1. Socrates' Thought
The first work used to do this is The Defence Of Socrates, written by Plato. ... In this speech, Socrates would have obviously discussed his thoughts to show that his philosophies were not doing any harm. ... As he says (through Plato's work), "It appears that I am wise in just this one small respect: if I do not know something, I do not think that I do." (21d, page 32, Defence of Socrates, Oxford World Classics, Plato) Socrates also says that he lives in complete poverty because he believes in devoting all his time to philosophy and the well fare of his spirit and mind rather than his...
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