[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. |
An ancient Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Plato.
Note: Socrates said that an oracle of the gods had pronounced him the wisest of all people, because he knew how little he knew.
Note: The Socratic method of teaching proceeds by question and answer as opposed to lecture.
Note: When Socrates was an old man, the citizens of Athens condemned him to death, alleging that he denied the reality of the gods and corrupted the youth of Athens. Socrates calmly drank the poison he was given — hemlock — and died a noble death.
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