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**Socrates ** “I only know that I know nothing." **469 B.C.E. -- 399** **B.C.E.**
 * Greek philosopher and logician**

** Cognitve Perspective: ** Socrates believed that we are able to learn about ourselves by examining our own thoughts and feelings. This is called introspection but Socrates said it more succinctly when he stated "Know thyself".  Education: Socrates received an ordinary Greek education. He would have been taught by his mother until he was about 6 or 7. His schooling would have centered around reading, writing, math, and music. He would have also received extensive physical training. He would have been required to serve in the military upon turning 18 and he participated in the Peloponnesian War. He also was trained as a stone mason and scultor, as was his father. There was no "formal" education system in ancient Greece; parents edcuated their children as they saw fit. Some wealthier boys were able to to study with a sophist, "wisdom seller", who taught public speaking and rhetoric. Socrates was poor so he would not have been able to study with a sophist, but he did meet with "natural philosophers" when they would arrive in athens.

**Major Accomplishments in Psychology:**

1. Know thyself: This is the basis for the concept of introspection which is a fundamental concept within psychology today. 2. The socratic method: This is a method of questioning used in psychotherapy, as well as in education, designed to reach the truth behind complex thoughts and behaviors. 3. Teacher: Socrates taught others his methods.  Other Contributions: 1. He brought the philisophy and the pursuit of knowledge to the masses. Socrates beleived that it was unethical to take money, as the sophists did, for teaching young people. 2. Socrates was one of histories first "martyr's of conscience". He believed in the law so strongly that he would abide by it even if it lead to his death. Socrates was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth and carried out his own death sentence by drinking hemlock.

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