Introduction: Socrates
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, Table of contents
Inhoudsopgave
1. Situate Socrates..................................................................................................................................2
2. Socrates’s main topics........................................................................................................................3
3. Why didn’t Socrates leave any records?.............................................................................................3
4. What was the Socratic Circle”?...........................................................................................................4
5. What was the “Socratic method”?.....................................................................................................4
6. The father of philosophy....................................................................................................................5
7. Who was Socrates influenced by?......................................................................................................5
8. His death.............................................................................................................................................5
9. Socrates’s legacy.................................................................................................................................6
1. Situate Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived in Athens in the 5th century BCE. He is
considered one of the founders of Western philosophy and is known for his contributions to
the fields of ethics and moral philosophy.
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1
, Table of contents
Inhoudsopgave
1. Situate Socrates..................................................................................................................................2
2. Socrates’s main topics........................................................................................................................3
3. Why didn’t Socrates leave any records?.............................................................................................3
4. What was the Socratic Circle”?...........................................................................................................4
5. What was the “Socratic method”?.....................................................................................................4
6. The father of philosophy....................................................................................................................5
7. Who was Socrates influenced by?......................................................................................................5
8. His death.............................................................................................................................................5
9. Socrates’s legacy.................................................................................................................................6
1. Situate Socrates
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived in Athens in the 5th century BCE. He is
considered one of the founders of Western philosophy and is known for his contributions to
the fields of ethics and moral philosophy.
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