The Trail of Socrates and the development of Western Philosophy

The paper says that Socrates was condemned as eroding Athens youth and was sentenced to death for his beliefs. He accepted this punishment as he thought that he really thought it was right. Purpose statement The trace of Socrates proves to be an important part of history, which, through research and research on various sources, influences the development of Western philosophy and allows Socrates' beliefs to continue to this day It has been. Introduction "The death of Socrates has had a great lasting influence on Western culture" (Wilson 1).

In the Western tradition, the ancient philosophy was developed mainly by Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. However, the ancient philosophy included philosophy before Socrates, Hellenistic philosophy, and Roman philosophy. The Western ancient philosophy is different from the medieval philosophy. The medieval philosophy is influenced by Christianity and Islam. Ancient philosophies from non-Western traditions such as China and Indian philosophy often have strong ethical or religious concerns that remain a major part of today's tradition.

In fact, Socrates is one of the most influential philosophers in ancient Greece, and greatly influences the development of ancient philosophy and the development of Western philosophy. Socrates built the foundation of the basic principles of Western philosophy that was modified, changed and adapted by other philosophers. At the same time, his view is somewhat general, as Socrates focuses on developing ideas, concepts and values ​​that are universally applicable to different cultures. Therefore, the philosophy of Socrates has existed for centuries.

Ancient Western philosophy is generally divided into three periods. Initially, all the thoughters before Socrates were called PreSocratics, the second period covered the life of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and the last period encompassed various developments of philosophy including Stow. Ge School, Epicurean School, Skeptics, Neopra Tonics, Aristotle School. The end of ancient philosophy meant that Christianity had spread in the sixth century, but Socrates before the Greek philosopher was called the former Socratic philosopher or the former Socratic philosopher. They were the first Western philosophers to become active in the 5th and 6th centuries BC. In ancient Greece. These philosophers are able to consistently and comprehensively describe all the natural phenomena and events in human life without resorting to myths of the original principle (arkhöh; ἀρχή; origin or Try to discover the starting point).