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Nietzsche claimed Socrates' renowned and profound ugliness would've been seen as an implicit argument against him in his trial since ancient Athenian culture op
by diffrinse 6y ago
Nietzsche claimed Socrates' renowned and profound ugliness would've been seen as an implicit argument against him in his trial since ancient Athenian culture openly associated ugliness with untrustworthiness.
- diffrinse 6y agoAs a follow-up, Aristophanes made it a point to underline Socrates' ugliness in his depiction of him in The Clouds