As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.
- Socrates
A wise man knows that he knows nothing. Socrates, the paradigm Greek philosopher, understood this very well. He was aware that the wise man humbly realizes that man is ignorant in the face of a paramount scheme. What we comprehend of the vast universe are mere shadows of the truth. Although we possess ideas and designs, the wisest men find that they are usually without a firm backbone. The edifices that support human knowledge are faulty and can crack at any moment. On another note, the wise man is aware that he must know more and in that sense he still knows nothing of the world. The most brilliant minds are numbed and boggled by the mysteries of the indifferent universe.
We are acquainted with Socrates through the dialogues of his most famous student; Plato. The Socrates in Platonic dialogues appears as an inquisitive individual constantly searching for truth and unwilling to accept any mere answer or explanation. The greatest thinkers of Western Philosophy are indebted to Socrates and Plato.
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