The best replacement for socrates is plato.

The best alternatives to socrates are rated as following:
★★★★★  plato
★★★★  sophists
★★★★  aristotle
★★  jesus
★  thrasymachus
★  confucius
★  pericles
★  callicles
★  descartes
★  pythagoras
★  buddha
  antigone
  euthyphro
  machiavelli
  meletus
  plato who came first
  nietzsche
  polus
  mlk
  crito
  protagoras
  kant
  sophist
  jesus christ

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