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Who was Socrates and what did he teach?
The writings of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes portray Socrates (469-399 BC) as a real historical figure, not a literary invention. However, most of what’s said about Socrates doesn’t come from the original sources, but from later elaborations. If we trust history and philosophy professors, Socrates is to be credited for the key ideas underlying Western…
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