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Explore the dramatic final moments of Socrates, the father of Western philosophy, who faced death with unwavering resolve. Accused of corrupting youth and im...
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Witness the final moments of Socrates, the philosopher condemned to death in 399 BC Athens for corrupting the youth and impiety. Join us as Socrates faces hi...
In this episode of History By AI, we explore the life and legacy of one of the most influential philosophers in history—Socrates. In 399 BCE, Socrates faced ...
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- History By AI
- Plato's Theory of Forms
- The Euthyphro
- The Apology
- The Crito
- The Phaedo
- Conclusion
The Theory of Forms, which Plato maintained and tried to prove in all his works, claims that there is a higher, invisible, realm above the world one sees, and this realm is truer, better, and more beautiful than anything one sees on Earth. In fact, all that one sees in one's life is only a reflection of what exists in the ideal realm of the Forms. ...
The dialogue of the Euthyphroopens the play and presents Socrates before he enters the court to defend himself against the capital charge of impiety. His chief accuser was a poet named Meletus, a young man about whom nothing is known outside of his association with Socrates' trial, and two others, Anytus and Lycon, all prominent citizens of Athens....
The Apology continues the drama as Socrates stands trial before the men of Athens. The title has nothing to do with Socrates accepting responsibility for a wrong done and asking for forgiveness. Apology means a defense of a position, and in the course of this dialogue, Socrates defends his actions and his beliefs in one of the finest speeches in li...
In the Crito, Socrates' old friend Crito comes to visit him in prison and tries to convince him to escape. It was common practice in ancient Athens for prisoners who had wealthy and connected friends to bribe the guards and slip out of jail to some far-off Greek colony or another country. Socrates refuses, however, claiming that the laws of Athens ...
The Phaedo, the most philosophically complex of the dialogues, is the last act of the drama. Socrates' students have gathered at the prison to talk with their master before his execution. Two friends of his, Simmias and Cebes, both Pythagorean philosophers from Thebes, are the chief interlocutors in the dialogue which argues for the immortality of ...
Plato worked his whole life to rationally prove, without a doubt, the existence of a higher plane of existence and higher truths which informed the visible world. In the last dialogue he would write, Laws, he was still trying and still not quite succeeding. Plato's works may be read as one life-long refutation of Protagoras' relativity. Even though...
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Aug 14, 2023 · Renowned for his Socratic method, he was tried for impiety and corrupting the youth. Found guilty, he stoically met his death by consuming poison hemlock, immortalizing himself as a martyr for truth and intellectual inquiry. The death of Socrates is one of the most iconic and significant events in the history of Western philosophy.
May 5, 2022 · At every step in the creation of The Death of Socrates, David was concerned with narrative clarity. The painting depicts the Greek philosopher Socrates (469–399 B.C.) about to take a goblet of poison hemlock. Imprisoned for impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens, Socrates refused to renounce his beliefs and was sentenced to death.
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Jul 11, 2022 · Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher whose way of life, thought process and character had a profound influence on both ancient and modern philosophy. The events of this extraordinary trial in 399 BC saw Socrates fighting for his life and the reputation of philosophy everywhere. The 70-year-old philosopher and ‘gadfly’ passionately ...
