Socrates' Conception of Virtue: The relationship between pleasure and pain, good and evil, and ignorance and knowledge.
This essay investigates the relationship between pleasure and pain, good and evil, and knowledge and ignorance in Socrates' conception of virtue. The essay begins with an overview of the life and times of Socrates, which had an impact on his philosophy. It moves next to briefly discussing the relationship between each of the following three subsections: pleasure and pain, good and evil and ignorance and knowledge. It concludes by discussing how these concepts figure in Socrates' conception of virtue. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.