matata on Nostr: In his trial, Socrates was charged with teaching the youth to “make weaker ...
In his trial, Socrates was charged with teaching the youth to “make weaker arguments appear stronger” and believing in idols or gods not approved by the state. However, his real "crime" was interrogating the Athenian class of “experts” and exposing their ignorance. When Socrates suggested that the state subsidize him for his duty to truth, it gave him the death penalty instead.
Published at
2023-04-19 23:14:21Event JSON
{
"id": "aa6c7417397c3fdf10fb27b278e1a1c200e27b0930b20e817b55a59997d9dafc",
"pubkey": "180a6d42c7d64f8c3958d9d10dd5a4117eaaacea8e7f980781e9a53136cf5693",
"created_at": 1681946061,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"e",
"3314f4dff887ba052358af56c0934680f4b4a8d441d113b3d5893bd3f9782ffc"
],
[
"p",
"180a6d42c7d64f8c3958d9d10dd5a4117eaaacea8e7f980781e9a53136cf5693"
]
],
"content": "In his trial, Socrates was charged with teaching the youth to “make weaker arguments appear stronger” and believing in idols or gods not approved by the state. However, his real \"crime\" was interrogating the Athenian class of “experts” and exposing their ignorance. When Socrates suggested that the state subsidize him for his duty to truth, it gave him the death penalty instead.",
"sig": "219b29e4ae896ba5e3214a286e3cd77384c7eb4d7226d3f7433a1c429d04eb7728f6bb6ab703b6e6243177a1f09fc6e30a4f63831d7d8b0de3336a6c3609e933"
}
