Socrates places the pursuit of wisdom and the education of others above everything else in life. A simple man both in the way he spoke and in the wealth he possessed, he believed that simplicity in whatever one did was the best way to gain knowledge and pass it on to others. He is famous for saying that “the inexplicable life is not worth living”. He therefore endeavored to demolish the arguments of those who spoke in flowery language and boasted of being experts in certain subjects (Rhees 30). His aim was to demonstrate that the person claiming wisdom and knowledge was actually a confused person, whose clarity on a given topic was far from what he claimed. Socrates, in all his simplicity, never advanced any theory of his own, but rather aimed to bring out the worst in his interlocutors. Socrates' insistence on finding truly wise people pits him against Euthyphro and Meletus. Euthyphro is religious by any means necessary. He also makes prophecies and firmly claims to be wise. He files a murder charge against his father. On the other hand, Meletus is the man responsible for filing charges against Socrates with the aim of having him executed. Meletus, after being questioned by Socrates, is extremely ashamed of his lack of a firm grip on the facts asked of him (Desjardins 33). By questioning Euthyphro, Socrates strives to truly discover from this religious man what holiness is. After engaging him for a while, Euthyphro is frustrated and leaves the conversation angry. This way of questioning someone's beliefs is what became Socrates' signature way of arguing. In today's society, Socrates' way of arguing, called the "sting ray" method, is used by... middle of paper ...above all else, Socrates emphasizes the quality of knowledge and subsequently the quality of teaching. To this day, the pursuit of knowledge and its eventual transmission are revered tasks. Teachers are said to be among the wisest people in the country not only for their knowledge but also for their experience in handling different personalities. They are also respected for their understanding of the facts of life and what happens around us. They explain life and make it worth living. No wonder Socrates said, “The inexplicable life is not worth living” (Brisson 90). Works CitedBrisson, Luc. Plato the myth maker. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Desjardins, Rosemary. Plato and the good: illuminating the dark vision. New York: BRILL, 2004. Rhees, Rush. In dialogue with the Greeks: Plato and dialectics. New York: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2004.