Socrates 2

Title: Socrates 2
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Socrates 2

Socrates was a Greek Philosopher, who profoundly affected Western philosophy through his influence on Plato. Born in Athens, the son of Sophroniscus, a sculptor, and Phaenarete, a midwife, he received the regular elementary education in literature, music, and gymnastics. Later he familiarized himself with the rhetoric and dialectics of the Sophists, the speculations of the lonian philosophers, and the general culture of Periclean Athens. Initially, Socrates followed the craft of his father; according to a …showed first 75 words of 899 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 899 total…voted by an increased majority for the death penalty. Socrates’ friends planned his escape from prison, but he preferred to obey the law and die for his cause. His last day was spent with his friends and admirers, as described in Plato’s Ogaedi, and in the evening he calmly fulfilled his sentence by drinking a cup of hemlock according to a customary procedure of execution. He left behind his wife Xanthippe, and three children

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