Saturday, February 8, 2014

Socrates prevents us from thinking along the old lines

When Socrates tormented the Athenians like a gadfly, he prevented them from sleeping peacefully, from relaxing with their ready-made solutions to moral and social problems. By astonishing us, Socrates prevents us from thinking along the old lines that have been handed down to us and have become habits.
~ Jean Brun

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