Socrates (c. 470–399 BCE) was one of the most influential philosophers of ancient Greece and a foundational figure of Western philosophical tradition. Born in Athens, he lived modestly and devoted himself to the study of ethics, virtue, and human behavior. Unlike many philosophers, he never wrote down his teachings; everything we know about him comes mainly from his students, especially Plato and Xenophon. 📜 Socrates developed a distinctive method of inquiry — the Socratic method — which involv