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Socrates

After the Doctor scrambled his holomatrix.

Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher, and teacher of Plato, who lived during the 5th century BC. During that time, the immortal Flint had known Socrates personally. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")

A holographic simulation of Socrates was among the historical personality profiles studied by the Doctor, in 2373, during his attempt to expand his personality sub-routines. In the simulation Socrates played kal-toh against T'Pau, as the Doctor conducted his interviews with the other historical figures.

When the Doctors alter-ego, created from the combined 'dark threads' of the sub-routines of these historical figures, began to destabilize his program, he took to altering their sub-routines, to solve his own issues. His "work" was later discovered by Kes, when she found a severely distorted image of Socrates laying on the holodeck floor. (VOY: "Darkling")

Doctor Noonien Soong kept a bust of Socrates in his laboratory on Terlina III. (TNG: "Brothers")

Socrates was portrayed by an uncredited Don Rutherford in "Darkling".

External Links

Socrates at Wikipedia
Philosophy at Wikipedia

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-'''Socrates''' was a [[Greek|classical Greek]] [[philosophy|philosopher]], and teacher of [[Plato]], who lived during the [[early history|5th century BC]]. During that time, the immortal [[Flint]] had known Socrates personally. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
+'''Socrates''' was a [[Greek|classical Greek]] [[philosophy|philosopher]], and teacher of [[Plato]], who lived during the [[Early history#1st Millennium BC|5th century BC]]. During that time, the immortal [[Flint]] had known Socrates personally. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 A [[hologram|holographic simulation]] of Socrates was among the historical personality profiles studied by [[the Doctor]], in [[2373]], during his attempt to expand his personality sub-routines. In the simulation Socrates played ''[[kal-toh]]'' against [[T'Pau]], as the Doctor conducted his interviews with the other historical figures.