Socrates, one of the founders of Western philosophy, was born in Athens around 470 B.C. and lived practically his entire life in the same city, rarely leaving it. For the Greek philosopher, knowing the world did not imply physically traveling to other places, but began with knowing oneself and questioning what everyone around him thought they knew.
Socrates transformed the streets and, above all, the agora of Athens into his main territory of investigation, approaching everyone he met to debate ideas and concepts. His method consisted of interrogating people about their certainties, leading them to reflect on the knowledge they thought they had.
Condemned to death, Socrates accepted the imposed penalty, refusing to flee the city. He justified this decision by stating that it was not correct to abandon one's own city and that he could not accept the laws only when they were favorable to him, demonstrating a profound commitment to the laws that governed Athens, even when these led him to death.
