西方的思想史因苏格拉底的存在被划为前后两个时代。他之前的哲学家更像先知,他们用诗一样的语言阐释自己的学说。在苏格拉底之后,所有希腊古典哲学学派都打他的旗号,以传承他的思想为荣。终其一生,苏格拉底一个字都没有留给后人,却被视为智者的典范、哲学辩论的奠基人、伦理道德的化身。他究竟靠了什么,让自己如此伟大? The history of Western thought was divided into two periods by the existence of Socrates. His former philosophers were more like prophets, who explained their own doctrines in the same poetic language. After Socrates, all the Greek classical philosophical schools have fought his banner to honor his heritage. Throughout his life, a word from Socrates was not given to future generations but was regarded as a model for wise men, the founder of philosophical debates, and the embodiment of ethics. What exactly depends on him to make himself so great?