- Yet Dr Sócrates, as Brazilian fans called him, never put football first in his life. Early on he would miss training sessions if they clashed with his medical studies.
- His actual insights into human nature and virtues were groundbreaking. However, he did pay the ultimate price for his achievements. Early Years of Socrates.
- From Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs). Doublet of Sokratis. Pronunciation. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒkɹətiːz/.
- Scholars and historians who try to gather accurate information about Socrates face a peculiar problem, known as the Socratic problem.
- One of the things that seemed strange about Socrates is that he neither labored to earn a living, nor participated voluntarily in affairs of state.
- Socrates is considered by many to be the founding father of Western philosophy—as well as one of the most enigmatic figures of ancient history.
- Depictions of Socrates in art, literature and popular culture have made him one of the most widely known figures in the Western philosophical tradition.
- Sócrates, 1980'lerin başından ortalarına kadar Brezilya milli takımının kilit bir üyesiydi; Jonathan Wilson "Sokrates Brezilya'nın beyniydi.
- Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, Socrates (470/469 - 399 BCE) was an enigmatic figure known only through other people's accounts.