An Introduction To Socratic-Platonic Philosophy

This paper discussed Plato's Alcibiades I being a kind of introduction tothe Socratic-Platonic Philosophy as a whole, then we surround this dialogueand combining other dialogues of Plato to study what is the Socratic—PlatonicPhilosophy.At first, we study how do Socrates—Plato discuss the knowledge of therelation between human beings, and then how do they through this discuss andbegin to seek the metaphysical foundation of these knowledge. We can knowthe knowledge of the relation between human beings is very important, and wecan also see it bring a kind of directing and seeking of Value. Socrates-Platodon't wallow in the research of metaphysic and epistemology, they cared thelife of human being first, but this kind of life was directed by Value, althoughthey can't get a affirmatory answer sometimes, but when they ask questionsthere are always some preconditions of Value, and some time a order of values.The beginning of the knowledge of the relation between human beings meansknowing a directing of Value when men do something.Next, we discuss the beginning and order of the Socratic-PlatonicDiscussion of Values, and the seeking of the knowledge of virtues. From thepaper we know, the seeking of the knowledge of virtues would become a studying of the knowledge of the Good, Socrates-Plato go out the discussionin ethnics, and begin the research of metaphysic and epistemology. But weshould remember if there are not a directing of Value, we can not go this way,can not look after the affirmatory things, can not seeking the foundation ofknowing.This seeking of knowledge of Value bring on a kind of education, wecalled it the Education Of Value. We called this education of virtue theEducation Of Value, which tell men what is right and wrong, what is valuable,meaningful, and the relationship and order of these valuable things.The last dimensionality of the knowledge of the relation between humanbeings is how to face oneself, which is important because it can make peopleget the closest and deepest knowledge about himself. It includes care foroneself, which has wider means, and knowing oneself which has a strongermeans of epistemology. At last we see the true self of some one is the soul ofhim, care or know oneself means to lead his soul to the Good.Love people leading to loving wisdom, and the love of wisdom leadspeople love each other get rid of the sex desire, then loving become a directingof spirit, it uses the midwifery to accouche for people's thoughts, and leadspeople to study the knowledge of virtues and the Good, it is the very lovedriving the whole life and the whole course of knowledge.