Socrates - Wikipedia Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society In 399 BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death As related by Plato, he was put to death by administration of poison after refusing offers from allies to help him escape
Socrates | Biography, Philosophy, Method, Death, Facts | Britannica Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher, one of the three greatest figures of the ancient period of Western philosophy (the others were Plato and Aristotle), who lived in Athens in the 5th century BCE
Socrates (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) The philosopher Socrates remains, as he was in his lifetime (469–399 B C E ), [1] an enigma, an inscrutable individual who, despite having written nothing, is considered one of the handful of philosophers who forever changed how philosophy itself was to be conceived
Socrates - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Socrates is one of the few individuals whom one could say has so-shaped the cultural and intellectual development of the world that, without him, history would be profoundly different
Socrates - Life Philosophy | HISTORY Socrates was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to death Choosing not to flee, he spent his final days in the company of his friends before drinking the executioner’s cup of
Socrates - World History Encyclopedia Socrates of Athens (l c 470 469-399 BCE) is among the most famous figures in world history for his contributions to the development of ancient Greek philosophy which provided the foundation for all of Western Philosophy