Socrates
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Born in Athens around 469 BCE, Socrates lived during the period of the city's greatest cultural expansion. Son of a midwife and sculptor, he was acquainted with the intellectual elite at the court of Pericles, ruler of Athens, despite his plebian origins. As a young lad, Socrates studied philosophy, establishing a familiarity with the work of earlier Greek philosophers. such as the great Heraclitus and Parmenides which were thought to have been particularly influential in his education. During the Peloponnesian War, he fought in several battles and received commendation for his actions.
By 423 BCE, Socrates was well-known in Athens, not so much for military distinction as for his non-traditional teaching methods. He did not keep a formal school, nor did he charge for his services. He was a popular guest at social gatherings, and would more often than not be seen in deep argument against illogical reasoning and tell other people wherever the people were congregated how immoral they were. Socrates did not sympathize with the ascetics of life but he believed in enjoying life to its fullest. He found fault with the Sophists, contemporary teachers who were willing to argue either side of any controversy and with whom he was often wrongly associated. Which displeased him very highly and found those who dared find say the opposite a nuisance.Socrates believed that truth, beauty, and justice have objective content, and that we are born with an innate understanding of their existence.
By 423 BCE, Socrates was well-known in Athens, not so much for military distinction as for his non-traditional teaching methods. He did not keep a formal school, nor did he charge for his services. He was a popular guest at social gatherings, and would more often than not be seen in deep argument against illogical reasoning and tell other people wherever the people were congregated how immoral they were. Socrates did not sympathize with the ascetics of life but he believed in enjoying life to its fullest. He found fault with the Sophists, contemporary teachers who were willing to argue either side of any controversy and with whom he was often wrongly associated. Which displeased him very highly and found those who dared find say the opposite a nuisance.Socrates believed that truth, beauty, and justice have objective content, and that we are born with an innate understanding of their existence.
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