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27 mar 2015 · In H24H 24§45, I quote and analyze the passage in Plato’s Phaedo 117a–118a where Socrates dies. His last words, as transmitted by Plato, are directed at all those who have followed Socrates—and who have had the unforgettable experience of engaging in dialogue with him.
21 kwi 2018 · Athenian law prescribed death by drinking a cup of poison hemlock. Socrates drank the hemlock, was condemned at trial, and executed his death sentence. The great philosopher never rejected his beliefs and chose death instead of living a life of shame as an exiled old man.
The Phaedo is one of the most widely read dialogues written by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It claims to recount the events and conversations that occurred on the day that Plato’s teacher, Socrates (469-399 B.C.E.), was put to death by the state of Athens.
Socrates is brought the cup of hemlock, which he receives quite cheerfully. Socrates offers a prayer to the gods that his journey from this world to the next may be prosperous, and then downs the cup in one gulp.
17 kwi 2015 · Lamentation over the Corpse of Socrates—Vincenzo Camuccini §1. In Plato’s Phaedo 118a, we read this description of the very last seconds before Socrates died from the poison that pervaded his body after he was forced to drink the potion of hemlock that the State had measured out for his execution:
15 paź 2020 · Socrates Drinks the Poison Hemlock . Hearing this, Crito nodded to the slave who was standing near him. The slave went out and, after a time, came back with the man who was to administer the poison carrying it in a cup. When Socrates saw him he said, “Well my good man, you are an expert at this; what must I do?”
24 gru 2022 · When the political climate of Greece turned, Socrates was sentenced to death by hemlock poisoning in 399 BC and accepted his judgment. These Socrates quotes are still inspiring and profoundly thought provoking to people today.
