Socrates On Trial by Moses I. Finley
A concise historical analysis of the Athenian prosecution for impiety and corrupting the youth, this work situates the case within the turmoil following the Peloponnesian War and the restoration of democracy, explains how the city’s legal procedures and civic values shaped the outcome, and reassesses the defendant’s provocative stance and troubling political associations. By contrasting philosophical portrayals with the likely historical realities, it argues the trial was intelligible within its civic context even if the verdict remains unsettling, prompting a reconsideration of the tensions between free inquiry and the obligations of a democratic polis.
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