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The life of Socrates, his individualized approach to teaching, his ethics, and the controversies that surrounded him in life and death.
Socrates
Socrates was a philosopher of ancient Athens renowned for his wisdom and his death by hemlock poison.
Socrates: Philosophical Life
A look at Socrates and his life with focus on Plato's Eurythro, Crito, and Apology.
"Who Was Socrates?"
A Marxist analysis, by Alban D. Winspear, with Tom Silverberg. Originally published in 1940.
Socrates Story
From a 1979 New York Times Magazine, Stone, examining the missing lines in Xenophon's defense of Socrates, discovers a reason for Socrates' execution.
Socrates
Picture of Socrates accompanies this very brief University of Michigan summary of the philosopher's life.
Socrates: Philosophical Life
A look at Socrates and his life with focus on Plato's Eurythro, Crito, and Apology.

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