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The ancient Greeks respected learning, and the works of their philosophers were influential for hundreds of years. Socrates (469-399bc) was one of the most important of these early philosophers. He encouraged people to think about good and evil.

Some people did not approve of his ideas, and he was forced to commit suicide.

Most early peoples were interested in the things and events around them, but the ancient Greeks took their thinking a lot further. They used reason and deduction to try read more...

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