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Socrates: The Gadfly Who Drank Hemlock
In this episode of Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Democracy, and Endless War, Lucas and Luna explore the life and death of Socrates, the Athenian philosopher who never wrote a word and yet shaped Western thought. They discuss his early life as a stonemason and soldier, his shift to philosophy after the Delphic Oracle declared him the wisest man, his unique method of questioning, and his trial in 399 BCE for impiety and corrupting the youth. The hosts examine the political backdrop of the restored democracy after the Thirty Tyrants, the role of his accusers Anytus, Meletus, and Lycon, and the…
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