Socrates also demonstrates this in several cases, possibly the most noticable when concerning his loyalty to an oracle that procliamed him to be the wisest man in Greece. ... When faced with the decision to either repent his sinister truth-seeking ways or meet his end, Socrates felt it was most important to stick with the oracle, the God power from beyond which forsaw his quest as an important one, the little voice within him which was not of this realm and made suggestions for him to pursue further questionings of fellow Greeks. ... He goes on to explain this idea by making an e...

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So, these "madmen" were forced into what was simply a private house whose proprietor was paid to detain their residents and received little or no medical involvement. ... As time passed, the fear of those with mental disabilities died down, at the same time, a man by the name of Richard Flavell introduced a novel definition about the way one thinks. ... Flavell realized the benefits from metacognitive skills training that explicitly shows people with mentally disabilities how to look for the bigger picture. ... The worth of those with mental disabilities has been dramatically altered...

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