2006-06-15 23:58:14 · 14 answers · asked by citris1 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
He was executed for teaching radical ideas,stirring up the nations youth, and teaching a new religion.
2006-06-16 00:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the immortal words of socrates; "I dank WHAT?"
no, really, socrates was accused of "refusing to recognize the gods recognized by the state" and "of corrupting the youth."
he was found guilty and given a cup of hemlock to drink as the sentence. socrates was essentially his own executioner
2006-06-16 17:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by ladrhiana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was outspoken and denounced certain political leaders. Even today that still means the same thing; only difference is today they do it in secret. Actually, nothing has changed, today, as back then, they call us public enemy no 1 and wallop- we're done for. He took helmock to, a, make it more humane and, b, to stop them from having the pleasure of doing it.
2006-06-16 00:25:51 · answer #3 · answered by smile4763 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plato says he was forced to commit suicide by the citizens of his home city (he apparently annoyed them with by being an all-round smart-***). He drank the poision usually reserved for aristocrat suicides and died :(
2006-06-16 00:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because he want to show the world that death is not the end of the purpose of life , and when u follow the truth death mearly serves as a another step in the process
2006-06-16 00:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by u_khan777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He chose to stand up for his "Ideals"
He inferred that the Real World was outside this one.
Then he sought to diefy the ideas in his mind
and his peers put him to death for it.
2006-06-16 07:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To save the honour and grace of knowledge.
2006-06-16 00:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the political leaders of the time couldn't handle his radical thinking and sentenced him to death by poison.
2006-06-16 00:03:19 · answer #8 · answered by mamabirda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He committed suicide by drinking Hemlock. It's a pretty interesting story...
2006-06-16 00:30:12 · answer #9 · answered by Aelfgifu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is Socrates????????
2006-06-16 00:01:52 · answer #10 · answered by crazyfrog2204 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋