Socrates was a Greek Philosopher that was condemned to death because of his beliefs. Socrates was born 470 BC in Greece and we only can explain his life through his students. He was sentenced to death by drinking a poison called hemlock in 399 BC. Socrates didn’t fight his sentence instead he accepted the ruling and drank the hemlock. Socrates was a philosopher that believes in a method that clarifies their own beliefs and value their worth. He stood up for what he believed in and gave logical reasoning why his argument was correct. Socrates was questioning people’s beliefs and corrupting his students and the youth .By reading the book and listing to the video I think he was appealing enough to reach out to people and his students. Even though
