Socrates
...tiness and genius answer to anything he came across. Socrates was a very devote citizen to Athens. He never went against the rules but felt he was wanted in something else. He took his life to teaching young students in Athens. He was famous for his idea of teaching, which was where he would ask the students questions and they would look for the answers, which led to more intimate things. He loved philosophy, but for being such a well known man he did not write any books, or establish a philosophical school. A student of Socrates, the world renowned Plato, says how Socrates was the greatest influence on him in his life. Socrates also affected another great philosopher, Aristotle, and through these men Socrates would affect the entire world. Socrates teachings were quite effective. His belief in philosophy, love, and justice was very pure. One theory of his was that no one is intentionally “bad” but initiates the action by doing wrong. Socrates also stated that “Virtue is knowledge.” Which many philosophers agreed with him. Socrates’ philosophy was very interesting. Socrates had a theory of teaching called dialectic. This is where he would question the student and they would search for a deeper answer, such as an answer to life or there soul. He assumed that if a statement was true, then there was no reason for them to be false. He believed that all things verged into one, by doing good, which would happen by spirit or mind. His idea started the theory that all things in the world work to become “good”, where everyone’s goal is this. Many believe that what Socrates was trying to say is keep virtue and knowledge even. Because, if you do this, then you can do nothing wrong. Socrates also believed that for everything that is made there is an equal and opposite reaction. An example would be like, “Creation = Destruction.” He thought that if there is a beginning there is an end, which is very true. Many of the teachers and philosophers believed in this theory of his. He came up with many theories that were accepted by the common people and senators. But not everyone believed and followed in what Socrates taught. He was a very religious man and strongly followed what the government said. But some who hated him set out to prove him guilty of something. In 399 B.C. he was charged with not listening to the gods and also introducing new things into study. Another thing he was charged for was miss-leading the minds of students against the democracy and corrupting them into his ideas. Plato was put on trial and he presented his case very well. His sentence was death but only passed by the smallest majority. He then decided to write a apology, which stated that he should only have to pay the government a ...