The Confessions of Socrates

<p>Socrates sits chained to a wall in a small prison cell. In a month he will die of hemlock poisoning. At night by the light of a tiny oil lamp on rolls of paper smuggled in by loyal friends he tells his three sons the story of his life.</p><p>He writes vividly about the people and events that shaped him as a person. The mother who encouraged his questions. Teachers who promoted the Greek ideals of courage and glory. Bloody battles. Lifelong friends lost and enemies made. Being proclaimed the world’s wisest man.</p><p>Fearing his sons may follow in his ill-fated path Socrates honestly reveals his thoughts and feelings his successes and his failures and his search for the answer to the ultimate question—how can I be happy?</p>