Gregory Vlastos [NHC Fellow 1980-82] discusses Socrates and the place of philosophy in ancient Greece. He describes Socratic philosophy as nontechnical in that it emphasizes the best way to live. Socrates argued that virtue and wisdom are inseparable and that virtuous behavior follows from self-understanding. Vlastos describes the Socratic method of teaching and changes in pedagogy from ancient to modern times. He claims that philosophy still thrives in the modern world, underpinning a wide variety of intellectual endeavors with the philosophy of technology existing on one end and humanistic philosophy on the other. He concludes by discussing how Socrates would likely regard the state of philosophy in the 20th century.
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