Nature, Language, and Supernature

I asked robertjwizard  , our Dark Overlord, his opinion on this question, which I would like to throw open to any other reader who cares to comment: "what is it about Socratic philosophy (or about all philosophy) that makes it start with pragmatic questions and end with mythical visions?"

His comment: 

As far as Socratic/Platonic philosophy goes I would say, tentatively, that it is because of his epistemology, his Forms and the Form of the Good. It lent a general direction to how he tackled all ...