CAT Question of the Day Socrates generally applied his method of examination, called Socratic Irony, to concepts that seem to lack any concrete definition; e.g., the key moral concepts at the time, the virtues of piety, wisdom, temperance, courage, and justice. Such an examination challenged the implicit moral beliefs of the interlocutors, bringing out inadequacies and inconsistencies in their beliefs, and usually resulting in puzzlement known as aporia. In view of such inadequacies, Socrates himself professed his ignorance, but others still claimed to have knowledge. Socrates believed that his awareness of his ignorance made him wiser than those who, though ignorant, still claimed knowledge. Although this belief seems paradoxical at first glance, it in fact allowed Socrates to discover his own errors where others might assume they were correct. This claim was known by the anecdote of the Delphic oracular pronouncement that Socrates was the wisest of all men. (Or, rather, that no man was wiser than Socrates.)
Which of the following can't be concluded from the passage.
| OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | Socrates was the wisest of all men – or rather, no man was wiser than Socrates. | | | 2) | An aporia is the befuddlement that one faces when Socratic Irony is applied to them. | | | 3) | Socrates thought that it was better to be ignorant and aware of it then be ignorant and still claim knowledge. | | | 4) | Socrates liked to use his brand of examination on concepts that didn't have a strong definition. | | | 5) | The virtues of piety, wisdom, temperance, courage and justice were poorly defined in Socrates' time. |
Tip of the Day Steer clear of controversial topics during your personal interview. Avoid strong statements on religious, political or any taboo topics. Last year's Question of the day (13-Feb-11) What is the number of right angled triangles with positive integer sides and whose hypotenuse is 65?
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