Socrates · Philosophy

Knowing That You Know Nothing

Socratic wisdom - the paradoxical insight that the beginning of true understanding is the honest recognition of one’s own ignorance, and that this is the only wisdom available to human beings.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned the Socratic paradox that true wisdom begins with recognizing one’s own ignorance. Half a world away, Confucius had taught a strikingly similar lesson about the honesty of knowing what one does and does not know. State how Confucius framed it.

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