Socrates is important to us for many reasons. First he recognized the value of logic and showed us how to use it to discover truth. Second he led an exemplary and courageous life which cannot fail to inspire anyone who reads about it. His calm and eloquent defense of himself during the final trial for heresy which ended in his condemnation and execution are among the most famous passages in world literature. No one apart from the great religious teachers has had a more profound impact on human t