Socrates, the Martyr for Freedom of Speech
Over the centuries there have been many different great philosophers who have walked the earth. Some of the most recognized and most popular philosophers are Plato, Xenophon, and Aristotle. But the person that most people do not recognize is the man who taught all of these great philosophers to th....
Was Socrates Guilty or Not?
Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of-for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to ....
Why was Socrates found guilty? Was he fairly tried and condemned?
At the time of Socrates' trial in 399 BC, Athens was still badly shaken by it's unstable political and military past. The surrender at the Battle of Aegospotami marked the loss of the Peloponnesian war to Sparta, a long and hard fought war which waged from 432-404 BC. Earlier in 411 BC a group of di....
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