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1994 – Sarah Kofman committed suicide on Nietzsche’s birthday. 1994 – Guy Debord committed suicide by shooting himself after a painful struggle with polyneuritis. 1995 – Gilles Deleuze committed suicide by jumping out of his fourth-story apartment window. 1998 – Dimitris Liantinis committed suicide on the mountains of Taygetos.
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".
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 .
The Death of Socrates (French: La Mort de Socrate) is an oil on canvas painted by French painter Jacques-Louis David in 1787. The painting was part of the neoclassical style, popular in the 1780s, that depicted subjects from the Classical age , in this case the story of the execution of Socrates as told by Plato in his Phaedo . [ 1 ]
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.
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]
If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night.
The Apology of Socrates (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους, Apología Sokrátous; Latin: Apologia Socratis), written by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue of the speech of legal self-defence which Socrates (469–399 BC) spoke at his trial for impiety and corruption in 399 BC.