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Philosophy Bites

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The Impact of Socrates on Philosophy

Palmendi's is the real source of philosophy as we know it and perhaps much more. He was picked up by atomists who have been hugely influential in our scientific world picture. Plato ran with Palmendi's agenda. In many people's views, Socrates is the founding father of philosophy. It was he first asked the difficult questions that led people to realize they didn't know as much as they thought they knew.

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