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And so his association with certain influential figures might have been part of it. And it might also be that he went around humiliating people

And so his association with certain influential figures might have been part of it. And it might also be that he went around humiliating people

And so his association with certain influential figures might have been part of it. And it might also be that he went around humiliating people

powerful people like he went out to politicians and said can you define the nature of justice and they'd be like i don't know why and that made them embarrassed and it made them look stupid in front of their fans and followers and stuff and so they wanted for all of these reasons i mean socrates's execution was overdetermined like there were multiple reasons why people wanted him dead

powerful people like he went out to politicians and said can you define the nature of justice and they'd be like i don't know why and that made them embarrassed and it made them look stupid in front of their fans and followers and stuff and so they wanted for all of these reasons i mean socrates's execution was overdetermined like there were multiple reasons why people wanted him dead

powerful people like he went out to politicians and said can you define the nature of justice and they'd be like i don't know why and that made them embarrassed and it made them look stupid in front of their fans and followers and stuff and so they wanted for all of these reasons i mean socrates's execution was overdetermined like there were multiple reasons why people wanted him dead

And some of it was propaganda. Like I mentioned earlier, there was a play about him that caricatured him. So Socrates in the trial says, a lot of you guys, there were 500 people in the jury. And he says, most of you will know me mainly through this play. It would be like trial by media.

And some of it was propaganda. Like I mentioned earlier, there was a play about him that caricatured him. So Socrates in the trial says, a lot of you guys, there were 500 people in the jury. And he says, most of you will know me mainly through this play. It would be like trial by media.

And some of it was propaganda. Like I mentioned earlier, there was a play about him that caricatured him. So Socrates in the trial says, a lot of you guys, there were 500 people in the jury. And he says, most of you will know me mainly through this play. It would be like trial by media.

right so i've never met most of you but you've probably seen this play that makes me out to be this horrible corrupt pseudo-intellectual right like a charlatan and stuff so that's what you'll be judging me based on and he stands up he was meant to beg for mercy in court he stands up in one of the first things he says is he refers to his military service and to paraphrase he basically says i went out and fought in these battles and faced death and

right so i've never met most of you but you've probably seen this play that makes me out to be this horrible corrupt pseudo-intellectual right like a charlatan and stuff so that's what you'll be judging me based on and he stands up he was meant to beg for mercy in court he stands up in one of the first things he says is he refers to his military service and to paraphrase he basically says i went out and fought in these battles and faced death and

right so i've never met most of you but you've probably seen this play that makes me out to be this horrible corrupt pseudo-intellectual right like a charlatan and stuff so that's what you'll be judging me based on and he stands up he was meant to beg for mercy in court he stands up in one of the first things he says is he refers to his military service and to paraphrase he basically says i went out and fought in these battles and faced death and

on behalf of Athens, to defend the walls of the city, and you guys told me that was honorable. Now I'm standing in court facing death because I believe in the practice of philosophy as a way of improving the people that live in the city. What's the point in defending the walls of the city if the people that live in it are corrupt, right?

on behalf of Athens, to defend the walls of the city, and you guys told me that was honorable. Now I'm standing in court facing death because I believe in the practice of philosophy as a way of improving the people that live in the city. What's the point in defending the walls of the city if the people that live in it are corrupt, right?

on behalf of Athens, to defend the walls of the city, and you guys told me that was honorable. Now I'm standing in court facing death because I believe in the practice of philosophy as a way of improving the people that live in the city. What's the point in defending the walls of the city if the people that live in it are corrupt, right?

So some of you think this is ridiculous, that I'm willing to risk my life in court, but you praised me for risking my life in the military, and this is actually much more important to me. right? It's how he kind of starts off his defense in a way. And then he goes on to talk about how he's not afraid of dying and all this kind of stuff, and he kind of reasons that through.

So some of you think this is ridiculous, that I'm willing to risk my life in court, but you praised me for risking my life in the military, and this is actually much more important to me. right? It's how he kind of starts off his defense in a way. And then he goes on to talk about how he's not afraid of dying and all this kind of stuff, and he kind of reasons that through.

So some of you think this is ridiculous, that I'm willing to risk my life in court, but you praised me for risking my life in the military, and this is actually much more important to me. right? It's how he kind of starts off his defense in a way. And then he goes on to talk about how he's not afraid of dying and all this kind of stuff, and he kind of reasons that through.

But he doesn't beg for mercy. He's very unapologetic in Plato's Apology. And so the jury condemn him to death because of what Xenophon called his big talk in court. Like, he was... They thought he would bring his family and And he would have them weeping in front of him because that was what was normal. But right from the very beginning of the trial, his family weren't even present.

But he doesn't beg for mercy. He's very unapologetic in Plato's Apology. And so the jury condemn him to death because of what Xenophon called his big talk in court. Like, he was... They thought he would bring his family and And he would have them weeping in front of him because that was what was normal. But right from the very beginning of the trial, his family weren't even present.