Trial of Socrates

In the trial of Socrates, I juror number 307, Ryan Callahan vote the defendant is Not Guilty on the first charge of Corrupting the youth. My justifications for this vote are as follows. Socrates didn 't corrupt the youth, he just shared his ideas with them and they in turn chose the path to take these ideas. Part of understanding this case is understand the time in which the case was held. This time being 399 B.C., a time in which Athens was a free democratic city, a town which prided itself

Socrates was a great philosopher of the Greek world. He was quite an atypical and distinctive person. Being different from all the other philosophers of the land, Socrates was teaching his students ideas totally out of the ordinary from what the society believed was right. As a result, he displeased many people so much that they decided to get rid of him. Socrates was put to trial, accused of spoiling the youth of Athens, tried and sentenced to death. His personal defense is described in works two

The Trial and Death of Socrates, depicts the different stages of Socrates’s life, from his prosecution until his execution. During the narratives, Socrates gives us, as readers, insight towards his beliefs and philosophy, which are viewed as reasons for his imprisonment. Phaedo’s recollection of Socrates’s last few hours alive, reveals Socrates’s most important belief, that the soul is an entity which is immortal and is valuable during and after life. All perceived lusts, greed, and fear are caused

Plato’s The Trial and Death of Socrates presents the reader with complex competing conceptions of what should be considered “the good life”. According to Socrates, “the most important thing is not life, but the good life” (Crito, 48b). The majority, who live a non-philosophical life, believes the goods of life include wealth, reputation, and honor: all things that can easily be taken away or destroyed. On the other hand, Socrates lives a philosophical life filled with self-sufficiency. He views wisdom

The Apology was about the trial of Socrates, how he went before the jury to defend himself from the charges brought against him. Socrates was charged with impiety he does not believe in the gods whom the people believes in he is portrayed as an atheist and he speculates about the heaven and thing beneath the ground, he seeks natural explanation for astronomical and geological phenomena rather than the gods and also he corrupts the youth he infuses in them a spirit of criticism his questioning of

remembered are the ones who didn’t follow the rest of the crowd. In the Trial and Death of Socrates, Socrates was brought up on false chargers and was still able to hold his stance. For Socrates he thought he would think logically instead of like the others. However, at that point it was frowned upon to think a different way. Socrates tries to use his own ideology and make others see from his point of view. When he is put on trial, he uses good arguments to defend himself. For example, when Meletus

Albert Einstein quoted, “In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same” (Brainy Quote). Were justice and truth a part of Socrates’ trial? The primary question is: what is justice? According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of justice is: “the administration of law, especially the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity.” Meletus brought

The trial of Socrates often referred to as the Apology of Socrates was a defense speech made by Socrates against the accusations that have been made against him. In his speech, Socrates targets the jurors, the judge, and all of the spectators in the crowd. There are two sets of accusations made against Socrates. There are the original, older accusations and the current or newer accusations. Socrates uses his wisdom to attempt to show the jurors, and his fellow Athenians that these accusations are

For over 50 years socrates had been publicly questioning an attacking on the traditions of the Athenian life, he had gained a group of youthful followers surely this must of weekend the cities moral character. On the command of the Assembly, Socrates was arrested in charges of questioning the state religion and corrupting the youth of the city. The Athenians would now put to trial the one man who dared to question the way they lived their lives. Socrates trial was held in Athens central market place

Socrates was a great philosopher of the Greek world. He was quite an atypical and distinctive person. Being different from all the other philosophers of the land, Socrates was teaching his students ideas totally out of the ordinary from what the society believed was right. As a result, he displeased many people so much that they decided to get rid of him. Socrates was put to trial, accused of spoiling the youth of Athens, tried and sentenced to death. His personal defense is described in works two