Socrates at Home: On Philosophy and Tradition
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
21-9-2017 11:00 AM
Description
Socrates rarely left his home of Athens. What does this tell us about philosophy? My attempted response will, I hope, shed some light on what it means for Socrates to say that all learning is recollection. In the current political climate charged by oppositions between globalism and nationalism, we would do well to remember Socrates’ remarkable life, a life that manages to be both deeply liberal (committed to personal autonomy) and powerfully conservative (committed to tradition). Perhaps the truly common good may be found only at this intersection, in a place called home.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Andy, "Socrates at Home: On Philosophy and Tradition" (2017). Humanities Symposium. 15.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2017/2017/15
Socrates at Home: On Philosophy and Tradition
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Socrates rarely left his home of Athens. What does this tell us about philosophy? My attempted response will, I hope, shed some light on what it means for Socrates to say that all learning is recollection. In the current political climate charged by oppositions between globalism and nationalism, we would do well to remember Socrates’ remarkable life, a life that manages to be both deeply liberal (committed to personal autonomy) and powerfully conservative (committed to tradition). Perhaps the truly common good may be found only at this intersection, in a place called home.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences