About the Book: Socrates: A Complete Biography
Socrates had an early interest in the scientific theories of Anaxagoras, who
taught the world that there are an infinite number of different kinds of
elementary particles (atoms), and it is the action of the mind upon these
particles that produce the objects that we see. Socrates believed that the
senses of the body create difficulty for the Mind to think, and thus, he came to
regard the physical world as deceptive.
Socrates believed that his work, which he sought to understand through critical
questioning and dialogue, was given to him as a divine mission, and hence, was
his duty. His