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Classical Greek Athenian philosopher (c. 470 – 399 BC)
Overview:Socrates (Ancient Greek: Σωκρᾰ́της, Sōkrátēs, c.– 399 BCE) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher ...
Nationality: Greek
Occupation: Philosopher
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)
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Founders of philosophical traditions 43T
Philosophers of literature 95T
Philosophers of logic 129T
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5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
Overview:Aspasia (Greek: Ἀσπασία c. 470–c. 400 BC) was an influential woman in Ancient Greece, who according to Plutarch attracted the most prominent writers and thinkers of the time, including Socrates ...
Nationality: Greek
Occupation: Philosopher
Gender: Female
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Conversationalists 14T
Philosophers of war 34T
5th-century BC Greek women 10T
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Ancient Greek woman or fictional figure in Plato's Symposium
Overview:Diotima of Mantinea (Greek: Διοτίμα; Latin: Diotīma) is the name or pseudonym of an ancient Greek woman or fictional figure in Plato's Symposium, indicated as having lived circa 440 B.C. Her ideas and ...
Occupation: Philosopher
Gender: Female
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5th-century BC Greek women 10T
Ancient Greek ethicists 20T
Philosophers of love 44T
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British classicist
Overview:Eric Alfred Havelock (3 June 1903 – 4 April 1988) was a British classicist who spent most of his life in Canada and the United States. He was a professor at the University of Toronto and was active in ...
Date of birth: 3 June 1903
Date of death: 4 April 1988
Age: 84 (age at death)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Historian
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British scholars of ancient Greek philosophy 40T
20th-century British historians 490T
Classical scholars of the University of Toronto 3T
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1971 film
Overview:Socrates is a 1971 Spanish-Italian-French film directed by Roberto Rossellini.
Release date: 17 June 1971
Genre:Drama, Biography, History
Director:Roberto Rossellini
Cast:Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Ricardo Palacios, Antonio Medina, Julio Morales
Producer: Renzo Rossellini
Writer: Roberto Rossellini, Marcella Mariani
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Spanish biographical drama films 20T
1970s historical drama films 95T
1971 drama films 290T
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399 B.C.E legal proceedings by the pantheon of Athens against Socrates
Overview:The trial of Socrates (399 BC) was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges: asebeia (impiety) against the pantheon of Athens, and corruption of the youth of the city-state; the accusers ...
Occupation: Philosopher
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Term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion
Overview:Logos (, ; Ancient Greek: λόγος, lógos; from λέγω, légō, lit.) is a term in Western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion derived from a Greek word variously meaning "ground", "plea", "opinion" ...
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Pyrrhonism 37T
Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy 7T
Theories in ancient Greek philosophy 15T
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Overview:Victorino Tejera (born Tejera Márquez; November 2, 1922 - August 25, 2018) was a writer, scholar, and professor of philosophy with specializations in ancient Greek thought, Metaphysics, Aesthetics, and ...
Date of birth: 2 November 1922
Date of death: 25 August 2018
Age: 95 (age at death)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Philosopher
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2018 deaths 9,212T
Columbia College (New York) alumni 1,291T
American scholars of ancient Greek philosophy 26T
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Late 5th/early-4th century BC Athenian politician
Overview:Anytus (Greek: Ἄνυτος, Ánytos; c. 5th–4th century BC), son of Anthemion, was an ancient Athenian politician. He served as a general in the Peloponnesian War, and was later a leading supporter of the ...
Occupation: Military
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Athenians of the Peloponnesian War 13T
5th-century BC Athenians 44T
4th-century BC Athenians 21T
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5th-century BC Greek physician
Overview:Acumenus (Greek: Ἀκουμενός) was a physician of Athens who lived in the 5th century BC. He was mentioned as the friend and companion of Socrates. He was the father of Eryximachus, who was also a physician ...
Occupation: Doctor
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A person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community
Overview:A gadfly is a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities. The term is originally associated with ...
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Assumption (reasoning) 24T
Metaphors referring to insects 4T
Change 7T
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Mental perspective
Overview:Intellectualism denotes the use, development, and exercise of the intellect; the practice of being an intellectual; and the Life of the Mind. In the field of philosophy, “intellectualism” occasionally ...
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Philosophical text by Plato
Overview:The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον, Sympósion ) is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385–370 BC. It depicts a friendly contest of extemporaneous speeches given by a group of notable men attending ...
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Period of Western philosophy
Overview:Hellenistic philosophy is the period of Western philosophy and Middle Eastern philosophy that was developed in the Hellenistic period following Aristotle and ending with the beginning of Neoplatonism.
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Normative ethical theories
Overview:Virtue ethics (or aretaic ethics from Greek ἀρετή (arete)) are normative ethical theories which emphasize virtues of mind, character and sense of honesty. Virtue ethicists discuss the nature and definition ...
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Type of cooperative argumentative dialogue
Overview:The Socratic method, also known as method of Elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate, is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions ...
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2011 book by Bettany Hughes
Overview:The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens, and the Search for the Good Life is a 2011 popular history book on the life of Socrates written by Bettany Hughes and published by Vintage Books.
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Overview:Socratic Citizenship is a philosophy book by Dana Villa that proposes how contemporary citizenship can draw from Socrates' dissident citizenship in Athens. He follows the references to Socrates in the ...
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1841 master's thesis by Søren Kierkegaard
Overview:On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates (Danish: Om Begrebet Ironi med stadigt Hensyn til Socrates) is Søren Kierkegaard's 1841 doctoral thesis under Frederik Christian Sibbern ...
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Comedy by Aristophanes
Overview:The Clouds (Ancient Greek: Νεφέλαι Nephelai) is a Greek comedy play written by the playwright Aristophanes. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical Athens, it was originally produced at the ...
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Plays set in the 5th century BC 7T
Cultural depictions of Socrates 25T
Plays set in ancient Greece 74T
