I don’t understand this at all because if Socrates is such an evil-doer then why was Socrates trying to teach the children something that even the Sophists couldn’t teach them. He wanted to teach the children the things that the Sophists couldn’t teach, but people like Callias would rather pay someone else to teach. Socrates mentions in his trial, “I came across a man who has spent a world of money on the Sophists” (Plato, 2016). Why would Callias rather pay someone to teach his children things that only Socrates could teach them? The people of Athens even accused him of taking money. They told him, “…for the report that I am a teacher, and take money” (Plato, 2016). If they believed that he was a teacher that took money, then why did people get so mad when he was trying to teach the children. This didn’t make any sense to me. His intentions were good. All he wanted to do was explain the reasoning behind an “examined” life and the knowledge on virtue and
I don’t understand this at all because if Socrates is such an evil-doer then why was Socrates trying to teach the children something that even the Sophists couldn’t teach them. He wanted to teach the children the things that the Sophists couldn’t teach, but people like Callias would rather pay someone else to teach. Socrates mentions in his trial, “I came across a man who has spent a world of money on the Sophists” (Plato, 2016). Why would Callias rather pay someone to teach his children things that only Socrates could teach them? The people of Athens even accused him of taking money. They told him, “…for the report that I am a teacher, and take money” (Plato, 2016). If they believed that he was a teacher that took money, then why did people get so mad when he was trying to teach the children. This didn’t make any sense to me. His intentions were good. All he wanted to do was explain the reasoning behind an “examined” life and the knowledge on virtue and