Socratic Political Heritage - Ethical Challenges and the Role of Dialogue in Contemporary Society

摘要

Western philosophy has failed to find a successor to Socrates in political and ethical thought. Contemporary political ethics and civic engagement debates would still depend on his commitment to questioning, moral inquiry, and civic engagement. This paper portrays Socrates' political heritage in terms of ethical challenges and the dialogue as a means for dealing with the modern sociological predicament. It examines how the works of 20th-century philosophers such as Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault, and Hans-Georg Gadamer reveal that the living Socratic principle is as much of a problem to be solved. This research paper evaluates the Socratic dialogue's role in resisting authoritarianism and developing democratic deliberation in contemporary politics. Finally, the paper affirms that Socratic ethics, concentrating on self-examination and critical dialogue, continues to be a strong instrument for working out contemporary political and ethical difficulties.