“KNOW THYSELF” - A MAXIM OF SOCRATES: BUT, WAS HE AFRICAN? Death from a kangaroo court brought on by drinking from a cup of poison hemlock as punishment for his teachings, the words of Socrates provide pillars of Christian belief and Western thought. These have earned him the title of Father of Western Philosophy. Those ideas include: The doctrine of Nous, i.e. Mind or Intelligent Cause in order to account for God and Creation. The immortality of the soul. The doctrine of Supreme Good. However, was Socrates African? A. BLACK ATHENA: In Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization) Martin Bernal ignited a controversy expounding on a hypothesis that ancient Greece, and hence Western civilization, derived much of its cultural roots from Afroasiatic (Egyptian and Phoenician) cultures. He also holds that Socrates was African. His chief critic, Mary Lefkowitz of Wellesley College, believes that Bernal is mistaken and hence the groundwork for their debate. Yet, neither has mentioned that Socrates described himself as African - hence, there’s no argument (see below). B. DEFINITION OF AFRICAN: An African is an individual inclined to have wooly hair, a full mouth, and full nose [11, 12, 13,14, 16, 17, 18, 19]. Wooly hair has a long history. It is recorded for the Son of Man in the bible in Daniel 7:9 where he’s described as having a
[A] Symposium, Chapter V: Socrates defines self as African.
[B] Evaluation of plethora of 3rd century BC Sculptures of Socrates. Site Backup.
[C] 3rd Century BC Bust of Socrates in Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Site Backup.
Google
 
 
email