Sokrates
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Sokrates (c. 470 BCE – 399 BCE), alternatively Socrates,[1] was an ancient Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He was the teacher of Plato and Alkibiades.
Biography
During his lifetime, he befriended Kassandra, an infamous Spartan misthios, becoming somewhat of a mentor to them. Sometimes assisting the mercenary in parts of their journey.[2]
During the Peloponnesian War, Sokrates visited the Silver Islands around the same time as Kassandra. He posed her a dilemma.[3]
After the rebellion had overthrown the Athenian rule on the Silver Islands, Sokrates joined the celebrations, talking with interested citizens.[4]
During the plague in Athens, Sokrates was observing the situation and people there. He witnessed the death of Perikles and decided to remain in the city in order to oppose the rhetoric of Kleon the Everyman, the new leader of Athens.[5]
Later around 425 BCE, Sokrates, alongside Aristophanes, assisted Kassandra in tarnishing the reputation of Kleon, a Sage of the Cult of Kosmos who had taken power following Perikles' death in 429 BCE.[2]
Influence and legacy
In 1511 or 1512, the Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze retrieved a copy of Aesop's Fables in Constantinople attributed to him.[1]
Personality and characteristics
As an exceptional rhetorician who dominated political debates, Sokrates earned the respect of the intelligentsia of Athens. He was a fervent advocate of the democratic principles of his native state,[2] and his prolific contributions to the philosophical tradition of Greece has left a lasting legacy which continued to reverberate as late as the days of the Ottoman Empire and beyond.[1] Outspoken and courageous, he also boasted an extraordinary capacity for liquor.[2]
Behind the scenes
Sokratic method
Sokrates was famous for having introduced the Socratic method, a form of argumentative dialogue which employs a process of a question and answering to draw out underlying presuppositions in one's beliefs. His interactions with the player in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey as a friend of the protagonist recreate his notorious habit of subjecting to friends and strangers everywhere to this method of inquiry. Key to his approach was not to assert normative claims himself but to stimulate critical thinking and discover logical contradictions no matter the other party's position. [citation needed] True to this, in various moral dilemmas the player finds themselves in across the game's quests, no matter the player's choice, Socrates will question their reasoning in a way that may come across as contrarian.
Much of what we know of Socrates, his philosophy, and his behaviour comes from the works of his pupil, Plato, who immortalized him. His Socratic dialogues, most notably Apology, relates how Socrates earned the ire of a significant segment of Athenian society through his Socratic method, and this led to his trial for impiety and corruption and execution in 399 BCE.
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Sokrates in Athens during the plague
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Sokratic Method
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – A Night to Remember
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Athens's Last Hope
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