Plato
Socrates
Born 269 B.C. and died 399 B.C.
Athenian philosopher, said to have been a sculptor and soldier.
One of the main sources for his life is Plato, who may have attributed his own
opinions to Socrates.
He was a resolute opponent of tyranny, which may have brough about his trail.
Accused in 399 B.C. on charges of impiety and corruption of youth, he was
condemned to die by drinking hemlock.
Socratic methode:
Way of teaching used by Socrates, in which he aimed to guide pupils to clear thinking
on ethics and politics by asking questions and then exposing their inconsistencies in
cross-examination.
HEMLOCK: poisonous European plant. An extract from it paralyses the
nervous system and was used by the Greek as a form of capital punishment.
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