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Socrates (469 BC- 399 BC) was a great Greek classic philosopher in Athens. He played a prominent role in the formation of western philosophy. His students Plato and Xenophon worked for the foundation of western philosophy. Many claims most of the Plato’s dialogues were from the accounts of Socrates writing in olden days. 

The concept of Socrates irony and Socrates methods commonly used for wide range of discussion. Socrates made a great contribution in the field of Epistemology and Logic, and his ideas were provide a strong influence for the foundation of western philosophy. At the age of 71 Socrates accused for “Corrupting the Athens youth mind” and sentenced for death.

Socrates Quotations:
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
-Socrates, in Plato, Dialogues, Apology
“If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.”
   -Socrates
“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.”
   -Socrates
“I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
   -Socrates

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