Socratesnoun
/ˈsɒk.rə.tiːz//ˈsɑː.krə.tiːz/an ancient Greek philosopher (= a person who studies the meaning of life):
Speak of Greek antiquity, and most people will call to mind the golden age of 5th century BC Athens - the time of Socrates, Plato, Thucydides, Sophocles, and Pericles.
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- "The thing Socrates was famous for is that you have to realize your own ignorance before you learn anything," he said.
- On one point, at least, Socrates was wrong: For some folks, the unexamined life is worth living.
- Socrates was condemned for corrupting the youth of Athens by teaching individuality.
- Hippocrates was a contemporary of Plato and Socrates and lived on the Greek island of Cos.
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