Wednesday, May 20, 2009

History: The Trial of Socrates

It's always intriguing how history remembers people, will they be honored or vilified?

Socrates was a Philosopher from the ancient Greek times, but what most school students are taught about him is some of his great discovery/insight; Socratic "Teaching" method, which changed how people communicate with each other.

With everything in life though, there is an end. For Socrates, his end was by trial, and then sentenced to death. The means of execution was through drinking of Hemlock, the red dots on the stem are believed to be the blood of Socrates.

A little extra food for thought is that people suspect Socrates of being Autistic.

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