So I've been reading Socrates' defense by Plato. I've always loved reading Plato, and I've always thought the world of Socrates. However, reading his defense makes me question this. The man did some stupid things. I'll freely admit that he was not likely to receive a fair trial, I'll also admit that the jury mostly slept through it and most of them were uninformed bigots who hated him going into it. But damn! The boy knew how to piss people off! You would think that a man who taught rhetoric would be better at the art of it. Or maybe I'm just not seeing the significance of what he's saying. But if I don't, then I doubt the Athenians did.
So read about it:
So read about it:
