Socrates was born and died c.469BC 399BC. He lived through a turbulent period in the history of Athens and is credited with making significant contributions to the development of philosophical ideas. He never wrote his ideas as literary works under study. Instead, he seems to have influenced his followers through dialogue and discussion and written by his disciples. The most famous is his pupil Plato, and he gives a distorted picture of teachers today.
Socrates was a famous midwife in Athens. This is a job that paid some women can do outside the home and a respected midwife. Having a mother like that of Socrates, a less conventional view of life than his friends had been given. She married a young woman named Xanthippe perhaps a higher status families. It may seem odd that he married a young bride, but in the 5th century BC in Athens usual marriage age for men around 30 years old and a girl of 12 years. Nothing illustrates the resources that were written to his work, but because Xanthippe comes from a good family, he will bring a good dowry for the marriage has allowed Socrates should be freed from the need to work. They have three sons and daughters have, but in ancient times girls are not always met by the written sources. He then went on to serve in the military and he believes that the statesman Alcibiades fought with him and became his lover. Until now, Socrates in the normal way.
He became involved in politics, it is the duty of all free-born people of Athens are expected. He showed that he was standing these principles, when he refused to condemn the death of eight Athenian generals to leave their friends during the battle against Sparta in 404BC Arginusae. Athens, some of their ship is damaged and several people injured. Eight generals who are responsible to bring home to safety, but a storm prevented them from doing their rescue and they leave people to their deaths. Socrates believed that these people should not be put to death, but the sentence as an absolute last choice and not something that should happen, then the riots. He has no popular when making decisions. Athens recently came under the control of thirty-one. Socrates managed to remain loyal to the Athenian moral stand and not as cruel had instructed him and others do not.
Socrates was famous for its oracle of Delphi to ask whether he was the wisest man in Athens. The answer of predictors is that he is intelligent. He was skeptical of this answer and have tried (to believe that he is wrong to prove). He asked their differences Athens to their own country. They all think they are very knowledgeable and intelligent. He realized that the same content at its discretion to prevent someone from trying to learn and what is happening around them. He realized the lack of wisdom, it is something that people around him do not realize themselves. He concluded that for reasons of Delphi oracle is indeed true and he was the wisest man in Athens. He is also very unconventional openly praised the two women as highly influential as a teacher. The first is Diotima, Mantinea priest who taught him about eros (erotic love). The second is Aspasia, the mistress and later wife of the statesman Pericles. He said he learned rhetoric. It is very unusual in that usually do not see any purpose in the education of women above the basic level.
Socrates also supports the ascetic lifestyle. He was known to parade around the agora (marketplace) of Athens naked, realizing that the clothes belonged to. For a long time, only he is beverage containers. When someone says this is his cast. The main idea of the ascetic philosophy of life - leaving the worldly affairs to develop real wisdom. He believes he is the messenger of the gods to humans that might explain his asceticism. A lifestyle that is becoming popular as far to the east of Jerusalem, ascetic life without much dessert as a final expression of divine inspiration. The most famous ascetics of Jesus.
Socrates made many enemies in Athens to amazing scenery and lifestyle, including the Spartan lifestyle of admiration (Athens, Sparta had struggled for thirty years).Finally, with the cost of polluting the youth accused of Athens. He is regarded as heretics and those who intervene nomos (laws that good / excellent condition) community. He was convicted and sentenced to death.
Socrates the Athenians did not expect to receive this punishment, but even he will feel at home as a clear sign that he was not accepted and went. Prison is not locked and the boat near ready to take him into the dock wastes. Socrates lived the truth of what he believes is the state of Athens and the law of the people. Law is critical to the functioning of society and for society to work everyone has to abide by these laws, though not always preferred by an individual. Day, Socrates implementation 'and this is accepted without argument and granted him drink hemlock. Slow-acting poison, leg numbness and work up to it. He died in accordance with the principles in 399BC.
