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Socrates' Deadly Game

13 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2020

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Doug Magendanz

Independent

Date Written: May 17, 2020

Abstract

This paper discusses three concepts that undergird Socrates as the archetypal wise man: the appearance and reality distinction, “logos”, and the ignorance and pathos of the “fool”. The game Socrates played was deadly because he provoked the powerful while knowing that the ignorant are invested in the prevailing order. The paper touches on the work of Plato, Xenophon, Seneca and Epictetus as well as the hermetic tradition.

Keywords: Plato, Socrates, Seneca, Epictetus, Corpus Hermeticum

JEL Classification: Z19

Suggested Citation

Magendanz, Doug, Socrates' Deadly Game (May 17, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3603120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3603120

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