“Before Socrates, philosophers were primarily interested in explaining the world around them and the phenomena of that world – in doing what we would now call science. Although Socrates studied science as a young man, he abandoned it to focus his attention on the human condition.”

“Before Socrates, philosophers were primarily interested in explaining the world around them and the phenomena of that world – in doing what we would now call science. Although Socrates studied science as a young man, he abandoned it to focus his attention on the human condition.”

— William B. Irvine