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Socrates believed that the ballot box was a stupid way to elect representatives

Socrates believed that the ballot box was a stupid way to elect representatives. Xenophon explains: "Socrates cause[d] his associates to despise the established laws when he dwelt on the folly of appointing state officers by ballot: a principle which, he said, no one would care to apply in selecting a pilot or a flute-player or in any similar case, where a mistake would be far less disastrous than in matters political. Words like these, according to the accuser, tended to incite the young to contemn the established constitution, rendering them violent and headstrong." 121060 Raja.m82 (talk) 16:40, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You have confused ballot with ballot box William M. Connolley (talk) 19:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what the purpose of the OP was in posting the above here. If there was a ballot, then there may have been a ballot box also. Or not. Whatever the case, it is clear from the passage (wherever it is take from) that Socrates was referring to the ballot itself, whether that was a box for that or not. So, does that mean that Socrates was implying that democracy is not a good system? Just curious. Thank you, warshy ^(¥¥) 22:40, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I seriously doubt he was opposed to democracy seeing how he fought to defend it and died protecting it 91.140.15.141 (talk) 17:56, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In any case, that link doesnt link to a RS, so...Cinadon 36 09:11, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"They demonstrate the Socratic approach to areas of philosophy including rationalism and ethics. "

Rationalism, unlike Ethics, is not an "area" of academic philosophy. "Epistemology" may be the preferred term in this instance. Diomedes Agonistes (talk) 15:43, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delphi

The article states he never left Athens although the general historical consensus is he visited Delphi at least once 91.140.15.141 (talk) 17:59, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe not the historical consensus but that’s what I was taught in school and what I’ve read regarding Socrates 2A01:CB05:62E:7300:D0B1:F080:DDB4:E7A9 (talk) 16:32, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]