SOCRATES - THE SEARCH

<BODY> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><B><FONT SIZE=6>SOCRATES</FONT><BR> THE EXAMINER</B></FONT></CENTER><P> <FONT SIZE=4><B>The Search for Truth</B></FONT><P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="0303a.jpg" WIDTH="318" HEIGHT="120" ALT="WRESTLERS"></CENTER><P> Socrates believed that he had a divine mission. The Delphic Oracle had declared Socrates was the wisest of men (in 399 BC). Socrates spent his life testing the the truth of the oracle by engaging in philosophical debate with anyone he could. In seeking to find the truth of the oracle, Socrates sought a man of greater wisdom - to no avail. He accosted people in the street and engaged them in philosophical debate. His setting was often the gymnasium, where he demanded his protagonists wrestle with their conscience and intelligence and "undress their inner nature". He is no doubt right in his defence speech to recognize that this process made many people angry. Meno compares him to a torpedo fish, numbing all who come into contact into a confused stupor.<P> (Plato "Euthyphro" & "Meno") <BR clear=left><BR> <HR width=100%> <A HREF="http://www.creatorix.com.au"><IMG SRC="../creatorix.gif" WIDTH="85" HEIGHT="40" BORDER="0" ALT="Creatorix" align=right></A> </BODY>