Despite not having any experience with the court of law he spoke in the
manner he was accustomed to. Honesty and directness were one of his strong
Socrates had always been considered a threat by the Athenians. He was more
of a scapegoat for the shortcomings of the army. Socrates was Alcibiades
mentor. Alcibiades was a general in the army who was responsible for the
collapse of democracy after their loss to Sparta. Socrates was partially
blamed for that as he was Alcibiades mentor and the Athenians believed that
his influence cost them the war. Socrates considered himself to be a
blessing rather than a threat. He found it disturbing that despite living
in a democratic society people couldn't get enough of material things.
Socrates showed his love for his country despite being sentenced to death.
He fought for a proper democratic society earlier in his life as he
believed in it. Despite losing his case he appreciated the way the legal
system of Athens worked. It was enriching for him as he was being tried by
at nearly 500 of his fellow men who were his equals. His love for his state
was so great that he appreciated the way the system was run. However it was
the same jury who was biased against him even before they had heard the
facts. It was as if they had already reached the verdict without hearing
The Athenian people designated Socrates of being a sophist. This was
something which he resented as he wasn't a sophist. His thoughts were
similar to the sophists as he wasn't concerned with physical appearances or
material things. Socrates wanted to lead a good life with ethical values.
He was accused of being a sophist as he broke down the barriers of any
ethical problem he faced. The truth was that Socrates disliked the
sophists as they were to blame for the decline of the city of Athens. They
were foreign qualified experts with trained skills and sharp brains and had
come to impart kn...