Socrates and Dorian Gray
"The only thing I know is that I do not know anything" is what Socrates repeated all day long to all those who wanted to talk to him. This posture may seem surprising since all Socrates is represented as a great sage who delivered his knowledge. However, he never took the mask of the wise but that of the ignorant. Why insist so much on his ignorance? What is the point of such an approach? We are often prisoners of our certainties and we do not lend pay attention to the opinions of others. When two people discuss a subject where they do not agree, there is often a dialogue of the deaf since the two interlocutors want to be right. Even if it is bad faith, the main thing is not to lose face. Our pride prevents us from listening to each other and encourages us to convince him at all costs. We can lose hours in unnecessary discussions. The wisdom of Socrates consists in not claiming to know. In this way, he does not try to convince his interlocutor. He does n...