Knowledge
Philosophers
My interest has been piqued several times when coming across Socrates' famous quote "know thyself."
However, I have heard that Socrates was not the original author of this particular statement. According to Wikipedia, it has been attributed to several authors.
Can anyone please expand upon this phrase -- its origin (if possible) and what the author or authors meant (also if possible).
Doing a Google book search on this phrase brings up a lot of different opinions in a lot of different publications.
Literature recommendations would also be appreciated.
Thank you!
Accepted:February 10, 2007
Accepted:
February 10, 2007