(470?-399 B.C.) Greek
philosopher of
Athens who taught of
truth and virtue, and
developed the Socratic method of
cross-examination to attain
truth. His popularity earned him great hatred from many Athenians; as a result, he was brought to trial for corrupting the youth and introducing strange gods. He was convicted and condemned to drink the poison
hemlock. The nearest writing approach we have to it is some
complete and
utter nonsense written by a
chap who was a
hemlock addict, Socrates.
(470?@399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher of
Athens who taught of
truth and virtue. His
philosophy concerned the
character and conduct of human
life, and he is remembered for his
advice, "know
thyself." Socrates never put his own ideas in writing; they are expressed in the writings of his
student,
Plato.
(470?@399 B.C.) Greek
philosopher and teacher who is generally regarded as one of the wisest men of all
time. He drew forth
knowledge from his students by pursuing a
series of questions and examining the implications of their answers. He looked upon the
soul as the
seat of both waking
consciousness and
moral character.
(470?-399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher. He
left no writings of his own; his
philosophy was made known through the writings of his disciple
Plato. His doctrines are the basis of
idealistic philosophy, and have profoundly influenced
philosophic thought through succeeding centuries.
(470? - 399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher of
Athens who taught of
truth and virtue, and
developed the Socratic method of
cross-examination to attain
truth. His popularity earned him great hatred from many Athenians; as a result, he was brought to trial for corrupting the youth and introducing strange gods. He was convicted and condemned to drink the poison
hemlock.
(470? - 399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher of
Athens who taught of
truth and virtue, and
developed the Socratic method of
cross-examination to attain
truth. His popularity earned him great hatred from many Athenians; as a result, he was brought to trial for corrupting the youth and introducing strange gods. He was convicted and condemned to drink the poison,
hemlock.
(470?-399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher who profoundly influenced philosophical
thought.
(ca. 469 - 399 b.c.) Greek
philosopher and teacher who believed in a "
demon" whose voice warned him whenever he was about to make a
wrong decision.