Why Socrates Died: Anti-Democratic Thought in Athens

Ancient Athens is famous for many things, but above all it is known for being the home of Democracy. And yet Athens most famous philosophers, Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle, seem to have had much more criticism than praise for democracy. Was this a contributing factor in the trial and death of Socrates? Find out in today's video! https://ko-fi.com/nothingnew    • The Socratic Problem: Reconstructing the H...      • The Trial of Socrates (Plato's Apology)   Sources: https://iep.utm.edu/socrates/ Why Socrates Died by Robin Waterfield https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Thir... 00:00 Introduction 03:17 The Socratic Problem 09:03 Separating Fact from Fiction 23:52 The Thirty Tyrants 31:23 Social Crisis and the Revaluation of Values 40:35 Conclusion