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Socrates Philosophy is a vast field. It examines and studies many different fields. Virtue, morality, immortality, death, and the difference between the soul and the body are just a few of the many different topics that can be covered under the huge umbrella of philosophy. Among the most revered philosophers of all time was Socrates. Socrates was among the first philosophers who wasn't a sophist, meaning that he never felt that he was wise because he was always in pursuit of knowledge. Unfortunately, Socrates was put to death late in his life. Since Socrates did not publish any of his works, what we know about him comes from his pupils, Plato and Xenophon. Socrates is considered by many to be the greatest Greek philosopher because of his profound affect on Western philosophy. Socrates was born in 469BC in Athens to Sophroniscus, a sculptor, and Phaenarete, a midwife. He received the regular elementary education in literature, music, and gymnastics. Later in his life, he began to study the rhetoric and dialectics of the Sophists, the speculations of the Ionian philosophers, and the culture of Periclean Athens. At first, Socrates was a sc