Socrate's First Accusers And Athenian Law
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Of all confrontations in political philosophy, the biggest is the conflict
between philosophy and politics. The problem remains making philosophy friendly
to politics. The questioning of authoritative opinions is not easily
accomplished nor is that realm of philosophy - the pursuit of wisdom. Socr ....
Middle of paper
.... Athenian life, and
the opinions which they revere so highly, Socrates is placed on trial for his
life.
The question now becomes why and in what manner did Socrates refute the gods
and is he quilty? Socrates, himself, speaks out the accusers charges by saying
"Socrates does injustice and is meddlesome, by investigating the things under
the earth and the heavenly things, and by making the weaker the stronger and by
teaching others these things" (Plato, 19b;c). This is the charge of the "old"
a ....
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