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By the majority vote of several hundred jurymen in a trial. He was charged with introducing strange gods and corrupting youth (meaning leading younger Athenians astray by teaching them to think for themselves). The strange gods bit doesn't gel, and presumably was added as impiety carried the death sentence.
Convicted, he chose suicide by drinking the poison hemlock over having his throat cutby the public executioner and thrown in a waste pit.
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Who used a question and answer method of arriving at important truths?
Socrates. This is the idea behind Socratic method.
What did Socrates do in Greek mythology?
Nothing. Socrates was a real historical figure, not a mythological one.
Who is the famous philosopher of ancient Greece?
Socrates, Hippocrates, Aristotle ,and Plato are the most famous.
Did Socrates believe in one God?
Socrates did not believe in the singular God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.
Why is Socrates remembered as an important philosophy of ancient Greece?
Socrates was important in Ancient Greece because he taught people and raised many philosophical questions.
Why democracy is the worst government?
Because a vote from the towns idiot has the same weight as a vote from Socrates.
What was Socrates's life like?
Socrates what was socrates life like it was like blah blah blah help me PLEASE
Unexamined life is not worth living who said that?
Socrates
Unexamined life is not worth living?
Thats what Socrates said
Greek philosopher who said the unexamined life is not worth living is?
Socrates
What is the quote not life but a good life is to be chiefly valued?
Socrates
What cost Socrates his life?
Socrates was convicted of impiety and corrupting youth and was sentenced to death by the city of Athens. The method of execution was a lethal dose of poison made from hemlock, which he took without resistance.
The life of Socrates is known mainly through?
Our most important source of biographical information about Socrates is found in the dialogues of Plato, Socrates' student. Also valuable are the Memoirs of Socrates by Xenophon, a contemporary. Two other friends of Socrates also wrote about him. Finally, there is a comedic parody of Socrates in Aristophanes' play, The Clouds. Historians ascribe varying degrees of reliability to these accounts.
Who is the great Greek thinker with the motto of 'known thyself'?
Socrates is often quoted as saying, "the unexamined life is not worth living".
Who was the friend of Socrates?
One of Socrates' most notable friends was Plato, who was a philosopher and writer known for documenting many of Socrates' teachings in his dialogues. Another friend of Socrates was Xenophon, a historian and philosopher who also wrote about Socrates' life and ideas.
Where did Socrates live?
Socrates lived in Athens, Greece. Very little today is known about his personal life..Athens, Greece
How much does it cost to vote?
It doesn't cost a penny, in fact it is compulsory to vote, you must be 16 and over to vote.
