Week 4: Daily, February 14th

Do you think Socrates got what he deserved?

Socrates was classical Greek Athenian philosopher that lived from 469 B.C. to 399 B.C. He was alive during the change of power in Athens. He was put to death and was forced to drink a poison. HE got in to trouble because he "mocked" the gods and goddesses, according to the leaders. That was a huge ordeal and Socrates got in big trouble with authority. At age seventy, Socrates was forced to drink the poison hemlock, which was made to kill him. I personally do not believe that Socrates got what he deserved. He was saying how he felt and that should be allowed. Not everyone was going to agree with things, so he just wanted to see and interpret every side of an issue. He would go around the city and start debates to see how other people in Athens felt. He simply was just studying the way of life in Athens. Socrates was able to choose two things when he was on trial. He could either be exiled from the country and never return, or he could be put to death. For some reason, Socrates chooses to die. He said that an unexamaned life wasn’t worth living.  Many critics say that Socrates corrupted the citizen’s minds by putting other ideas in their heads. But Socrates really was just curious about what others thought about the problems and disagreements in Athens and among the people of Greece. Socrates was a very wise man who was always on his feet, thinking of what else he could do. He did not deserve to be punished for that.