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A Brief Comment On The Query: "Is Socrates Guilty As Charged?"
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A Brief Comment on the Query: "Is Socrates Guilty As Charged?"
In any case of law, when one is considering truth and justice, one must
first look at the validity of the court and of the entity of authority itself.
In Socrates case, the situation is no different. One may be said to be guilty or
not ....
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....us, in questioning this
point. As Socrates points out, it is impossible for him to be both atheistic and
to believe in demons, or false gods, for if he believes in the latter, then that
would contradict his not believing in gods at all (since even demons are
considered to be at least demi-gods).
The second part of the charge was that Socrates was attacking the very
fabric of the Athenian society by corrupting its citizens, namely the youth. In
other words, Meletus and the other accusers are acc.... |
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