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On This Day: Socrates Gets A Death Sentence
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On This Day: Socrates Gets A Death Sentence
On February 15th, 399 BC Philosopher Socrates is sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of the youth of the city and for impiety. Famous Trials: "The trial and execution of Socrates in Athens in 399 B.C.E. puzzles historians. Why, in a society enjoying more freedom and democracy than any the world had ever seen, would a 70-year-old philosopher be put to death for what he was teaching? The puzzle is all the greater beca…
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Socrates is considered one of the greatest philosophers in history. Although he left no writings, his teachings and insights are known thanks to his students.
·Warsaw, Poland
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