Socrates Socrates, the Greek philosopher, who lived from around 410 BCE to 339 BCE, is considered by many to be the ‘father of philosophy.’ Socrates believed that perfection of the soul and spirit was the most important thing there was. Only after one had achieved this should they seek things like money and prestige. Many of the problems facing us today are caused for the most part by people wanting money or power. If we all lived by Socrates’ philosophy, much of the greed and deception in our world would disappear. A good example of a problem caused by peoples’ lust for money is the tobacco industry. They use every misleading scheme they can think ....

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