Socrates’ Profession
•Unclear
how he earned a living
•Ancient
texts indicate he did not work
•Xenophon's
Symposium, Socrates reported saying devotes himself only to what
he regards as the most important art or occupation: discussing
philosophy
•In
The Clouds Aristophanes portrays Socrates as accepting
payment for teaching and running a sophist school with Chaerephon
•Plato's
Apology and Symposium and in Xenophon's accounts,
Socrates explicitly denies accepting payment for teaching