Life of Socrates
Socrates was born in 470 BC in Athens, ancient Greece. His theories and his name are linked to the origin of Western classical philosophy.
In fact, Socrates did not leave any written works or philosophy books for consultation. His reflections and stances on philosophy were recorded by his followers, such as Xenophon and Plato.
Another form of manifestation of the existence of Socrates and his teachings were exposed in the combats and satires of Aristophanes. Socrates preferred to immortalize his work through his followers, that is, the lack of books and manuscripts was intentional.
The research process invented by Socrates, now widely practiced in contemporary psychology, is called maêutics: the researcher reaches the center of the investigation through countless questions.
As in psychology, the person interviewed by Socrates was maeutically directed to the inner extreme, and thus the obsessive search for truth was carried out. Even though he was considered the most intelligent of all time, his maxim was “I only know that I know nothing”.
Psychology of Socrates
Socrates worked in search of moral rectitude and human conscience. Contrary to the sophists, Socrates looked for the hidden truth within being and did not work with relativistic thinking.
In politics, Socrates advocated that the ruler be the wisest of all citizens. Democracy was not well regarded by the philosopher.
Socrates argued that the soul was immortal and indestructible. Because of this theory he was sentenced to death by the rulers. He preferred to serve his sentence rather than escape.
Ingested hemlock, a fatal poison, in 399 BC
