Socrates

Tim Webb. Socrates  Socrates was a philosopher from ancient Greece. He was born in 469 and died in 399 B.C.E. He was the son of a Sculptor and a Midwife. He was born into the "Golden Age of Greece" under Pericles' rise to power. While he was growing up, he developed a sense of morals and ideas that differed greatly from everyone else in Athens. It is unknown about how his ideals developed. He was a poor man who questioned everything. He asked the question that nobody of the tim would ask. He asked “WHY”. He was accused of undermining church and corrupting the minds of the Athenian youth. He tried to disprove the gods by trying to discredit the oracle. Socrates was known for his devotion to finding true knowledge and not just a victory over his fellow man. He was known only by his conversational skills. He never wrote any books. He only taught people in lectures and publics speeches. His methods and ideas were passed on to his students who also became noted philosophers. His two most noted students were Xenophon and Plato. The only problem with us learning about Socrates' methods was that because Plato was another philosopher, he often interjected his own ideas. It is believed that the most accurate writing about Socrates’ life was Plato’s “The Apology”. It is the account of the trail of Socrates. It is a current belief that Plato dressed up Socrates’ speech and turned it into a justification of his life and death. Socrates’ life ended in execution. He was 70 years old when he was killed.



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