![]() ![]() Plato devoted his life to helping people reach fulfillment and was intent on societal reform, finding the best way to govern and building a fair and just society. While Socrates didn’t actually document any of his work, Plato did, and it is from these that we have a comprehensive account of Socrates life and work. Plato was a student of Socrates and eventually became a philosopher himself. Sadly, it was this intellectual humility that he paid for with his life, eventually being put on trial and sentenced to death for his controversial way of thinking. He forced elite Athenians and politicians to be critical and question their own truths. He famously said that ‘True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us’. Socrates is best known for believing that ignorance was a threat to society. ![]() Let’s sum up who they were with a little introduction. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are probably the most well recognised Greek philosophers and together they can be accredited for forming the foundation of Western philosophy. But to make things easier we’ll narrow it down so you have the top three. You’re right, there have been a mountain of incredibly influential and important philosophers come out of Greece. ![]()
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