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Synopsis of the Legacy of Socrates

Introduction

Socrates was born in 469 BC he was amongst the pioneers of philosophy, however he left no writings and mostly all of his principles and thought are presented by his student Plato. Plato presents these thoughts as conversations between both of them since Socrates hardly taught by lecturing he taught by asking questions. Throughout history many writer's have written about Socrates and he is always portrayed as an honest and wise man yet he was put to trial and eventually to death as well. The reason behind this trial and his ...