PHILOSOPHERS'STONE.PART 16

We quite agree he is possibly the most inscrutable element in the history of western philosophy,though never wrote a single line and had the greatest influence on European thoughts,adopted same method like sophists and Christ,wandering and teaching in the city and village squares and marketplaces discussing with local citizens and scholars,bombarded by schizophrenia at times,stand lost in thoughts for hours.He had bulging eyes,oblonghead,a snub nose,a potbellied element and extremely ugly guyand was saidto be inwardlyhappy.Unfortunately,he was put to death for the sake of theprofession,that he loved.It is popularly known we have no accountof his life and contribution exceptthrough the writings of Plato,hisdisciple.These are made known in a number of dialogues,he wrote,which discuss philosophy and uses Socrates as main character. This made it difficult to distinguish and differentiate what Socrates said or what Plato said.It is thelatter's portraiture that have been to sell his master to the west for 2,500yrs.