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Truth Too Need Symbols
Truth, even though it is truth, still requires symbolism to highlight itself. One of the most iconic examples that can be cited is of Socrates, the Great Greek philosopher. Bertrand Russell writes " Oracle of Delphi was once asked if there were any man wiser than Socrates, and the oracle replied that there was not".
Socrates The Philosopher
Socrates was put to trial and condemned to death by the Athenian establishment. The charge against Socrates was that he was corrupting the minds of the people specially the young generations.
Most of what we know about Socrates comes from the writing of his two pupils Plato and Xenophon. Plato, himself a great philosopher, was present in the court during the trial of Socrates and he wrote the entire dialogues of Socrates in the form of the book called โ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐"
The Apology
At the end of the trial Socrates addresses the unjust court and remarks โ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐โฆ ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ. ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐."
This is one of the most iconic statements ever made.
Just think over it. It has deep meanings for the world of truth.
