Socrates
Socrates (sɒkɹətiːz)
Socrates (pronounced sɒkɹətiːz) was a classical Greek (Ancient Greece) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy (Western philosophy), and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought.
Etymology
The name Socrates (Σωκράτης) is derived from the Greek words "sos" (σῶς) meaning "whole, unharmed, safe" and "kratos" (κράτος) meaning "power". Thus, the name can be interpreted as "he who has power over his own life".
Related Terms
- Plato - A student of Socrates and later teacher of Aristotle, Plato founded the Platonist school of thought.
- Aristotle - A student of Plato who made significant contributions to a number of fields, including logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theatre.
- Philosophy - The study of fundamental questions about existence, reality, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and ethics.
- Ancient Greece - A civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (c. 600 AD).
- Western philosophy - The philosophical thought and work of the Western world.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Socrates
- Wikipedia's article - Socrates
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