Who is Socrates? Detailed answer

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Who is Socrates?

Socrates is rightly considered the ideal of a wise man, although he himself claimed that true wisdom is aware that it is worthless! He was born in Athens in Greece around 470 BC. e. Very little is known about his childhood and parents. He left no work behind him. However, his student, the great ancient Greek philosopher Plato, presented the teachings and ideas of Socrates in the form of a dialogue, combining them with scenes from the teacher's life.

According to Plato, Socrates spent all his time in the market in Athens, talking to anyone who agreed to listen to him. He especially liked to talk with those who had strong convictions on this or that score. Socrates forced such people to talk, asking leading questions, and then showed them that they were ignorant of what they judged with such confidence.

Therefore, a similar method of arguing with the help of questions began to be called the Socratic method. His basic life principle was the principle "Know thyself". The Athenians did not like him, as he refuted the fundamental ideas of their worldview. They told Socrates that he did not believe in gods, truth and justice. In 399 BC. e. enemies summoned him to court, accusing him of corrupting Athenian youth and neglecting religious duties.

No one believed in such accusations, and Socrates knew this very well. His defense speech at the trial, later recorded by Plato, was bold and playful. Knowing that he would be sentenced to death, he nevertheless declared that he should lead his former way of life, devoting himself to the search for truth. In prison, Socrates spent his last day discussing with friends the question of the immortality of the soul. He took the cup of poison offered to him without the slightest hesitation and drained it. His friends burst into tears, but Socrates asked them to remain silent and died with a smile on his lips.

Author: Likum A.

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The difference in sea levels at high and low tide can range from a few centimeters in the Baltic Sea to 20 m in some bays of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. During the new moon and full moon, the height of the tides is especially high, in the first and last quarters of the moon it is noticeably less.

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