Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Title Date Socrates was accused of not believing in the Athen god, and instead believing his own, and corrupting the young people with philosophies that are anti-democratic. Socrates however, thought that the accusations made against him were without facts, and were meant to divert and blind people from the real truth (Stone n.p). He was accused of being strange and paying attention to details however insignificant they seemed, and teaching the same to the young people. In his defense, he told the people of Athens that he had no such relation with mere speculation. The authorities also accused Socrates of teaching antidemocratic disciplines to the...
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