RE: MD self-knowledge

From: Chuck Roghair (ctr@pacificpartssales.com)
Date: Mon Sep 27 2004 - 20:42:47 BST

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    "The unexamined life is not worth living."

    I think ol' Soc said that right before he was put to death for heresy.

    What a trooper!

    In that same ballpark me thinks.

    Best, C.

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    From: owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk [mailto:owner-moq_discuss@venus.co.uk]
    On Behalf Of Scott Roberts
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    Subject: RE: MD self-knowledge

    Marsha,

    > Was it Socrates who proclaimed "Know thyself!", or the Pythoness of
    > Delphi? Doesn't really matter. Either way it sounds like wisdom to me.

    It was the motto at the Delphic temple. Socrates was aware of it, but was
    also told that the Delphic oracle had declared him the wisest of men. He
    puzzled over this, since he didn't know anything, and decided that
    wisdom/knowing one's self was knowing that he didn't know.

    >
    > My question: How does MOQ relate to
    > self-knowledge? Quality? SQvsDQ? Intellectual Level? Living a life of
    > value?

    All of the above? There is a phrase used by a Japanese philosopher, Tanabe
    Hajime, which is "absolute critique", with the self being the main focus of
    this critique. I think that ties in well with "know thyself". It is
    applying intellect to oneself, and never accepting a final answer.

    - Scott

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