# Socrates — Last and First Men character guide

> Socrates in Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Socrates

**First appearance:** 0001-last-and-first-men

## Who they are

The ancient Greek philosopher, referenced as a model of early human thought.

## In the story

### [I: Balkan Europe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/i-balkan-europe)

Representative of the ideal of dispassionate intelligence and intellectual integrity.

### [The European War and After](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/i-the-european-war-and-after)

Representative of the ideal of dispassionate intelligence and intellectual integrity.

### [IV: An Americanized Planet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iv-an-americanized-planet)

The ancient philosopher whose ideas were misinterpreted by the 'ultimate Socratics,' a heretical sect.

### [IV: The Culture of the First World State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iv-the-culture-of-the-first-world-state)

The ancient philosopher whose ideas inspired the heresy of the ultimate Socratics, though they misunderstood his spirit.

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