From poets, I moved to artists. No one was more ignorant about the arts than I; no one was more convinced that artists possessed really beautiful secrets. However, I noticed that their condition was no better than that of the poets and that both of them have the same misconceptions.
— Socrates Ancient

Father of Western philosophy

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From Plato's Apology, 22c, continuing his critique of those presumed wise.

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~399 BC

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Controversial

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