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Socrates's primary focus was on teaching young Athenian men, such as Plato, who went on to become a prominent philosopher in his own right. Socrates also interacted with other prominent figures in Athenian society, engaging in philosophical discussions and debates with individuals from various backgrounds.
Socrates believed in the value of self-examination and the pursuit of truth through questioning and dialogue. He taught his students to question their assumptions, engage in critical thinking, and strive for a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Through his method of questioning, known as the Socratic method, he encouraged his students to think for themselves and seek wisdom through self-discovery.
Socrates' was sentenced to death by hemlock because he was believed to have been corrupting the youth and teaching them to turn away from the gods. While Socrates repeatedly denied attempting to teach the youth, saying rather that he was simply allowing them to follow him and listen to his dialogues which often centered around the Socratic method of questioning the original questioner, the jury ruled that he should die by poison.
Plato taught mathamatics. He was also a student of socrates.
Socrates teaches Astronomy to people who have private tutors.
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he used the method of asking questions
Socratic- asking questions to teach
He taught his students how to think for themselves by arguing through problems they posed.This is a Dialectical method, which can be called the method of maieutics.
The greatest study and contribution by Socrates to Western philosophy is a concept known as â??The Socratic Method.â?? The basis of this method is to contribute ideas through discussion that help students make their own stand on reality. This method of education is question driven and discussion based. Socrates main idea in his teaching was â??truth.â?? Socrates knew there was so much more to teaching this idea than itâ??s simple nature, that he proposed ways to discover how to teach it. He taught his students to follow a path of justice, honesty, and truth, by rising from error and focusing on the perception of truth.
Socrates' was sentenced to death by hemlock because he was believed to have been corrupting the youth and teaching them to turn away from the gods. While Socrates repeatedly denied attempting to teach the youth, saying rather that he was simply allowing them to follow him and listen to his dialogues which often centered around the Socratic method of questioning the original questioner, the jury ruled that he should die by poison.
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Socrates's primary focus was on teaching young Athenian men, such as Plato, who went on to become a prominent philosopher in his own right. Socrates also interacted with other prominent figures in Athenian society, engaging in philosophical discussions and debates with individuals from various backgrounds.
Socrates believed in the value of self-examination and the pursuit of truth through questioning and dialogue. He taught his students to question their assumptions, engage in critical thinking, and strive for a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them. Through his method of questioning, known as the Socratic method, he encouraged his students to think for themselves and seek wisdom through self-discovery.
Socrates taught that the earth revolves around the sun.
Plato taught many students, but his most famous student was Aristotle, who went on to establish his own school of philosophy. Plato's teachings focused on a wide range of topics, from ethics and politics to metaphysics and epistemology. He also founded the Academy in Athens, one of the earliest known institutions of higher learning in the Western world.