Socrates(C. 470–399 Bce) Socrates is the first Western philosopher to have left to posterity any sense of his individual personality, and he is a central figure in the subsequent development of philosophy. Both of these aspects are due primarily...

SOCRATES (c. 469–399 BCE) was a Greek philosopher. Commonly regarded as the father of philosophy, Socrates' influence on Western thought has been huge throughout history. Almost every epoch saw in him a precursor of its own ideas and...

(born &circa; 470 &BC;, Athens [Greece]—died 399 &BC;, Athens) Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy. Socrates was a widely recognized and controversial figure in...

(born &circa; 470, Athens—died 399 &BC;, Athens) Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy. Because he wrote nothing, information about his personality and doctrine...

470?-399 B.C. Greek philosopher who exerted a profound influence on subsequent critical thought and intellectual development in ancient Greece. Socrates left no writings of his own; it is only through his pupils, mainly Plato, that we know of his...

, c. 469–399 BC. Mentor of PLATO and of several so-called ‘Socratic schools’ (Megarians, Cynics, Cyrenaics). Probably scarcely left Athens except on military service. Executed for ‘corrupting the youth and introducing strange...

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This page is about the Classical Greek philosopher. For other uses of Socrates, see Socrates (disambiguation). Socrates (Greek: Σωκράτης c. 470 BC–399 BC), of the deme Alopece of Athens, was a Classical Greek philosopher. He is best known...