Plato's "trial and death of socrates", Explains socrates view of self-examination (meditation) as the path to knowledge.

Knowledge as Self-Examination Socrates had an important point to make when he said," I do not think I know what I do not know." This was the reason why Socrates believed himself wiser than the wise men of Athens. This was the only reason Socrates was wiser than the other men considered wise in Athens. Socrates knew he didn't know something if he had no knowledge of it; where as, the men considered wise thought …

…of self-examination is to know, so that one can openly learn and ask more questions about that which one has little knowledge of. Socrates has a system of analyzing simple responses to lead way to the true meaning of subjects. The wisdom Socrates displays by doing this is more basic knowledge than any character in the dialogues displays. Socrates lead a full life and Athens was envious of the knowledge he attained during his life.