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Essay examining the life, time and key thories of the philosopher (Socrates).
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Socrates was born in Athens in 470BCE and he dies in 399BCE. As a young man he studies the philosophies of those who are now referred to as the "pre-socratic philosophers". These philosophers were examining and trying to understand the natural world around us.

Socrates did not think that he knew the answers to the questions posed ...

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