Refusing to escape from his death sentence and drinking hemlock without hesitation, Socrates displayed values and morals that we can still learn from today (Shivji). Some people even compare the life and death of Socrates to that of Jesus Christ. Both were unpaid teachers in their own way and both accepted death graciously even though they were not criminals. Socrates not only continues to live influentially in our personal lives, but his lessons have been adapted to our daily lives. Socrates' Socratic method is used in some of our modern trials. It is the part of the trial where one party can ask questions of the other to find out the truth, also known as cross-examination. Some psychotherapists also use it to determine the root cause of their patient's problem (Shivji). Lawyers and therapists, people we tend to turn to for help, use this method of interrogation exactly as Socrates did, but was killed for it. Through virtues, morality and the Socratic method, Socrates was able to influence the daily lives of human beings centuries after his
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