The trial and death of Socrates
Subtitle: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, death scene from Phaedo
By: Plato ; translated by G.M.A. Grube ; revised by John M. Cooper
Contributors: Grube, G. M. A.; Cooper, John M. 1939-
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Hackett Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Indianapolis, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Subjects: Socrates
Work titles: Dialogues.
Description: The classical Athenian philosopher Socrates was tried in 399 BCE on the basis of two notoriously ambiguous charges: corrupting the youth and impiety (in Greek, asebeia). A majority of the 501 dikasts (Athenian citizen-jurors) voted to convict him. Socrates was ultimately sentenced to death by drinking a hemlock-based liquid. This well-known account of the trial is by Plato, one of Socrates' students and a famous philosopher in his own right. Whether Socrates was punished unjustly is a contested issue which to this day inspires discussions about the nature and meaning of justice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references