Socrates Philosophy is a vast field. ... Since Socrates did not publish any of his works, what we know about him comes from his pupils, Plato and Xenophon. ... Through the writings of Plato and Xenophon, we see that Socrates not only greatly affected Western philosophy but also had a tremendous influence on those around him. Socrates, also, influenced Antisthenes, the founder of the Cynic school of philosophy, Aristippus, who founded the Cyrenaic philosophy of experience and pleasure, from which developed the philosophy of Epicurus. ... Plato's Apology gives an account of the defense m...

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The Greeks gave people The Olympics, Philosophy, and architecture. ... Some of the greatest known philosophers are Aristotle and Plato. ... He also did not accept Plato's theories. ... Plato a student of Socrates is considered one of the many greatest philosophers of Western civilization. ... Plato wrote about many things. ...

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The question that has risen in our class is How would the ideas of the philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, or Confucius be applied in today's school system? ... My philosophy, I share with a small percentage of the population, is based on the idea the education is a science. ... I think Socrates would hold lectures in Lincoln Center with the only audience that would be there and willing to absorb his philosophy. ... We are by far the only pupils/students who are still eager to hold the old long philosophy of respecting educators and education. ...

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