The ancient Greek aphorism - "know thyself"; what does it actually mean?
1 Answer
Nov 9, 2016
Socrates said it, he meant that we cannot contemplate complex issues when we do not understand even ourselves.
Explanation:
Socrates was all about explaining and defining the simple things, he was almost obsessive about the it in fact. I believe that he said "Know thyself" as an argument to other philosophers of the time who were interested in more complex issues - as he was always interested in the more basic things.
