Socrates
Socrates lived from 470 BCE- 399 BCE. He lived in Athens, Greece. Sophroniscus and Phaenarete a Athenian stone mason and midwife, were his parents. When Socrates got older he married a woman named Xanthippe and then had three sons. Their sons were Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. Besides philosophy Socrates earned money for his family by teaching. Socrates wasn't involved much in raising his sons, he showed more care in the development of the young Athenian boys. Since Socrates lived in Athens he was required to serve in the military, he served in the infantry. Socrates called his philosophy method, the "Socratic Method". Socrates thought philosophy should get results for the greatest well-being of society. He wanted to develop an ethical system that relates on human logic rather than theological doctrines. Socrates believed Athens was a classroom, so he went around asking questions trying to find political and ethical truths. The jury of Athens did not like Socrates because he challenged what the Greeks believed and knew. The jury decided to execute Socrates with hemlock. His friend tried to bribe the judge with just exiling Socrates. Plato was one of Socrates students who continued his legacy. Socrates didn't write anything down, Plato his student wrote everything down. Plato wrote a book called the Phaedrus on Socrates and everything he did.
Plato
Socrates's execution
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