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What Does Socrates Mean To Be Free Essay

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Socrates, in a business realm decided not to make money off of his wisdom. Instead he believed we should give his word, the knowledge bestowed upon him for free. It must have been nice to live in a world that didn’t revolve so much about currency. Socrates has become an icon in philosophy’s and laws. In the end he didn’t earn any money off his knowledge instead now people are earning money off of him, just as the other philosophers. He granted his knowledge to others for free. However, his wisdom came with a deadly price. We could say curiosity killed the cat here. Socrates was deemed to be the wisest of all by a Greek goddess because he claimed to know nothing. Someone who knew nothing contradicts himself by saying on the death stand he
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