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Socrates - Wikipedia
Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society. In 399 BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death. As related by Plato, he was put to death by administration of poison after refusing offers from allies to help him escape.
Socrates | Biography, Philosophy, Method, Death, & Facts | Britannica
Socrates (born c. 470 bce, Athens [Greece]—died 399 bce, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on Classical antiquity and Western philosophy.
Socrates (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
The philosopher Socrates remains, as he was in his lifetime (469–399 B.C.E.), [1] an enigma, an inscrutable individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived.
Why Was Socrates Sentenced to Death? - HISTORY
Socrates lived between 469 and 399 B.C., almost entirely in Athens. As a youngster, he eagerly read the writings of philosopher Anaxagoras and learned his oratory skills from Aspasia, the...
Socrates - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Socrates is one of the few individuals whom one could say has so-shaped the cultural and intellectual development of the world that, without him, history would be profoundly different.
Socrates: Biography, Greek Philosopher, Socratic Method
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher considered to be the main source of Western thought. He was condemned to death for his Socratic method of questioning.
Socrates, the Founder of Western Philosophy - GreekReporter.com
Socrates is the most important exponent of Western philosophy, with his ideas forming a continuum from Ancient Greece to today’s Western thought.
Socrates: His Beliefs and Philosophy - World History Edu
Explore the biography, beliefs and philosophical thoughts of the father of Western philosophy, Socrates (469/470- 399 BCE).
TOP 25 QUOTES BY SOCRATES (of 426) | A-Z Quotes
Discover Socrates famous and rare quotes. Share Socrates quotations about life, soul and wisdom. "The secret of happiness, you see, is not..."
Socrates: Life, Socratic Method, Ethics & Epistemology Explained
Socrates was born in Athens in 470 BCE — the first major Greek philosopher to be born in Athens itself, and the first to centre his philosophy on human life rather than on the nature of the cosmos.
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