Socrates
In Our Time: Philosophy
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Socrates and the Athenians
Socirates was put on trial at the end of the fifth century. Charged with corrupting the young and introducing new gods in Athens. But charges were brought against people by individuals, so this could be an act of personal revenge or yes? Well, socrates says, in plato's reconstruction of his defence speech, that he's made a huge number of enemies. And you can absolutely see why in the pages of plato. Of people loathed him because of the way he undermined their public standing. So it's completely understandable that the three individuals who brought the charges should have done so out of personal motivation.
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