Socrates · Philosophy

The Trial and Death of Socrates

Socrates’s trial, condemnation, and death - his refusal to abandon philosophy or flee unjust punishment, and his founding example of dying for one’s principles and obeying conscience over the state.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned how Socrates accepted death rather than betray his principles or flee unjust punishment. Twenty-three centuries later, Thoreau argued that conscience must sometimes defy unjust law. State how Thoreau developed the relationship between conscience and the state.

Leads to Thoreau.

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