traditional religion? Or Heraclitus, arguably the first man to be primarily a philosopher rather than an all-around polymath and scientist? And what about Parmenides, the first thinker to pursue a path of pure rational argument, and the inventor of metaphysics? Of course, Socrates did add something new to the tradition, above all a new focus on ethics. With his relentless questioning of his fellow citizens, demanding that that they account for their choices and values, Socrates invented the notion that philosophy is primarily an inquiry into how we should live.
