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Explain why Socrates compares himself to a "gadfly." What does he mean when he uses this term? ... Lack an authentic self: Compare Cheryl's development of different personalities for different people to Socrates' being the same before the court as he was in the marketplace.
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philosophy.lander.edu/intro/apology1.shtml
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He meant he was stinging people out of their complacency. Just as a gadfly, by constantly stinging a horse agitates it, preventing it from becoming sluggish and going to sleep, so did Socrates, by stirring things up, prevent the City from b...
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Because he was a pain in the @ss who kept irritating everybody by questioning their cherished beliefs, including those of important people by pointing out they didn't know as much as they thought they did. And he made some people unhappy wh...
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2. What kind of an animal does Socrates compare himself to? ... Horse; Owl; Pig; Gadfly ... 3. What is one of the charges against Socrates?
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socrates.clarke.edu/quiz_A_1.htm
socrates.clarke.edu/quiz_A_1.htm
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16. Socrates, the annoying gadfly: Socrates says the gods have attached him to Athens, and likens himself to a gadfly - as if Athens is a great and noble horse, and he tries to rouse and awake them from being sluggish or unreflective by means of persuasion and reproach (30e-31a).
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www.mc.maricopa.edu/~yount/text/plato-apology.html
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3. 21d - 22e: Did Socrates find anyone wiser than himself? What was Socrates' particular wisdom? ... 7. 30e: Why might Socrates compare himself to a gadfly? ... 1. Identify one or two contradictions between Socrates' defense of himself in the Apology with the views he expresses in the Crito.
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academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/polisci/pcurrah/ps50/apology...
academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/polisci/pcurrah/ps50/apology.htm
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What kind of an animal does Socrates compare himself to? Horse; Dog; Owl; Gadfly; ... What is one of the charges against Socrates? He overcharged his students; He corrupted the youth. He refused to make sacrifices to Athena. He refused to go on military service to defend the state.
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www2.hawaii.edu/~carsel/quiz.html
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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. ... Socrates himself wrote no books, and we are dependent mainly upon the...
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www.answers.com/topic/socrates
www.answers.com/topic/socrates
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Contra her attorney and her stepfather, Leilani Neumann is a religious extremist, with beliefs countered by reported words of Jesus himself. Her husband, Dale, goes to trial on the same charge in July; no word on when Leilani gets sentenced. ... Gadfly Politically, and somewhat socially and philosophically, I'm an oft...
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wordsofsocraticgadfly.blogspot.com/
wordsofsocraticgadfly.blogspot.com/
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