Socrates: The Man and His Life

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Video

John Horgan
by Academy of Ideas
published on 09 June 2017

In this lecture we investigate the life of Socrates. In particular, we look at two monumental events in his life: his encounter with the oracle at Delphi which pronounced him to be the wisest of all men, and his trial and subsequent execution.
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Ideas, A. o. (2017, June 09). Socrates: The Man and His Life. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1189/socrates-the-man-and-his-life/

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