Directory of Socrates Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about Socrates (circa 470–399 BC), Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even though they ultimately cost him his life.

Resources in This Category

• Fact Monster: Socrates

  http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0845773.html
  Brief article covering the life and works of the Greek philosopher of Athens.

• Socrates

  http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/socrates/
  From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, this article includes chronological biographical information as compared with dramatic dates of Plato's dialogues.

• The Last Days of Socrates

  http://socrates.clarke.edu/
  Provides online texts designed to help first year philosophy students read the Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and the death scene from the Phaedo.

• Wikipedia - Socrates

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
  Encyclopedia article about he the ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy.

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