Socrates=Kelly Sorensen

Socrates is an excellent philosopher. He takes one meaning, twists it, turns it, and comes up with something else. On the surface of these few pages, Socrates seems to be concerned with who is pious and impious. He questions his friend who gives him concrete answers, but turns the answers around so they do not answer the original question. This leads him to ask who is pious and impious, and how can we tell. Again his friend answers him surely, and again Socrates flips the argument. This leads to the main question, and the main point Socrates cares about: what is and what is not, and how can it be explained.

For all ten pages, Socrates is questioning everything. He questions why he is going to his “indictment,” why he was issued one in the first place, why the man issued one, who the man is, was the man serious or phony, what was pious, what is not pious, and every extended argument and combination of these. By asking, and asking, and twisting and pulling, Socrates is questioning what is in this world. What do we value? More importantly, why do we value it (or not)? He dissects every argument, searching for the reason behind it. He wants to know why things work. This philosopher reminds me of a certain CIE professor who pokes and prods at his students, until they figure out why.

Socrates was the first CIE man, and the founder of it. :-)