You may know Socrates as the Classical Greek philosopher behind the quote “I know that I know nothing”, who also laid the fundamentals of western philosophy. Here are five facts about the classical Greek philosopher that you may or may not know.
Facts About Socrates:
- Socrates Was The Object of Satire
- Socrates Didn’t Write His Ideas and Methods
- Socrates Criticized Democracy
- We All Use Socrates’ Methods
- Socrates Was Sentenced to Death at the Age of 71
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Marialena Perpiraki is a journalist and writer from Athens, Greece. In 2020, she founded Helinika as a cross-media platform.
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