Socrates on Self-Confidence part 2 of 3

Philosophy - A Guide To Happiness: Socrates on Self-Confidence

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• Self-Confidence

[Otevra13]

I've heard or read that ancient Athen's was three quarters a slave population~if true it doesn't appear at all rigorous to leave this out in discussions of the 'will of the majority'. To do so is to continue a lie. How could there ever be a demo~cracy with such disparities? This lie of course continues into the modern world with our so called democracies.

[PhilosophicalMedia]

@Otevra13 Women couldn't vote and you had to be from Athens to participate as well.

[artisticdrama92]

Interesting video.

[PMRyall]

@Mrjaguarpaw1 Idiot face

[UnitedKorean]

I never knew a guy with that kind of thick English accent could speak French with such French accent! What a boss!

[1awareness]

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[polevaultrockstr]

@Otevra13 In america do we not also have requirement for voting? The populace, at least the one that mattered when it came to political decisions, were those with the right to vote. How many women had any real say or power in those times? Allowing them to vote would be silly.

[Mrjaguarpaw1]

CHICKS AND PHILOSOPHY....DOENT WORK

[NLBondage]

@Otevra13 We could even learn from the old Greek politics: evry one was asked, if they could undertsand the question. the task of the Senate was, wise old men, to divide complex problems in smaller parts so simple, the people could understand it and choose. Quite different from the system of democracy now where everyone, also they who don't understand have to vote ...... Awkward.

[NLBondage]

@PhilosophicalMedia Please Otevra, try to comprehend the ancient times and just don't judge with your 21th century criteria poisoned by more than 2000 years of christianity. Tasks were divide by men and women: women were the leaders in what was called oikos (the house, the farm, the family etc) so the men could service the collection of oikos : the community of Athens. Called: public services, politics. It may be a different point of view butthat does not mean their democracy is a lie.

[orlando098]

@capitalcontested

Well, it's produced quite a few famous philosophers, has a reputation for valuing intellectuals, and everyone who goes through the whole of high school studies philosophy (among other subjects) in the last year. I think they are also looking at introducing it in the second to last year as well. So the comment is not so far-fetched.

[lagook]

@Otevra13 hence plato disliked democracy