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Socrates - Wikipedia
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Socrates | Biography, Philosophy, Method, Death, & Facts | Britannica
Socrates, Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern 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. All our information about him is second-hand and most of it vigorously disputed, but his trial and death at the hands of the ...
Socrates - Life & Philosophy | HISTORY
Socrates was born and lived nearly his entire life in Athens. His father Sophroniscus was a stonemason and his mother, Phaenarete, was a midwife. As a youth, he showed an appetite for learning.
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 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Socrates - World History Encyclopedia
Socrates of Athens (l. c. 470/469-399 BCE) is among the most famous figures in world history for his contributions to the development of ancient Greek philosophy which provided the foundation for all of Western Philosophy. He is, in fact, known as the "Father of Western Philosophy" for this reason. He was originally a sculptor who seems to have also had a number of other occupations, including ...
Socrates - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Socrates (469—399 B.C.E.) 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. He is best known for his association with the Socratic method of question and answer, his claim that he was ignorant (or aware of his own absence of knowledge), and his claim that the ...
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". The death sentence of Socrates was the legal consequence of asking politico-philosophic questions of his students ...
Socrates - Philosopher, Athens, Dialogues | Britannica
Socrates - Philosopher, Athens, Dialogues: Although the sources provide only a small amount of information about the life and personality of Socrates, a unique and vivid picture of him shines through, particularly in some of the works of Plato. We know the names of his father, Sophroniscus (probably a stonemason), his mother, Phaenarete, and his wife, Xanthippe, and we know that he had three ...
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