democracy, executed the philosopher Socrates in the year 399 bce for the crime of impiety” (Nails 27) Why did Athens wait so long to put Socrates on trial? In order to explore my topic and try to answer my question, I began reading three scholarly sources, which gave me a better understanding on why he could of been put to trial. It still raises the same question as to what really happened and why was Socrates sent to trial at such a late age in life. Socrates throughout his life has been teaching
path and receives what they desire, there will never be order in society. By arguing yourself out of debt it makes anything seem possible with a little unjust logic. Aristophanes displays this unmoral Socrates in his play so that people will not go against the government. It was play to show that Socrates was actually corrupting the youth, so the rightly thing that the government did was to sentence him to death. Going along the themes of education the differences of “new” and “old” it is not encouraged
States’ greatest examples of freedom. The Greek philosopher Socrates, was a major proponent of this belief. In the year 399 BC, Socrates was given a verdict of guilty with regard to negatively influencing young people, and defying polytheistic, Athenian beliefs. I was emboldened by reading Socrates’ spirited defense in the trial against his accusers. He was given the chance to live, if he would cease questions henceforth. I concur with Socrates’ retort, “The unexamined life is not worth living” (Washburn
In order to understand what are the pros and cons of austerity measures, let’s consider austerity in Portugal. Portugal suffered from the combination of next three things: low growth, an aging population, and low productivity. When, in 2010, the crisis started in Greece, forcing many investors
Virtual Reality isn’t a new technology. It has been around for decades from the mere idea to actual development, yet only in the last few years has virtual reality been making it’s way back into the spotlight. This technology has been used for years in the military and in governmental projects as well as in the fields of science and medicine. For education, it seems there is a popular trend coming to the scene with virtual reality and distance learning being a major focus. Big name companies are