According to Socrates (well, according to how I interpreted the reading), it seems that dialogue between two people is superior to writing because it allows others to bounce ideas off one another or hear counterarguments while making an argument. If one is writing, it's simply their own ideas and not facing any criticism in that present moment that they're writing it, so the person isn't capable of growing through hearing other people's sides. Hearing the other side allows people to analyze their beliefs and continue to intellectually grow and acquire more knowledge.
I agree with Socrates; I believe oral dialogue is superior to writing. Coming off of what Emily said, through a conversation ideas are exchanged and confronted. As two souls are trying to persuade one another, they gain more knowledge and can come together to elaborate their own truth. With that being said, our own knowledge is distinctive because we have gone through different life experiences/other arguments in comparison to the rest of the people, which all contributes to what we know and believe.
Socrates main point on persuasion is that it is better perceived in writing where no criticism can be received directly, as with dialogue. According to Socrates ( or how I understood it), what makes our own knowledge distinctive is how we communicate that knowledge with each other. While I understand what Socrates main idea is, I do not completely agree with him that dialogue is superior to writing. I think that writing and dialogue are two things that are vital components of how we understand knowledge and should work cohesively.
According to Socrates (well, according to how I interpreted the reading), it seems that dialogue between two people is superior to writing because it allows others to bounce ideas off one another or hear counterarguments while making an argument. If one is writing, it's simply their own ideas and not facing any criticism in that present moment that they're writing it, so the person isn't capable of growing through hearing other people's sides. Hearing the other side allows people to analyze their beliefs and continue to intellectually grow and acquire more knowledge.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Socrates; I believe oral dialogue is superior to writing. Coming off of what Emily said, through a conversation ideas are exchanged and confronted. As two souls are trying to persuade one another, they gain more knowledge and can come together to elaborate their own truth. With that being said, our own knowledge is distinctive because we have gone through different life experiences/other arguments in comparison to the rest of the people, which all contributes to what we know and believe.
ReplyDeleteSocrates main point on persuasion is that it is better perceived in writing where no criticism can be received directly, as with dialogue. According to Socrates ( or how I understood it), what makes our own knowledge distinctive is how we communicate that knowledge with each other. While I understand what Socrates main idea is, I do not completely agree with him that dialogue is superior to writing. I think that writing and dialogue are two things that are vital components of how we understand knowledge and should work cohesively.
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