Father of the Socratic Method, Socrates uses a process of logical distillation which eliminates contradictory hypotheses by breaking and narrowing the problem down till the answer is found. Denying the role of a teacher, Socrates claims that he merely understands the path which a lover of wisdom must take in tracking it. He urges people to pursue knowledge since wrongdoing is a consequence of ignorance. Socrates' ideas show a conviction that Man is endowed with virtues and it is their cultivation which can allow for his best self-fulfillment because Man's will can only manifest freely under the influence of knowledge of the good and of the truth.
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