Socrates and Three Generations of State :
A philosopher is assessed not by the beauty of his words, but by looking into whether his objectives were achieved or not. His arguments on how a more republican and disciplined State could be constructed were considered comments from shade and shine against the Athenian State which was indisciplined, no republican and steeped in corruption and favouritism. Such was the distance between the State and him that he was executed for this reason.
When it was the time of Plato, his student, follower and friend, Plato instituted the Academy and moved classes from the Socrates' wonted market place to a fixed walled space which had the novelty of teachers coming to a fixed place where students only needed to go and where classes progressed according to a predetermined syllabus, all these replacing the ancient system of students residing with the teacher in his house, and later coming to be known as the academic system of education. Knowledge became such fashionable that the aristocratic Athenian noble young men could not be married away if they had not studied in the Academy. Socrates, through Plato was nearing the State.
Though the Greek school of thought from Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander to Anaximander was each one of them brilliant, Aristotle was the most lucky to get equipped with what Socrates predicted as the prerequisite essential for building a model republic - a soldier student. In his times the Academician thoughts had become such pervasive and persuasive that the King Philip of the just-across-the-strait semi barbarian state of Macedonia invited Aristotle to be the teacher of his intelligent son Alexander. The rest is history. Thus Socrates became the State just in three generations which was fast. Thus in achieving his objectives Socrates was a good philosopher.
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher.
Socrates is considered a good philosopher for his method of questioning and critical thinking, Aristotle for his contributions to logic and ethics, and Immanuel Kant for his work on metaphysics and epistemology.
One of Socrates' most notable friends was Plato, who was a philosopher and writer known for documenting many of Socrates' teachings in his dialogues. Another friend of Socrates was Xenophon, a historian and philosopher who also wrote about Socrates' life and ideas.
Aristotle is known as a philosopher and scientist, Plato as a philosopher and founder of the Academy, and Socrates as a philosopher and teacher known for his Socratic method.
Socrates
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher.
Socrates said, "My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."
Socrates is considered a good philosopher for his method of questioning and critical thinking, Aristotle for his contributions to logic and ethics, and Immanuel Kant for his work on metaphysics and epistemology.
Socrates was born in Alopeke, and belonged to the tribe Antiochis.
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Plato knew the philosopher Socrates and the philosopher Aristotle.
One of Socrates' most notable friends was Plato, who was a philosopher and writer known for documenting many of Socrates' teachings in his dialogues. Another friend of Socrates was Xenophon, a historian and philosopher who also wrote about Socrates' life and ideas.
Aristotle is known as a philosopher and scientist, Plato as a philosopher and founder of the Academy, and Socrates as a philosopher and teacher known for his Socratic method.
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The correct spelling is Socrates. Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher.
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was a citizen of of Athens.
The great Greek philosopher, who taught by questions and not answers was the great Aristotle.