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Socrates
Socratic method; foundation of Western ethics
Born c. 470 BC ๐ฌ๐ท Greece 400 BC
๐ง Known For
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Socratic method โ questioning assumptions to reach truth
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"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
๐ง Philosophy
Country
๐ฌ๐ท Greece
Born
c. 470 BC
Key Year
400 BC
Achievement
Socratic method; foundation of Western ethics