Today in class we continued the discussion, PowerPoint, and note taking on Socrates. The PowerPoint talked more about what he did, who he was, and why he was tried. Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived and taught in Athens. Athens was a place of gathering for many people from many places. Everyone would meet in Athens to trade and share idea, knowledge, and new findings. Socrates wouldn't teach his students new ideas or what he thought was right or wrong, he would just get them to question why they thought a certain way and to explain what their reasoning was. This didn't really settle well with some of the citizens in Athens. They accused Socrates of corrupting the youth, and impiety (not beliving in the gods). During the trial Socrates defended himself and he told them that he actually should be receiving free dinners for life because he believed that what he was doing was such a good thing. He was found guilty and was sentenced to death by hemlock poison. He had the opportunity to escape but he belived in the Athenian democracy so much that he decided to stay and take his punishment.
One thing that Socrates said was, "the unexamined life is not worth living." Its a quote that really gets you thinking.
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