Is Knowledge Worth Seeking

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all virtuous acts is what virtue fundamentally is. A person can see virtuous acts but cannot see virtue. Because of this, the idea of virtue must exist somewhere independent of the perceivable world. This is true with all forms or ideas of perfection: they are something that cannot be known by human sense but reasoned out by individual human thought.
One cannot, however, mistake knowledge for right opinion. Socrates makes distinctions between right opinion and knowledge. Opinions are not something that one can seek because they are beliefs held on shaky ground. “True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place, but they will not stay long. They run away from a man’s mind…” (97-98, Meno) Knowledge is unmistakable truth that cannot be changed in an argument: it holds true in all situations in all time.
In matters pertaining to everlasting truths, one can argue that such truths are relative only to man in his finite reflective state. ...

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seeks out truths. Wisdom then is a type of knowledge because it is a truth on how to govern yourself or others correctly. It is in the method of uncovering truths that the seeker attains wisdom. In The Republic it is Socrates’ belief that the people who rule over a state should be wise; and who better to perform this task then the man who’s objective is to seek out these truths.

It is the knowledge of the guardians, he replied, and is found among those whom we were just now describing as perfect guardians.
And what is the name which the city derives from the possession of this sort of knowledge?
The name of good in counsel and truly wise. (428, Republic)

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