SOCRATES

Athenian

Gadfly

Birth:

469 B.C

Birthplace:

Nickname: Athe

ns

Death:

399 B.C

Father:

Soproniscus Was a

sculptor or stonemason

Mother:

PhaenareteWas a midwife

Wife:Xanthippe Who was much

younger than he 19 years old

married to 40 years old

Socrates

Three Sons: Lamprocles the eldest Soproniscus Menexenus the

youngest

Contribution: to the field of ethics his input to the field of

epistemology is also noteworthy logic

Educational background:

Literature Music GymnasticsLater he familiarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics

His Personal Looks:

•He was stout and not tall• Prominent eyes• Snub nostrils•Wide mouth

He participated in three military campaigns during the Peloponnesian War:

Potidaea – Battle of Sybota -He saved the life of Alcibiades, a popular Athenian general Battle of Amphipolis-422 B.C, Athens vs. Sparta Battle of Delium-424 B.C, Athenians vs. Boeotians

Trial and Death

Socrates was accused for “impiety” and “corruption mine of the youth”. ”. He was sentenced to death by drinking hemlock. The accusation contains two branches1. One was religious that he was

refusing to worship the gods whom the state worshipped

2. The other is apparently base on moral, but perhaps base on political grounds.

Hemlock or Conium plant Grows in hilly in

Northern Eastern smooth green stem red or purple on the

lower half of the stem flowers are small

Socrates spoke his last words to Crito saying, "Crito, we owe a Rooster to Asclepius. Please, don't forget to pay the debt."

During those time when a patient was recovered a rooster were sacrifice to the God of Medicine Asclepius.

Crito – was his friend planned his escaped from prison.

He chose to stay for several reason:

1.He believe such a fear of death w/c he believe his true philosopher

2.If he fled Athens his teaching would fare no better in another country as he would continue questioning all he met and undoubtly incur their pleasure

His doctrineSocratic Method

1. Will give you confidence In your opinions and increase the probability that they are true

2. A way to discover truth3. Not debate (not proving

your position)4. Truth to maieutic

Famous Quotes• The unexamined life is not worth living

• Know thyself

• I know that I know nothing

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volume 1-primary source edition Written by Theodore gomperzIntroductory Readings in Ancient Greek and Roman

Philosophy Written by C.D.C reeve Patrick Lee MillerHistory of Western Philosophy Written by Bertrand Rusell Salmorin