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Socrates

Socratic method; foundation of Western ethics

Born c. 470 BC ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece 400 BC

๐Ÿง  Known For

1

Socratic method โ€” questioning assumptions to reach truth

2

"Know thyself" and "The unexamined life is not worth living"

3

Executed by drinking hemlock (399 BC) โ€” chose death over exile or silence

"Know thyself"; executed for "corrupting the youth"

Quick Facts

Category

๐Ÿง  Philosophy

Country

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece

Born

c. 470 BC

Key Year

400 BC

Achievement

Socratic method; foundation of Western ethics