SOCRATES

Strong minds discuss ideas , average minds discuss events , weak minds  discuss people.

Socrates (469/470-399 BCE) was a greek philosopher and is considered the father of western philosophy. He was the son of poor parents, his father being a sculptor and his mother a midwife.

When we look at the method of Socrates through the dialogues , Socrates wanted to discover people’s views on living a moral , just life.Socrates urged people to question what they are being told , as well as their beliefs – question everything.Socrates , himself , learned through this process and developed his own philosophy from this method.

philosophy can be expressed briefly in the statement "virtue is knowledge." Virtues, he taught, are acquired through a fulfillment of the purpose for which one exists and he believed that philosophy should achieve practical results for the greater well-being of society. He attempted to establish an ethical system based on human reason rather than theological doctrine.

Socrates quotes

•      About Life

‘’My advice to you is get married , if you find a good wife you’ll be happy , if not you’ll become a philosopher”

 “To find yourself think for yourself”

“Life without experience and sufferings is not life ”

•      About Women

   “Women once made equal to man becomes  his superior”

When we look at The execution of Socrates, Socrates was executed in 399 B.C.Socrates was forced to drink a lethal poison,he was given the opportunity to escape,however , he chose not to escape , drank the poison and died.so he is the best philosopher in the world.