![]() He could not believe it, so he started meeting with reputed wise men and have discourses with them. Socrates explains to the court that the Oracle of Delphi had told a dear friend of his that Socrates is the wisest man. He had been accused of being a sophist – who were people that taught the art of rhetoric not based on truth, and made the weaker argument strong – he was accused for questioning things above the heaven and below the earth. In the beginning of his defense he points out that there had been previous accusations against him. ![]() ![]() These charges we impiety and confusing the minds of the youth. The Apology is Plato‘s account of Socrates defense against the charges that Meletus, Anytus and Lycon had brought before the Athenian court. ![]()
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