Socrates
OriginGreece
Era470 BC
SchoolAncient
About Socrates
The father of Western philosophy. Never wrote anything down, all we know comes from Plato. The Socratic method of questioning is still used in law schools. Sentenced to death by drinking hemlock for corrupting the youth of Athens. Claimed he knew nothing, which made him the wisest man according to the Oracle at Delphi.
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