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An Athenian stonemason's son who served as a soldier, Socrates spent his life in the agora questioning politicians, poets, and craftsmen about virtue, justice, and knowledge—and demonstrating that they knew far less than they claimed.\n\nSocrates wrote nothing; we know him through Plato's dialogues, Xenophon's memoirs, and Aristophanes' satire. The 'Socratic method' proceeds through questions that expose contradictions in the interlocutor's beliefs, leading to aporia (puzzlement) that opens the possibility of genuine inquiry. 'I know that I know nothing' expressed his epistemic humility.\n\nIn 399 BC, Athens charged Socrates with corrupting the youth and impiety. He refused to flee, accepted the death sentence, and drank hemlock—becoming philosophy's first martyr. 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