Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Socrates was one of the most influential Western philosophers and one of the most famous historical figures of ancient Greece.

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Ancient Greek philosophers from Aristotle to Socrates and Plato to Thales have been extensively quoted over the centuries.

had begun his famous 'Histories': our first record of Ancient Greek life. Undoubtedly the young Socrates absorbed many of these exciting new influences as he walked through Athens' teeming streets ...

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Should Socrates be held responsible for the actions of his pupils, particularly those among them who had joined the tyrants? Timed by a water clock, the old philosopher remained as stubborn as ever.

The Cambridge Companion to Socrates is a collection of essays providing a comprehensive guide to Socrates, the most famous Greek philosopher. Because Socrates himself wrote nothing, our evidence comes ...

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In 399 bce, the Athenian citizen Socrates, son of Sophroniscus of the deme (township ... come to convict and execute its most famous philosopher-citizen? Because there are no simple answers to these ...