Socrates became aware of the life around him and asked , “What is wisdom?” and “What is beauty?” and “What is the right thing to do?” how did he answer these questions?
What did he do after he tried to answer his questions and only came up with more questions?
He had no answers. He would tell you that.
In the simplest terms for his mentality but with sufficient depth to give his students ample fodder for pondering such things.
he answered them with more questions