Socrates never wrote anything: he spent his days in the streets of Athens asking questions that showed people they did not know what they thought they knew. Accused of corrupting the young and disrespecting the gods, he was condemned to drink hemlock. We know his ideas through Plato and Xenophon, and he became the symbol of the philosopher.
Core ideas
Recognizing your own ignorance is the beginning of wisdom
An unexamined life is not worth living
No one does wrong on purpose: whoever acts badly acts out of ignorance
The tradition: Socratic
Socratic describes someone who follows Socrates' method of inquiring through dialogue and questions, seeking definitions and care of the soul. He is the origin of this approach.
