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" Gadfly " is a term for people who upset the status quo by posing upsetting or novel questions, or just being an irritant. The term "gadfly" (Ancient Greek: μυο̃ψ, myops ) was used by Plato in th...
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a) The Athenians, like Greeks generally—and perhaps like most people in most places—did not have much respect for those who are brought to trial on serious offenses, or whose lives are threatened or lost, except in defense of a noble cause. ... D. Socrates the gadfly...
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Quotation: Gadfly by Socrates ... Author Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC) Greek Philosopher ... For if you kill me, you will not easily find another such person at all, even if to say in a ludicrous way, attached on the city by the god, like on a large and well-bred horse, by its size and laziness both needing arousing by some gadfly;
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Who2 Biography: Socrates, Philosopher ... He had, however, made a great number of enemies for himself over the years through his self-appointed role as the "gadfly" of Athens, and it is probable that popular misunderstanding and animosity toward his activities helped lead to his conviction.
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Wordsmith Words: gadfly ... Why is Socrates referred to as a gadfly in the apology? Read answer... ... What and why was socrates called a gadfly?
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Ultimately, Socrates' whole life had been a service to the City begun out of a pious response to the saying of the gods. This is the deeper refutation of the charges. It is also another positive image of Socrates: He IS a gadfly.
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I am the gadfly of the Athenian people, given to them by God, and they will never have another, if they kill me. ... of gadfly, given to the state by God; and the state is a great ... Speech I: Socrates' Defense...
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socrates.clarke.edu/aplg0106.htm
socrates.clarke.edu/aplg0106.htm
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Environmental Ethics and Public Policy Ernest Partridge, Ph.D www.igc.org/gadfly ... The origin of this metaphor is Plato's account of Socrates' defense before the citizens of Athens, which follows:
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gadfly.igc.org/socrates.htm
gadfly.igc.org/socrates.htm
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The Trial Of Socrates: texts by two pupils, ... As we have already discussed, the Greeks' concept of Philosophy embraced areas of inquiry that we might call philosophy, natural science, religion, metaphysics… but to these Greeks it was all the same – the pursuit - or love – of knowledge – philos sophos.
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people.hsc.edu/drjclassics/texts/socrates.shtm
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