ABSTRACT

Socrates (469-399 bc) was a veteran of the Peloponnesian war, a father, husband, and master debater. He was also Plato’s teacher, and we know of Socrates chie y through Plato’s dialogues. Much scholastic debate surrounds the possibility of separating their views (Blackburn, 1996, pp. 355-356). Socrates was a paragon to philosophers, who were literally lovers of wisdom (see Phaedo, Crito, and Apology in Plato, trans. 2002). In valuing truth above all else, even in death (he died by imbibing hemlock while under arrest), Socrates established a high standard for all educators in their pursuit of understanding.