He begins by debating the meaning of words, a common technique acquired from Socrates. ... In the Phaedo, he reports a conversation in which Socrates argues that the nature of knowledge may demonstrate the soul to pre-exist the conception of the body. ... In the dialogue Meno Socrates attempts to demonstrate this argument using a slave boy with no previous knowledge of geometry. ... Socrates asks Euthyphro 'What is Piety?' ... With correspondence to the religion at the time, Socrates acknowledged that moral goodness cannot be the command of the gods as they squabbled, disputed, and ...

• Word Count: 2979
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate