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Plato describes a slowly ascending paralysis, beginning in Socrates’ feet and creeping steadily up his legs toward his chest, with Socrates’ mind remaining clear until the end. Death arrives calmly and peacefully. It is a remarkable account, rich in emotive power and in clinical detail.
Death of Socrates: a likely case of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) poisoning. The death of Socrates can be accepted as a limited case report of Conium maculatum poisoning and intriguing scientific questions remain about the toxicity of the coniine alkaloids and the mechanisms of their effects.
2 sty 2024 · Death of Socrates: a likely case of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) poisoning. The death of Socrates can be accepted as a limited case report of Conium maculatum poisoning and intriguing scientific questions remain about the toxicity of the coniine alkaloids and the mechanisms of their effects.
In order to determine whether the disparity between hemlock poisoning and the depiction of Socrates’ death is an intentional choice on Plato’s part or an accurate depiction of a poison other than hemlock, it is necessary to carefully examine the description of Socrates’ death as well as different literary sources from the period, legal ...
Anthony Dayan. 2009, Postgraduate Medical Journal. The death of Socrates in 399 BCE, as reported by Plato in the Phaedo, is usually attributed to poisoning with common hemlock. His progressive centripetal paralysis is characteristic of that poison.
1 sty 2019 · In this study, we review the ancient and modern literature on Socrates’ execution, the use of poisonous hemlock and opium plants, and an assessment of his peaceful death with recent information on the subject.
1 sie 1995 · Death of Socrates: a likely case of poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) poisoning. The death of Socrates can be accepted as a limited case report of Conium maculatum poisoning and intriguing scientific questions remain about the toxicity of the coniine alkaloids and the mechanisms of their effects.
