What Would Socrates Do ?
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Instead of working, Socrates spent most of his time drinking wine and opining on issues like justice, beauty and truth.
His wife Xanthippe appears sporadically in ancient literature nagging Socrates about him failing to meet his responsibilities towards her and their three sons - two of whom were quite young.
When the philosopher defended himself against charges of atheism and corrupting the youth of Athens he infuriated the jury so much with his arrogant sarcasm that they responded by imposing the death penalty on him.
He cheerfully drank the hemlock prescribed, and thereby made himself the most famous intellectual martyr in the history of western civilization.
One has to wonder how his wife and children felt about this great philosopher making his "noble sacrifice" so willingly.
Beware of philosophers bearing advice in regard to how to lead one's life.
His wife Xanthippe appears sporadically in ancient literature nagging Socrates about him failing to meet his responsibilities towards her and their three sons - two of whom were quite young.
When the philosopher defended himself against charges of atheism and corrupting the youth of Athens he infuriated the jury so much with his arrogant sarcasm that they responded by imposing the death penalty on him.
He cheerfully drank the hemlock prescribed, and thereby made himself the most famous intellectual martyr in the history of western civilization.
One has to wonder how his wife and children felt about this great philosopher making his "noble sacrifice" so willingly.
Beware of philosophers bearing advice in regard to how to lead one's life.
