What trade was Greek philosopher Socrates trained for?

Correct answer: Stonecutting

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Robert
Robert
Curiosity is one of the best things in life, a deep shame cast upon those who attempt to vilify it.
Kevin
Kevin
like the Apostle Paul, Socrates did much of his teaching from prison.
penawareof
penawareof
Perhaps the stone statue helped me pick stone cutting.
PapsGaming
PapsGaming
Player #8915156, it is bronze, it is the most famous sculpture of August Rodin called "The thinker"!
ShaneMH91
ShaneMH91
I knew this because of Bill and Ted haha
Clown Boss
Clown Boss
so he was about 70 when he chose death. My philosophy professor wondered if a younger Socrates would have chosen differently. good question
Pimpao +
Pimpao +
this was real life ,that we hardly know about, tks.
Guillermo Jr.
Guillermo Jr.
still a valued trade today! learn a trade young people.. don't waste time and money on a useless degree in some obscure field..
Player #25672957
Player #25672957
Actually he was given a choice of being ostracized for ten years or death. He chose death saying that being sent away from Athens would be worse than death. Having visited Athens a few times I can't say I disagree with him.
WaldoLydeker
WaldoLydeker
Angel Smith, and provides a great name for a cat as well.
Player #85315195
Player #85315195
Kevin, Letters from Birmingham Jail comes to my mind.
Smart Kitten
Smart Kitten
He’s curiously was the mother of his culture.
wesley
wesley
I don't think they ever figured out exactly what the poison hemlock was.
Blitzen
Blitzen
"The true genius nearly always intrudes and disturbs. He speaks to a temporal world out of a world eternal. He says the wrong things at the right time. Eternal truths are never true at any given moment in history...Yet the genius is the healer of his time, because anything he reveals of eternal truth is healing." - Carl Jung
mourya
mourya
that picture helped 😅
Om Namo Narayanaya
Om Namo Narayanaya
it's Cleary given in the pic
AndUThoughtIWassmart
AndUThoughtIWassmart
one of my favorite statues is the Thinker. I didn't know that Socrates was a stonecutter until now.
Player grandmahils
Player grandmahils
Highschool Jim, I call it the Heineken manoeuvre.
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
penawareof, I think it’s bronze
* Seshati *
* Seshati *
Robert, well said, yes yes too true I agree wholeheartedly.
Player #10884005
Player #10884005
someone like it,Monty python innit
Player #9914179
Player #9914179
like Galileo punished for their insights, they struggled to advance humanity.
Player #8915156
Player #8915156
penawareof, It looks like bronze to me.
Sonicgirl
Sonicgirl
Did you know, that Homer Simpson was a famous Stonecutter.