# Socrates — The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers character guide

> Socrates in The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0020-socrates

## Who they are

Athenian philosopher whose teachings and method are foundational to Western thought.

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