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But Socrates was not an artist or novelist. He was someone who sought wisdom. I think what separates Socrates from the artists and novelists you mention is methodology. Maybe he was blessed by being so early in our history that he could give us the Socratic method, but none the less, he did. He also fanned the flame, we could say, of Athenian philosophy, beginning the heritage that spawned of course Plato and Aristotle, but really, almost every scrap of western philosophy until Descartes.
But you're right, I wouldn't call him a professional philosopher. Plato and Aristotle founded schools to teach their philosophy and other related subjects.
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