PPT Slide
Ancient & Medieval Philosophy -- David L. Rouse
- Then he explains the origin of what we have come to call Socratic irony.
- A friend had asked the oracle at Delphi whether there was any man wiser than Socrates. The oracle replied that there was not.
- In order to disprove the oracle, Socrates went to the politicians, the poets, and the artisans. In each case, he found they thought they knew far more than they did know.