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Socrates Contradiction

Plato is considered one of the most influential philosophers when it comes to human thought, due to vitality of his ideas and the fact that his philosophy appeared at a relatively early stage of the western culture. Plato’s ideas affect people’s perception of daily life in the following two ways: first, Plato developed his ideas in close interrelation with Christian theology; more specifically, his contribution to the Christian doctrine lies in establishing the opposition between the spirit and the flesh. Secondly, the works of Plato regard scientific mentality of people. He was one of the greatest philosophers of his days and specialized mainly in a specific field of knowledge that is very different form the knowledge of science. His main aim was to get an insight into the truth and study reality. The theory of knowledge arises from the dialogue that takes place between Plato, Socrates and Theaetetus. In the dialogue, Socrates contradicts himself several times which poses a question w