please someone give me a long essay on Socrates lifestyle for 20 marks. pleeaassee ,will mark u as brainliest .
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Socrates (470-399 BC) was a credited philosopher born in the city of Athens to father Sophroniscus and mother Phaenarete. Despite his world-renowned contributions, he did not leave any written accounts of his life. His story was taught through the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, along with Aristotle and Aristophanes in various forms of dramatic texts and histories. Among others, Plato wrote many dialogues that quoted Socrates’ exact words. Much of what we know comes from this greatly influenced student. However, Plato being a literary artist, leads many to think that he brightened up Socrates’ teachings as a result of his positive bias. For this reason, much of his history remains uncertain.Contradicting his belief was an oracle that stated that there was no man wiser than Socrates. Socrates had determined that, being only human (as opposed to a god), he had a severe lack of wisdom. This motivated him to approach men of various occupations whom Athens had deemed the wisest. Each man thought he held a great deal of wisdom. Paradoxically, this made the oracle correct. If a man thought highly of his own wisdom, they are contrarily the least wise of all. Socrates was aware of his ignorance, making him truly the wisest.