Sevastia Moundros
Philospohy 110 DLC
Why then:
Socrates was an important historical figure as a Greek philosopher, he lived between 470-399 B.C. Socrates was disliked by many people but also had many followers. He had a profound influence on Western philosophy along with his students. He was a huge questioner of everything and everyone. He had a distinct style of teaching, he asked question after question, so his students can come to their own understandings. Socrates was eventually accused of corrupting the youth and sentenced to death by drinking a poisonous cup of hemlock. In this essay, I am going to talk about why I think Socrates was put on trial when he was seventy years old and only had a few more years of life to live and what factors such as personal, political and cultural, …show more content…
Democracy in Ancient Greece teaches us something in Socrates trial, if you speak truth to power publicly, you will be killed. So, does this mean we should no longer figure our questions that help us speak the truth; or should we just seek the truth but never share it with those in power. I believe Socrates liked democracy, he gave his life for it; but he did criticize it. In his trial for he may have subtly criticized democracy, but he was also loyal to it. Ironically, in the end, democracy was the death of him. Socrates didn’t want to abolish democracy in favor of autocracy. His point was that just as only skilled sailors should be trusted to sail a ship, only those who really think and know about social and political issues should be allowed to vote. Socrates rejected the democracies of his time, because he viewed them as a sort of mob rule - a system that follows citizens’ misguided impulses rather than pursuing the common good in a rational manner. Socrates argues that society won’t work until philosophers become leaders or our leaders become philosophers. (Giorgini,
Philospohy 110 DLC
Why then:
Socrates was an important historical figure as a Greek philosopher, he lived between 470-399 B.C. Socrates was disliked by many people but also had many followers. He had a profound influence on Western philosophy along with his students. He was a huge questioner of everything and everyone. He had a distinct style of teaching, he asked question after question, so his students can come to their own understandings. Socrates was eventually accused of corrupting the youth and sentenced to death by drinking a poisonous cup of hemlock. In this essay, I am going to talk about why I think Socrates was put on trial when he was seventy years old and only had a few more years of life to live and what factors such as personal, political and cultural, …show more content…
Democracy in Ancient Greece teaches us something in Socrates trial, if you speak truth to power publicly, you will be killed. So, does this mean we should no longer figure our questions that help us speak the truth; or should we just seek the truth but never share it with those in power. I believe Socrates liked democracy, he gave his life for it; but he did criticize it. In his trial for he may have subtly criticized democracy, but he was also loyal to it. Ironically, in the end, democracy was the death of him. Socrates didn’t want to abolish democracy in favor of autocracy. His point was that just as only skilled sailors should be trusted to sail a ship, only those who really think and know about social and political issues should be allowed to vote. Socrates rejected the democracies of his time, because he viewed them as a sort of mob rule - a system that follows citizens’ misguided impulses rather than pursuing the common good in a rational manner. Socrates argues that society won’t work until philosophers become leaders or our leaders become philosophers. (Giorgini,