A Critique Of Socrates' Guilt In The Apology
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A Brief Comment on the Query:
"Is Socrates Guilty As Charged?"
History of Political Thought 47.230 B Mini-Essay for Discussion Group #3
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 of any said crime, but the true
measure of guilt or innocence is only as valid as the court structure to which it is subject to. Therefore, in considering whether Socrates
is 'guilty or not', we must keep in mind the societal norms and standards of Athens at the time, and the legitimacy of his accusers and
the validity of the crimes that he allegedly...