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  • Socrates (469 b.c.e.-399 b.c.e.) was a classical Greek philosopher from Athens and is considered to be the father of Western philosophy. Socrates changed the nature of philosophy by being the first philosopher to focus his attention on human nature. [Source: Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics; Socrates]

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