Socrates’ relative contributions are not completely devoid of text; rather, since his offerings were more indirectly related to the modern definition of science, it prompts the switching of mindset from the scientific perspective to that of a historical one, in order to gain a true understanding of just how critical a figure he was to the field of natural philosophy. Socrates would, in using what little we do know about him as evidence, still be considered more of a philosopher than a scientist even today, as his impact throughout the fields of ethics, elenchus4 (or, Socratic Method) - a style of education he created and, consequently, in the field of epistemology cannot be understated. Socrates was born in Athens during the year 469 BCE, an era
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