Socrates' view that no one intentionally does evil. — Mitchell
Experience, the little I have, has shown me that in our present circumstances there are things like power and wealth which are considered, by some, to be more important than good, whatever ''good'' means. — TheMadFool
The one offered by Plato is that when one does something . evil one mistakenly thinks one is doing something good; we always desire the good. — Mitchell
Do you think it is possible to actually desire the bad, knowing that it is bad and that nothing good will come of it? — Mitchell
What many philosophers call "the Socratic Paradox" is Socrates' view that no one intentionally does evil. It is called a "paradox" because it seems so counter-intuitive, yet Socrates had a reputation for being wise. There are several "solutions". The one offered by Plato is that when one does something . evil one mistakenly thinks one is doing something good; we always desire the good. So what do you think? Do you think it is possible to actually desire the bad, knowing that it is bad and that nothing good will come of it? — Mitchell
Do you think it is possible to actually desire the bad, knowing that it is bad and that nothing good will come of it? — Mitchell
I think those people might label good as being a form of societal power. In my opinion, our definition of good comes for the sum of society's emotional beliefs about the way we want things to be. We condemn people who use "bad" means in order to protect ourselves from being victim to those behaviors. I don't think it is fair to say that people view power as being more important than good because I view good as being a form of power itself. Its more like people who stray from the convention of morality are less interested in that kind of power and decide morality isn't necessary to get what they want. — MonfortS26
ower, bottomline, is control over other people - it's inherently wrong. — TheMadFool
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