Socrates versus the Athenian democracy

Socrates and the Athenian democracy of the fifth century BC are very well known to us today. The first, a great Greek philosopher who profoundly affected Western philosophy. The second, a great idea and form of government of the ancient city-state of Athens. These two would come to a clash, resulting the condemnation and death of Socrates, after trial. Socrates’ conflict with the Athenian democracy was theoretically reconcilable, but not practicable. His beliefs and the …

…everything else in order to be a just person sounds impossible to achieve. One should not fear anything or anyone when searching for justice and should be brave and persistent towards his goal, disregarding the ‘painful’ road one must follow. The answers to his questions constitute an unreachable perhaps vision, which we could never be sure that it will ever be obtained. As ideas and speculations they are unique though and worthwhile studying in detail