Leonardo davinci. He taught that one should always ask questions or else how can one learn anything
Thanks for the Little Cesar ad. Why must we follow one philosophic path ???
Skepticism is always your friend in this jaded world but some people take it too far. I think it is because it is easier to deny a big scary problem rather than buckle down and do all you can to make things better.
Bahut Jaan Hain aap ki baat mein.
We need money for some reasons. Mainly, for our needs - Aeron Suarez
‘’Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die.’’ Author unknown but I’ll bet it was an Ancient Greek.
Very fitting quote.
They have gone to a better place . But no one else wants to go
Timbuktu - swedish artist (yt: alle vil til himmelen - timbuktu) enjoy :)
My mom would say “show me the book “ she was a true skeptic.
thank you brother, Assassin's creed Odyssey brought me here
same😀
Yes one of Socrates’ charges was impiety, but this doesn’t mean he “refused to believe in the gods.” In The Republic and The Apology he even attends Athenian religious festivals and there is no real evidence that he was actually some sort of staunch atheist or something. It’s very likely that he did subscribe to the religious norms of his Polis, that being Athens. His last words before his death were even about securing a sacrifice to Asclepius. Otherwise, fantastic video as usual!
If im honest, life on this planet is very hard to live.
I hope that doesnt stop you. The world is yours
Perception is 9/10 of reality
It states in the video that Socrates "refused to believe in the gods". In reality, Socrates was a theist (believed in Gods). He did not always agree with their portrayal, but this video makes it out to seem he was an atheist or agnostic, which he was not. In his dialogues, he explicitly refers to and even asks for blessings from divine beings. The evidence is all over the dialogues. He disagreed with the charge of corrupting the youth.
I always asked questions wether I knew them or not, now I know its pretty smart to question everything. The simplist of things sit in front of us yet we rarely question or think these days Also it's funny how people struggle with happiness yet this man that died centuries ago has the answers for us all, were just dulled down an ignorant so we keep our nose to the grindstone just for others money an fame
Remember he pissed off the people of athens to such an extent they killed him.
Mary Christmas Eve xxx.
“When I fart, my ass stinks.” - Socrates
In Plato's Cratylus, Socrates describes the god Pluto as "...the perfect and accomplished Sophist...", but in the same dialogue he also describes how names can be "disguised" by altering "...a letter or two..." By employing simple logic, it appears that Socrates has actually described Plato as "...the perfect and accomplished Sophist..." In Plato's Protagoras, Protagoras describes his fellow Sophists this way: “Now the art of the Sophist is, as I believe, of great antiquity; but in ancient times those who practiced it, fearing this odium, veiled and disguised themselves under various names, some under that of poets, as Homer, Hesiod, and Simonides, some, of hierophants and prophets, as Orpheus and Musaeus, and some, as I observe, even under the name of gymnastic‐masters, like Iccus of Tarentum, or the more recently celebrated Herodicus, now of Selymbria and formerly of Megara, who is a first‐rate Sophist. Your own Agathocles pretended to be a musician, but was really an eminent Sophist; also Pythocleides the Cean; and there were many others; and all of them, as I was saying, adopted these arts as veils or disguises because they were afraid of the odium which they would incur.” If this description of Sophists is applied to Plato, then it becomes obvious that Plato was employing Socrates as his "veil". If it is accepted that the connection between Pluto and Plato was intended to communicate Plato's true identity to other Sophists, then this introduction of the "Stranger" in Plato's Sophist offers confirmation that Socrates and others were simply "...made up for the occasion...": "Theodorus: Here we are, Socrates, true to our agreement of yesterday; and we bring with us a stranger from Elea, who is a disciple of Parmenides and Zeno, and a true philosopher. Socrates. Is he not rather a god, Theodorus, who comes to us in the disguise of a stranger? For Homer says that all the gods, and especially the god of strangers, are companions of the meek and just, and visit the good and evil among men. And may not your companion be one of those higher powers, a cross-examining deity, who has come to spy out our weakness in argument, and to cross-examine us? Theodorus: Nay, Socrates, he is not one of the disputatious sort-he is too good for that. And, in my opinion, he is not a god at all; but divine he certainly is, for this is a title which I should give to all philosophers." Socrates: Capital, my friend! and I may add that they are almost as hard to be discerned as the gods. For the true philosophers, and such as are not merely made up for the occasion..." Note that the initial identification of the Stranger as a "god" can be viewed as an allusion to Plato's identification with Pluto.
Empiricism is an undeniable belief that asserts that knowledge can only be gained through experience, particularly sensory experiences. According to empiricists, learning is solely based on observation and perception. In other words, knowledge is not possible without relevant experiences.
Why do certain rainstorms or weather make me tired or sleep well. I was sceptical about the correlation but it simply has a tangible effect. I've had short discussions with people who experience the same but is there any science on the topic?
Precious.
Im a Student of Life, Fan of the World and A citizen cane, BeCause Where I am at is what The Tax man there collects for.
Yeah, I’ve had this problem about telling on workmates or taking the blame before. So I read stoicism and Marcus Aurelius says tell the truth, great I thought. That’s that sorted. Now I hear Socrates says the opposite, I’m back to square one, which is blaming the person who most recently left the firm.👍😂
Hello everyone. I am looking for those who are interested in discussions earlier mentioned by Socrates, e.g., the way a philosopher chooses to die (become less bound to individual's desires), definition of morality and immorality, beauty, wisdom and so on. Could anybody help me if there is (are) such a community?
good
Great philosopher