Socrates states there is a difference between a craft and a knack. Back in these times a craft was considered what you held as an occupation. In the text Socrates lists many professions that are seen as important to the community; such as doctors, lawyers, and mathematicians. On the other hand, Socrates states a knack was something done for pleasure in day-to-day life, such as pastry baking, cosmetics, and oratory. Within the text Socrates converses with Polus about whether oratory is or is not a craft. Socrates states oratory is a knack because it “produces a certain gratification and pleasure.” Socrates goes on to give an example between a pastry baker and a doctor, identifying whose word to take under the question of what foods are better
