Socrates' was sentenced to death by hemlock because he was believed to have been corrupting the youth and teaching them to turn away from the gods. While Socrates repeatedly denied attempting to teach the youth, saying rather that he was simply allowing them to follow him and listen to his dialogues which often centered around the Socratic method of questioning the original questioner, the jury ruled that he should die by poison.
The most important source of our understanding of the trial and death of Socrates are the relevant dialogues of Plato, particularly APOLOGY, CRITO, and PHAEDO. Socrates did not actually commit suicide in the usual sense. He was sentenced to death after a trial and, instead of escaping from prison when he had the opportunity, he accepted the death penalty. He did so because he found the alternatives unacceptable. .
It was his faithful pupil Plato who was at Socrates s funeral.
Socrates died in 399 BC.
Plato was deeply affected by Socrates' death, as Socrates was his mentor and friend. In response to Socrates' execution, Plato wrote several dialogues, such as "Phaedo," "Apology," and "Crito," to preserve Socrates' philosophical ideas and teachings. Plato's work demonstrates his admiration for Socrates and his commitment to ensuring that Socrates' legacy lived on.
Plato was not sentenced to death. It was his mentor, Socrates, who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. Plato himself was not sentenced to death but continued his philosophical teachings and writings.
The Death of Socrates was created in 1787.
The most important source of our understanding of the trial and death of Socrates are the relevant dialogues of Plato, particularly APOLOGY, CRITO, and PHAEDO. Socrates did not actually commit suicide in the usual sense. He was sentenced to death after a trial and, instead of escaping from prison when he had the opportunity, he accepted the death penalty. He did so because he found the alternatives unacceptable. .
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Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock.
It was his faithful pupil Plato who was at Socrates s funeral.
Socrates died in 399 BC.
Plato was deeply affected by Socrates' death, as Socrates was his mentor and friend. In response to Socrates' execution, Plato wrote several dialogues, such as "Phaedo," "Apology," and "Crito," to preserve Socrates' philosophical ideas and teachings. Plato's work demonstrates his admiration for Socrates and his commitment to ensuring that Socrates' legacy lived on.
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Socrates was given hemlock to drink.
Plato was not sentenced to death. It was his mentor, Socrates, who was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. Plato himself was not sentenced to death but continued his philosophical teachings and writings.
Socrates was found guilty of corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and sentenced to death by drinking a mixture containing poison hemlock in 399 BC.