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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.
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 - 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.
Trial of Socrates - Wikipedia
The Trial of Socrates (399 BC) was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges against the city of Athens: asebeia (impiety) and corruption of the youth. The accusers cited two impious acts: "failing to acknowledge the gods of the city" and "introducing new deities".
Socrates - Life & Philosophy | HISTORY
Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to death. Choosing not to flee, he spent his final days in the company of his friends before drinking the executioner’s cup of...
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 - Philosopher, Dialectic, Athens | Britannica
Socrates - Philosopher, Dialectic, Athens: Socrates’ thought was so pregnant with possibilities, his mode of life so provocative, that he inspired a remarkable variety of responses.
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.
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