Sophie's World - Socrates

In the chapter Socrates, Sophie learns about Socrates life and his well as their teachings. The chapter begins with Sophie finding a letter in her "secret place", that explains to her that Alberto Knox is the philosopher she has been communicating with. She is also told that she will encounter a scarf very soon, and that she should protect and take care of it. Sophie is very confused by all this and also is confused by how the philosopher knows Hilde. Sophie then gets a package delivered by the messenger, which is a Labrador. The package tells Sophie that the dog is named Hermes, and she begins her lesson on skepticism. Skepticism is the belief that we cannot have true knowledge about the world. Sophie learns that this idea was practiced by the Stoics in Athens, which leads into Socrates. Plato, who was Socrates students, wrote about Socrates and his ideas. Socrates went around Athens conversing with people, and would ask questions that would require people to come to a philosophical conclusion. He was sent to death, and rather than attempt to save his life, or even flee the city, Socrates accepted death. This was because Socrates was a true believer of what he believed in, and based his actions on those ideas. One of his main ideas was that people will only be happy when they act according to reason. This is can be seen in many situations in real life, and I believe that Socrates was right. If someone does an action that doesn't fit with their reason, their action may have not ended poorly, but that person will not be completely satisfied. Sophie then goes to talk to her mother, who then seems unresponsive to those ideas.