thinker, philosopher, educator and citizen juror in ancient Greece.
Socrates and his student Plato, as well as Plato's student Aristotle, are called "three sages of ancient Greece", and are widely regarded as the founders of western philosophy by later
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• Socrates was born in alopeke, and belonged to the tribe antiochis. His father was sophroniscus, a sculptor, or stonemason.His mother was a midwife named phaenarete.
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advocates people to know the truth of life and live a moral life. He defines philosophy as “love of wisdom". One of his
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important points is that I know that I know nothing. Many children of rich and poor families often gathered around
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him and asked for advice. Socrates often said, " I know that I know nothing." He concluded: “only god is wise. His answer is to indicate that the wisdom of a person is of little
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
——Socrates
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es Socrates (469-399 B.C.), a famous
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• Perhaps his most important contribution to Western thought is his dialectic method of inquiry, known as the Socratic method or method of "elenchus", which he largely applied to the examination of key moral concepts such as the Good and Justice. It was first described by Plato in the Socratic Dialogues. To solve a problem, it would be broken down into a series of questions, the answers to which gradually distill the answer a person would seek. The development and practice of this method is one of Socrates's most enduring contributions, and is a key factor in earning his mantle as the father of political philosophy, ethics or moral philosophy, and as a
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Socrates studied sculpture with his father. Later, he read Homer's epic and other famous poets' works, and became a very learned man by himself. He made a living by imparting knowledge, and in his 30s he became a social ethics teacher who did not get paid or set up a library.
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As a citizen of Athens, it is recorded that Socrates was finally sentenced to death by the Athens court for insulting the Athenian God , introducing new theism and corrupting the Athenian youth thought. Although Socrates had the chance to escape, he chose to drink Hibiscus juice to die, because he believed that escaping would only
• The year of birth of socrates stated is an assumed date,or estimate. Contemporaneous sources state he was born not very much later than sometime after the year 471,his date of birth is
value or totally worthless. God is not talking about Socrates.
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He just uses my name as an explanation .He is proud of his
ignorance and believes that everyone should admit his
• Around the age of 40, he became a famous figure in athens.
In athens, he argued with many wise men about
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philosophy, mainly about ethics and education politics. He was regarded as the most intelligent man at that time. He