Geuzenveld-Slotermeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Socrates
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 31, 2023
1. Socrates Marker
Hij was een klassieke Grieks Atheense filosoof. Hij wordt beschouwd als een van de stichters van de westerse filosofie, al liet hij zelf geen geschriften na. Hij was de leraar van Plato en Xenophon en werd vooral bekend door de dialogen met hen, waarin hij gesprekken voerde over filosofische onderwerpen. Aanvankelijk was hij een handwerkman maar hij wijdde zich al snel aan het onderricht. Hij begaf zich op de straten en pleinen van Athene, waar hij gesprekken voerde met leerlingen en voorbijgangers over filosofische onderwerpen. Hij had veel bewonderaars maar niet iedereen was gecharmeerd van zijn doortastende manier van vragen stellen. Hierdoor kreeg hij de bijnaam 'de horzel van Athene'. Door steeds weer nieuwe vragen te stellen ontdekten zijn gesprekspartners dat zij eigenlijk niets wisten. "Ik weet alleen dat ik niets weet" was zijn bekende uitspraak.
He was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. He is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy, although he left no writings of his own. He was the teacher of
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Erected 2023 by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list.
Location. 52° 22.463′ N, 4° 48.869′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Geuzenveld-Slotermeer. It is on Socratesstraat, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Socratesstraat
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 31, 2023
2. Socrates Marker - wide view
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Epicurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Confucius (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Parmenides (about 150 meters away); Plato (about 180 meters away); Van Moerkerken (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Nijhoff (approx. half a kilometer away); Du Perron (approx. half a kilometer away); Nienke van Hichtum (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . .
1. Socrates (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Overview: The philosopher Socrates remains, as he was in his lifetime (469–399 B.C.E.), an enigma, an inscrutable individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived. All our information about him is second-hand and most of it vigorously disputed, but his trial and death at the hands of the Athenian democracy is nevertheless the founding myth of the academic discipline of philosophy, and his influence has been felt far beyond philosophy itself, and in every age. Because his life is widely considered paradigmatic not only for the philosophic life but, more generally, for how anyone ought to live, Socrates has been encumbered with the adulation and emulation ordinarily reserved for religious figures – strange for someone who tried so hard to make others do their own thinking and for someone convicted and executed on the charge of irreverence toward the gods. Certainly he was impressive, so impressive that many others were moved to write about him, all of whom found him strange by the conventions of fifth-century Athens: in his appearance, personality, and behavior, as well as in his views and methods.(Submitted on November 5, 2023.)
2. Socrates (Wikipedia).
Overview: Socrates (Greek: Σωκράτης; c. 470–399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. These accounts are written as dialogues, in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine a subject in the style of question and answer; they gave rise to the Socratic dialogue literary genre. Contradictory accounts of Socrates make a reconstruction of his philosophy nearly impossible, a situation known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society. In 399 BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing offers to help him escape.(Submitted on November 5, 2023.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
