| A | B |
| philosophy | study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence |
| philosopher | person who uses reason to acquire wisdom about life or the universe |
| Socrates | Athenian philosopher who believed everyone should examine his or her life |
| agora | Athenian marketplace |
| ethics | branch of philosophy that studies what it means to live a good, moral life |
| contradiction | pair of ideas that are opposed to each other |
| Socratic method | teaching by asking questions |
| sophist | philosopher who got paid for teaching |
| hemlock | type of poison |
| convulsions | violent, involuntary movement |