THE PHILOSOPHY SHOP
Above Socrates is describing the feeling of Aporia to Meno - the feeling we all can experience when studying philosophy. The realisation that we may not know what we thought we knew he says is like being stung by a sting-ray. It is breaking through Aporia that makes doing philosophy so rewarding. Here are some hints and tips on doing philosophy, reading philosophy and some themes for you to explore either in groups or on your own.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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“Socrates: Observe, Meno, the stage he has reached on the path of recollection. At the beginning he did not know the side of the square of 8 feet. Nor indeed does he know now, but then he thought he knew it and answered boldly - he felt no perplexity. Now however he does feel perplexed. Not only does he not know the answer; he doesn’t even think he knows.”
Plato’s Meno 424-347 BCE
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