| Socrates' Toga | |
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Origin |
Socrates |
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Type |
Toga |
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Effects |
Questioning a subject allows users to alter the underlying principles of it |
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Downsides |
Changes cause confusion and uncertainty, reducing the scale of any alterations |
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Activation |
Conversation mentioning the unknown |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 3 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
980336-4064 |
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Shelf |
284648-6608-248 |
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Date of Collection |
326 AD |
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Origin[]
Socrates (c.470–399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. These accounts are written as dialogues, in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine a subject in the style of question and answer; they gave rise to the Socratic dialogue literary genre. Contradictory accounts of Socrates make a reconstruction of his philosophy nearly impossible, a situation known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society. In 399 BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing offers to help him escape.
Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity. They demonstrate the Socratic approach to areas of philosophy including epistemology and ethics. The Platonic Socrates lends his name to the concept of the Socratic method, and also to Socratic irony. The Socratic method of questioning, or elenchus, takes shape in dialogue using short questions and answers, epitomized by those Platonic texts in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine various aspects of an issue or an abstract meaning, usually relating to one of the virtues, and find themselves at an impasse, completely unable to define what they thought they understood. Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of our ignorance is the first step in philosophizing.
Effects[]
Requires touch or proximity and then having a discussion (verbal, electronic or otherwise) with another in the span of the next day. Allows the user and anyone they converse with in back-and-forth dialogue to mold the reality of whatever subject they bring up.
Whether the ideas are philosophical, ethical, practical or humanitarian in discussion, any points they use will slowly reshape the definition of that law’s discourse. The interpretation that more people cede towards, even if they don’t fully agree, will have the stronger expression. For example, speaking on the nature of justice versus revenge will change how observers view them to align with the speakers dominant argument. Discussing the underlying theories of reality or religiosity change the core tenets to match.
Each use scrambles more of the law with every change and exception to the laws of the universe. Causes increased amounts of uncertainty and confusion in users from the amplified effects of giving reasoning physical effect. To minimize any blowback, the arguments always start with widescale ramifications and decrease in magnitude for every rebuttal. What once affected the global ecosystem at first will be restored to its previous state after several times, and only the neighboring city blocks experience distortions the longer an argument continues. The intensity of the alterations remains high, but the focus area shrinks each time.