What Was Socrates Type Of Investigator

In this paper I will make claims of why I think Socrates is the type of investigator that he is. There are three types of investigators: the dogmatic, the academic skeptic, and the Pyrrhonian skeptic. All three types of these investigators have some form of relation to each other, but I will clarify them and give examples of each. After reading the Apology and Sextus Empiricus I have came to the conclusion that not only are all three investigators somewhat alike, but Socrates plays the role of all three as well. I will be mostly be referencing back to the apology, but I will also give information on what Socrates beliefs were for better understanding. First there is dogmatism. Dogmatic comes from the Greek word “dogma”, meaning what one thinks
I think this because he finds tranquility in not having knowledge of some things. Socrates found men who claimed to have wisdom in their crafts and also thought that they were experts in others people fields as well, and they knew nothing. These men were the ones who accused Socrates of the charges that were being held against him. While questioning these men, Socrates explained that instead of sounding ignorant, he would rather admit that he knew nothing, so that he would not have to ruin his reputation and his wisdom. He admitted to being wiser than these men predicated on the fact that he does not think he knows, what he doesn’t know. Many people think of Socrates to be an expert in the fields in which he questions others, but Socrates denies any expertise, and says that the wisest of men are men like Socrates who willingly accept that their wisdom is not perfect. Socrates believed that he was destined to question men who believe that they have knowledge of everything, so that he can prove to them that they are not. This cross examination resulted in many people admiring his honesty and hatred from those who he makes feel as though they know nothing. Socrates went on to say that the people who hate him brought charges against him for being a “sophist”, because they were upset that he called them out on their ignorance. He believed that they
I say this because he is sometimes destined to find the knowledge that he needs so that he can teach it. I believe that this is where Socratic irony is involved. Socratic irony is when an individual pretends to be ignorant to expose the ignorance of someone else. I believe that Socrates suspended his judgment while arguing his case so that he could find out why he was being charged for impiety. Referencing back to my example of why he is a Pyrrhonian, Socrates suspended his judgment when his accusers made false allegations towards him and accused him of being a sophist. He proved he was an academic skeptic by cross examining his opponents and figuring out that their only reason for them accusing him was because they were upset that he had made them look ignorant. Socrates believed that skeptics claim to live by the probable in the absence of