SÓKRATOVSKÁ THERAPEIA: ÚLOHA SÓKRATA

• Authors: Vladislav Suvák

Title variants

EN

Socratic Therapeia: The role of Socrates

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The basic author’s assumption is that the common characteristic of the corpus of Socratic literature is its therapeutic function. Accepting this assumption means that in the interpretation of Socratic dialogues the dramatic structure of the text and the analysis of the ethical problems would be equally important. The paper elucidates Socratesʼ own explaining his role in selected dialogues of Socratic literature. Socrates repeatedly and in various situations declares himself as one who has no knowledge, and is not a teacher. Despite his disavowal of knowledge he is able to help young men to find a better way of life thanks to love he feels toward them. Socrates’ role in dialogues is a therapeutic one: He does not offer any universal solutions to the problems but rather encourages young men to take a permanent care of the self.

Keywords

EN

SOCRATIC DIALOGUE; SOCRATES; THERAPEUTIC FUNCTION; CARE OF THE SELF

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 824 – 834

Contributors

author

Vladislav Suvák

• Inštitút filozofie FF PU, Prešov, Slovak Republic