What Do You Know
I remember a quote for Socrates where he said:
"The more you know, the more you realize how people around are unaware. However, if you feel like you know so much and content with what you know, you become one of those who lack awareness.
Ignorance is the blind belief that you can never be wrong about what you know".
The above quote for Socrates gives a definition to how much we know or we don't know.
Just a side note, since he is a philosopher, than his writing could be understood one way or another. But, we will leave that for now and we will not go through how that can be understood differently from different people.
One thing I remember coming across is that, knowledge is vast to the extent that, the more you know, the more you understand that you know little of it.
I guess everyone of us has came across people who believes that there is one truth and one story about everything. In philosophy that is not true. A coin has always two sides.
It is important also to mention that, certain context might leaves people adopting a certain idea or a certain way of thinking. While, that is not a sign of finding truth. But, it is the way that will make an adoption of an idea in a whole society.
To me it's more like the more you know the harder life is.
I think you're right there. It might be not physical difficulty. But, more of psychological thing.
I can quote this "Knowledge can sometimes be a burden!". I am not sure who said it though. LOL
Everyone with brains, those who think, the ones with a high IQ will say this besides it's also written in the bible and for sure said long before that book was multiplied.
I had no idea that it is written in the bible XD.. But, I totally agree with it. All I know is that philosophers like Nietzsche, Dostoevsky and others, have the same opinion as you about those who think more.
Well, Socrates is my favorite philosopher. I uploaded some articles featuring him in the past and I even drew him in cartoon version. One of them is this one.
This pencil drawing below was published as the editorial picture for the article.
Cc. @wakeupkitty, @joslud, can something like this go to ᴀʀᴛ & ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛꜱ?
And yes, I love space exploration, and I drew many related images, and you see in this picture I combined the two things I love: Socrates and space exploration.
In the bottom part of the article you will find the creative process of how I created the image.
So many stories that I love about Socrates, amongst them is when his wife cried at the night before Socrates last morning and shout that what happen to him is not justice, and then the philosopher replied, "Do you really want justice?"
Hi, dear friend.
You have already asked that question on another occasion. 🤔 I don't know if my last answer was clear to you.
Do you consider yourself an artist, are you an amateur?
The best I can do is to return the question to you about your creation:
What leads you to think that your drawing might not be accepted in ᴀʀᴛ & ᴀʀᴛɪꜱᴛꜱ ?
Reflect and decide the next step.
Today, I tell you that when it comes to art, the opinion of others is not so important. What matters more is how you receive the answers, whether they are positive or closer to criticism. 😉
If you ask me, as you describe your piece, it is an illustration intended to accompany and complement a text. That, my dear friend, is visual art.
Well, I wouldn't say that he is my favorite. But, he is a great read. I think all can agree on that at least =D.
I didn't know about the story with his wife though.
No problem, taste is not something to compromise on. 😃 Tell me who is your favorite one. And what makes it.
I read the story with his wife in a book. I have several books in the philosopher series from a publisher. I love philosophy books, although I sometimes find them dizzying, especially when they are translated by less reputable publishers.
My favorite is Dostoevsky. He's more into literature. I can see that you like philosophy.
Yeah, the original text is always better. But, sometimes you have to go to translated versions. Translators are often called second authors and I guess that is a correct statement.
Maybe if I had read more about Dostoevsky, I might favor him too. Thanks for sharing, @ronnie10.
You will find novels for him. Not philosophy books. But, I think you will enjoy it. Especially if you are into novels too. A lot of people suggest to start with a novel called "White Nights".
Sure anytime =D