Discussion
Which of the following statements is/are true according to Socrates ?
i. He did not believe in existence of an eternal and unchanging absolute standard.
ii. He believed that values are relative.
iii. He was concerned about the lack of moral education among people.
iv. He constantly instructed the young to scrutinise their lives and beliefs.
Answer: B
The answer is Only iii and iv.
Socrates was concerned that people lacked moral education and understanding (iii), and he constantly urged the young to examine their lives and beliefs, holding that the unexamined life is not worth living (iv).
Statements i and ii are wrong. Against the Sophists' relativism, Socrates believed in absolute and unchanging standards of virtue and goodness that could be reached through questioning, so he did not hold values to be relative.
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