78.0k views
5 votes
How was Socrates’ mission as a philosopher set for him by the oracle at Delphi?

User Sudheer K
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

2 votes

This is what I think as an answer: When told that the Oracle of Delphi had revealed to one of his friends that Socrates was the wisest man in Athens, he responded not by boasting or celebrating, but by trying to prove the Oracle wrong.

User Davood Hanifi
by
5.2k points