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Socrates

Socrates

c. 470–399 BCE

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Athenian philosopher who taught by asking questions. He left no writings of his own; we meet him through Plato and others — a living method more than a doctrine.

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  1. c. 470 BCEpersonal

    Birth in Alopece

  2. c. 432–404 BCEwork

    Military service in Peloponnesian War

  3. c. 423 BCEcontroversy

    Caricatured in Aristophanes' The Clouds

  4. c. 415–400 BCEhighlight

    Refusal to arrest Leon the Salaminian

  5. 399 BCEcontroversy

    Trial for impiety and corrupting youth

  6. 399 BCEcontroversy

    Sentenced to death

  7. 399 BCEdeath

    Execution in prison

  8. c. 399–347 BCElegacy

    Plato's dialogues shape his legacy

  9. c. 384–322 BCElegacy

    Aristotle's philosophical scrutiny

  10. 19th–20th centurieslegacy

    Modern philosophical engagement

Life chapters will appear here once the autobiography track is generated.

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