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Putting an innocent man to death is far worse, and thus far more to be feared, than dying oneself, according to Socrates, and so really it is the jury, and not Socrates himself, ... In a famous passage, he likens himself to a gadfly and the state to a large, lazy thoroughbred horse. He is constantly buzzing about,
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ChaCha has the answer to this question: Why did socrates call himself "gadfly" and "mighty steed" Answer: Socrates said he was a sort of gadfly, given to the state by God; a... ...MORE... ... why does socrates compare himself to a gadfly...
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The first false image of Socrates given Athens is that of Aristophanes' Clouds, to which Socrates opposes, in the first section of the second part, the true image he gives of himself, that of a gadfly meant to awaken the city : ... Socrates as seen by himself : the gadfly appointed by god to awaken the city...
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Most other Christians use the term Sabbath to refer to Sunday, ... No, Socrates considered himself a gadfly, like the kind of fly that pesters a horse or cow, so that the animal swishes its tail to get rid of it. But Socrates' questions were so important that they wouldn't go away -- people couldn't get rid of him easily!
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If they kill him, they will be injuring themselves, for he is the gadfly sent by the gods to stir Athens to life. Socrates is convicted and the death penalty is proposed. The speech assumes a loftier tone. Why should he propose an alternative punishment? ... What does Socrates refer to himself as a gadfly in the Apology?
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Then they refer to "Internet gadflies", which I think they mean is us, fellow Kossacks. ... Plato had Socrates refer to himself as a gadfly, among other things. So even though it's fauxnews, it's an appellation I don't think most bloggers would mind.
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4. How does Socrates defend himself against the charge of corrupting the youth? (Underline the passage in which he makes his main point.) Is the defense adequate? ... 8 Why does Socrates refer to himself as a gadfly? (Underline the gadfly passage.) What do you think he means by this metaphor?
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Socrates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Socrates (pronounced /ˈsɒkrətiːz/ ; Greek: , Sōkrátēs ; c. 469 BC–399 BC ) was a Classical Greek philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure ...
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By Ernest Partridge; University of California, Riverside; www.igc.org/gadfly ... (b) What an individual values (as a citizen) for his community may be quite contrary to what he might value for himself as a consumer. Mark Sagoff vividly illustrates this contrast:
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gadfly.igc.org/papers/sustain.htm
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