Part one of term paper
For over two thousand years, Socratic dialogues have had a deep effect on the progression of society. A key example of an effective Socratic dialogue is that of Plato’s Euthyphro. Socrates demonstrates, among other things, the extent to which in our youth we are the most ignorant. In addition, he utilizes his conversation with Euthyp ...

Part two of term paper
... order for Socrates to effectively show the ignorance that is inherently apparent within the youth of society, he must first demonstrate that with age comes knowledge. Using Euthyphro as an example, Socrates first gets Euthyphro to engage in a dialogue on a subject that Euthyphro believes himself to be knowledgeable. He accomplishes this through a combination of flattery and sarcasm numerous times during the dialogue. At one point he goes so far as to say, “Rare, friend! I think th ...