Socrates drank hemlock, a highly poisonous plant that caused respiratory failure and ultimately led to his death.
Socrates did not kill himself. He was sentenced to death. He was forced to drink a Hemlock poison.
The dialogue where Socrates famously discussed his decision to drink the poison hemlock is in "Phaedo" by Plato. The dialogue takes place on the day of Socrates' execution and explores his thoughts on the immortality of the soul and the meaning of life.
From hemlock yes but not an overdose it was his death penalty
Socrates drank a poison called hemlock as his method of execution after being sentenced to death by an Athenian court in 399 BC.
He was forced to drink hemlock.
Socrates was given hemlock to drink.
Socrates drank hemlock, a highly poisonous plant that caused respiratory failure and ultimately led to his death.
It is a poisonous drink. Socrates was forced to kill him self by drinking it.
Socrates did not kill himself. He was sentenced to death. He was forced to drink a Hemlock poison.
The dialogue where Socrates famously discussed his decision to drink the poison hemlock is in "Phaedo" by Plato. The dialogue takes place on the day of Socrates' execution and explores his thoughts on the immortality of the soul and the meaning of life.
From hemlock yes but not an overdose it was his death penalty
Socrates drank a poison called hemlock as his method of execution after being sentenced to death by an Athenian court in 399 BC.
Socrates was the famous Greek philosopher who was forced to drink poison, specifically hemlock, as a result of his conviction for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens.
Socrates chose to take hemlock in 399 BC. He was tried for impiety and sentenced to take his own life.
The hemlock drink is most famously associated with the philosopher Socrates, who was sentenced to death in 399 BC for corrupting the youth of Athens and impiety. He was given a potion made from the hemlock plant, specifically its toxic alkaloids, as a means of execution. Socrates accepted the drink calmly, discussing philosophical matters with his friends until his death. The event is well-documented by his student Plato in dialogues such as the "Phaedo."
Yes, in the Platonic dialogue "Phaedo," Socrates discusses his decision to drink the poison hemlock as a form of acceptance of his sentence and commitment to his philosophical principles, such as the immortality of the soul. Socrates believed that a philosopher should face death with calmness and dignity, seeing it as a release of the soul from the body.