by sjm | Jun 19, 2023 | The Dying Man
Socrates taught Plato who taught Aristotle. Plato’s Apology is basically a transcript of Socrates speech/defense at his trial where he was found guilty and sentenced to death by drinking a cup of poison (hemlock). The following is an exert from that speech...
by sjm | Jun 18, 2023 | The Dying Man
Death came calling the other day, a soft tentative knock from the other side so as to not disturb the small children, or anyone else but me, and it did; a soft ripple across the pond, subtle but distinctly sharp, a shiver when I saw the value, and I knew it was not...
