Today, we took notes and various Philosophers:
Socrates was a man who made people think and use their brains. One of his most famous quotes was "the examined life is not worth living". He taught the Athenian youth to have their own opinions, and to not just be satisfied with what other people tell them to believe. Socrates' passion for teaching people how to have their own minds was so strong, that he could die for his cause. The Athenian government did not like Socrates, since he went against the traditional, Athenian beliefs, and they forced him to die by poison hemlock.
There were multiple philosophers that followed Socrates, even after his death. Plato, a student of Socrates, wrote multiple books about Republic and Justice. After Plato, there was Aristotle (who was one of his students). He started a school; which was called the Lyceum, which was basically the internet back then; but without all the crazy stuff in it. It was a building were people from all over the world could submit their findings and research, and collaborate with each other. This form of collaborative research lead to really big discoveries and development of the human knowledge.
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