[sok-ruh-teez] 
| 469?–399 b.c., Athenian philosopher. |
| Soc·ra·tes (sŏk'rə-tēz') Greek philosopher whose indefatigable search for ethical knowledge challenged conventional mores and led to his trial and execution on charges of impiety and corrupting the youth. Although Socrates wrote nothing, his method of question and answer is captured in the dialogues of Plato, his greatest pupil. |
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