Socrates Flashcards

1
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When was Socrates born?

A

469BC

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2
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Where did Socrates spend his life?

A

Athens

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3
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What did Socrates’s parents do?

A

Father was stonemason, mother midwife

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4
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Who was a controversial character and friend of Socrates?

A

Alcibiades

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5
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Who was Socrates married to when he died?

A

Xanthippe- they had 3 sons

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6
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Who likens Socrates to the sophists?

A

Aristophanes in Clouds

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7
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Who thought Socrates was different to the sophists?

A

Plato and Xenophon

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8
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Why was Socrates different to Sophists?

A

Didn’t accept money for his teachings, didn’t see himself as a teacher

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9
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What method did Socrates use?

A

The Socratic method- a method of cross-examination

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10
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What was the background in Athens when Socrates was active?

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Athens lost the Pelopennesian war by 400BC, had lost their empire

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11
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What law was introduced in 432BC?

A

Law against those who didn’t acknowledge the state gods or taught astronomy

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12
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What was Socrates tried for by the Athenian state?

A

Impiety

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13
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What were the charges against Socrates?

A

He didn’t believe in the right deities, he introduced new deities, he corrupted the young with his views

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14
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What happened at Socrates’ trial?

A

He was found guilty and chose execution over exile from Athens

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15
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How many jurors were at Socrates’ trial, how many found him guilty?

A

501 jurors, 280 found him guilty

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16
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How did Socrates die?

A

He drank hemlock

17
Q

When did Socrates die?

A

399 BC

18
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What ideas did Socrates have on the divine?

A

May have believed in a single divine power (unsure), didn’t believe in conventional view of Hades, attributed advice about his choices to his daimonion, speaks respectfully of Delphic oracle

19
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What were the possible political motivations for the trial of Socrates?

A

Associated with Alcibiades, associated with Critias one of 30 tyrants who uprose against the state, criticised democracy, criticised the Assembly, criticised the law courts