Socrates
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Philosophy in ancient Greece was merely a type of argument, until
a pioneer named showed the world a new way of thinking.
was born in 469 BC in Athens (where he lived all his life) as
the son of Sophroniscus, a stonemason, and Phaenarete. In his life,
changed common philosophy, which was a ....
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.... before Socrates speculated
about the natural universe, but Socrates made them realize their absence
of any agreed standard of truth. In doing so, he gave philosophers a
common ground to base their thoughts on. Also, he felt that man is good
in nature but can produce wrong. For example, "Socrates believed that to
do wrong is to damage one's soul, and that is the worst thing one can
do"(Grolier). From this he concluded that one should never return wrong,
and it is worse to do wro ....
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