Socrates

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The paper describes Socrates' life and his noble death. The paper explains how Socrates was blamed for Athens defeat to Sparta and takes a look at Socrates' philosophies, beliefs, and contributions to society.

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"Socrates, a Greek philosopher and teacher, was born June 4th, 469 BC in Athens, lived his life in Athens, and died in May 7, 399 BC. Because Socrates never wrote anything of his own, there is little evidence of Socrates life. Everything the world knows about Socrates comes mainly from the works of Plato, Aristotle, Aristophanes, and Xenophon. These works are mostly dialogues, plays, and historians' notes. It is in the works and dialogues of two main witnesses that the life of Socrates has mostly been constructed. These two witnesses are Plato and Xenophon, both of which were students of Socrates. From these writings we learn that Socrates' father, Sophroniscus, was a stone cutter, or sculptor, and his mother, Phaenarete, was a midwife. He married Xanthippe, who was considered a shrew, and they had three sons, Lamprocles, Sophroniscus and Menexenus."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kermerling, Garth. "Socrates." The Philosophy Pages. 1996-2002. 7 Mar. 2006http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/socr.htm
• "Socrates." The World Book Encyclopedia. Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, 1972.
• "Socrates." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 8 Mar. 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates.
• "Socrates - A Biography of Socrates Life." 2002 by Love To Know Corp. 7 Mar. 2006http://www.2020site.org/socrates/index.html.

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