Socrates (jan 6, 469 BC – jan 1, 399 BC)
Description:
PhilosopherBelieved that the goal of educartion was to improve the individual
Socratic method employed a question-answer approach to let pupils see things for themselves using their own reasoning.
Questioned authority and some traditional Athenian values.
Led him to be accused and convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and was sentenced to death.
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Date:
jan 6, 469 BC
jan 1, 399 BC
~ 70 years
