The greatest study and contribution by Socrates to Westernphilosophy is a concept known as â??The Socratic Method.â?? Thebasis of this method is to contribute ideas through discussion thathelp students make their own stand on reality. This method ofeducation is question driven and discussion based. Socrates mainidea in his teaching was â??truth.â?? Socrates knew there was somuch more to teaching this idea than itâ??s simple nature, that heproposed ways to discover how to teach it. He taught his studentsto follow a path of justice, honesty, and truth, by rising fromerror and focusing on the perception of truth.