Apology Question 1

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Apology

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With what crimes was Socrates charged at his trial?

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According to the Apology, Socrates was charged with being an evil doer, a curious person, who seeks things under heaven and earth, and makes the bad appear good; and, he was said to teach others these things. 

According to the Apology, Socrates was charged with corrupting the youth and not believing in the gods of Athens, while introducing new divine beings. He was also popularly accused of studying things in the sky and below the earth, making the worse argument appear stronger, and teaching others to do the same.

"It goes something like this: Socrates is guilty of wrongdoing in that he busies himself studying things in the sky and below the earth; he makes the worse into the stronger argument, and he teaches these same things to others." (See Apology 19b - 19c)

Reference:

Plato (1997). Plato: Complete Works. Hackett Publishing. https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781603846707