here's a weird question

[pywacket]

This book I loved when I was little was called "The First Book of Ethics" I think.
Did anyone else ever come across this?

Here's an exerpt. I think I'll need to find another copy. I was so young when I read this, I was still in montessori school.

The following paragraph is taken from The First Book of Ethics, Algernon D. Black, Ethica Press, New York:



" A teacher was killed in the year 399 B.C. by the people of ancient city of Athens."

Why did they kill him?

- They killed him for a crime.

What was the crime?

- He was accused of corrupting the young people of the city.

How did he do so?

- He asked questions.

Why would that hurt anybody?

- By his questions he made them think.

What's wrong with that?

- He made them think about thinks they believed.

How could that do any harm?

- When people ask questions and think about things they believe, they may not believe the same after that.

And people of Athens killed him for doing that?

- Yes, they did.

Why did he make people think?

- Because he loved truth and he wanted to find truth.

Who was this teacher?

- He was a stonecutter. He earned his living by cutting marble for the buildings and statues of the city. But in his free time he was a teacher.

What was his name?

- His name was Socrates.

Comments

[eac.livejournal.com]

so, it's like catholic catechism with socrates?

[pywacket.livejournal.com]

ooo very good. I remember there were several situations like this in the book. And biographies
and stories. I recall thinking Hammurabi had the right idea, especially about younger sisters.