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In Socrates' defense, the generation after him did lose to Sparta and allow the Thirty Tyrants to come to power. Presumably because the naval plans for the Bat
by Kamq 4y ago
In Socrates' defense, the generation after him did lose to Sparta and allow the Thirty Tyrants to come to power.
Presumably because the naval plans for the Battle of Aegospotami were written down instead of memorized.
- watwut 4y agoHis own students collaborated with Sparta and made that happen. He was kinda neutral, did not participated and did not fought against them. Socrates opponents then kicked Sparta out, suffering and risking torture and death. And they then blamed Socrates teachings for what transpired. (Yes, the court that sentenced him was miscarriage of justice.)