The Trial and Death of Socrates (Paperback)
Short Description for The Trial and Death of Socrates The classical Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried in 399 BCE on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (in Greek, asebeia). A majority of the 501 dikasts (Athenian citizen-jurors) voted to convict him. Socrates was ultimately sentenced to death by drinking a hemlock-based liquid. This well-known account of the trial is by Plato, one of Socrates' studen...
Full description- Publisher: Createspace
- Published: 26 May 2010
- Format: Paperback 148 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Autobiography: General | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Philosophy
- ISBN 13: 9781452877990 ISBN 10: 1452877998
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Full description for The Trial and Death of Socrates
The classical Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried in 399 BCE on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (in Greek, asebeia). A majority of the 501 dikasts (Athenian citizen-jurors) voted to convict him. Socrates was ultimately sentenced to death by drinking a hemlock-based liquid. This well-known account of the trial is by Plato, one of Socrates' students and a famous philosopher in his own right. Whether Socrates was punished unjustly is a contested issue which to this day inspires discussions about the nature and meaning of justice.
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