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The Trial of Socrates (399 BC) was held to determine the philosopher's guilt of two charges: asebeia against the pantheon of Athens, and corruption of the youth of the city-state; the accusers cited two impious acts by Socrates: "failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges" and "introducing new deities".
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Socrates is known for proclaiming his total ignorance; he used to say that the only thing he was aware of was his ignorance, seeking to imply that the realization of one's ignorance is the first step in philosophizing. Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and has continued to do so in the modern era.
Socrates replies that while death is the ideal home of the soul, man, specifically the philosopher, should not commit suicide except when it becomes necessary. [ 7 ] Man ought not to kill himself because he possesses no actual ownership of himself, as he is actually the property of the gods .
J.M. Rist says, “From the earliest days of the Stoic school the problem of suicide is…a problem of free will”. [6] Each school formed its own opinion on the consequences and moral meanings of suicide, and many Greeks came to consider suicide a heroic act. A.D. Nock said, “there was a certain fascination about self-chosen death”. [7]
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It is rarely, if at all, thought that Socrates committed suicide. So it seems that the majority of scholars think that this was not a suicide. It is therefore contrary to academic consensus to add suicide categories to the article. Dr. K. 03:00, 5 September 2016 (UTC) Also these RS make similar points
Students at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, New Jersey are mourning the loss of Adriana Kuch, a high school student who died by suicide shortly after a video of her being ...