What if Socrates was a bear?

I have this cartoon up on my wall this week.  I felt a need to share it with you.   As I read more indigenous thinking, I am also doing some thinking about the western canon of old white dead guys.  While I am adding women to that reading list (Arant, Berlant, Butler), this cartoon struck me.  From the perspective of the western cannon, the question is clearly a joke, but from an indigenous world view perhaps the bear would have something wise to say and we should take time to listen.

From Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal