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Socrates was born of poor working class. parents probably in the year 470 B.C. He had the usual education of the boys in those days, learning music, science, philosophy and gymnastics. He also studied the arts of public speaking and arguments. As a young man he served the armfy and fought in several battles with great courage. When he left the army, some of his friends wanted him to go to politics. but this he refused to do, for he felt that he had another mission in life. This mission was to unmask ignorance and encourage truth. Up and down the streets of Athens, in the market places, in the houses of the rich and in the workshops of the poor, Socrates carried on his search for truth. His method was to stop someone and begin to question him. By his questions he would show the other man how vague and incomplete his ideas were. Then he would help him to build up his ideas on a surer foundation.

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What education did he have in boyhood? (Answer to the following Question)

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