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Description: Socrates's commitment to rational inquiry lived on through his disciples and became the standard for Western culture. This picture depicts Plato's disciple Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.) teaching a youthful Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Alexander would eventually conquer the Persian Empire, bringing Socratic ideas with him. What Socratic ideas do you recognize as being an integral part of our culture?
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