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Post by Joseph Peterson on Apr 26, 2015 6:52:58 GMT
Socrates was sentenced to death because he was found guilty on both charges that he was accused of by the court. His punishment was the death by drinking poison. The court had charged Socrates for not believing in the Gods that were recognized by the state and the second charge he was accused of was based on the belief that his teachings were corrupting the Athenian youth. Socrates taught his students a different way of thinking. He taught his students to be critical thinkers and to ask questions and test things and not just accept what answer is given to them. This kind of thinking is what the court found to be corruptive of the youth. In the book “How Socrates Dies” Socrates represented himself in front of the court for his trial. During the trail Socrates neither denies or confessors to the first charge that is brought to him.
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Post by Nolan Harris on Apr 26, 2015 18:20:36 GMT
Hey Joseph,
Great summation of the "How Socrates Died"; I completely agree. The court likely found Socrates guilty for teaching his students to be critical thinkers, not because he taught them to worship other gods or even to denounce the gods of State. I think the courts and Meletus were threatened by that type of thinking and thought they could stop it by killing Socrates. Obviously they were wrong.
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