3-18-20

Today in class we read page 138 and watched the Crucible of Civilization: Empire of the mind video. We had to think about why we think the Socrates, and Sophists like Protagoras, would start questioning traditional beliefs at this particular point in history. I believe that Socrates didn't let what anyone else thought affect him.Socrates thought for himself. He always kept his beliefs that went against some of Athens. Socrates was the only one in Athens who had his own idea on how the ways the world worked, and didn't believe Athens explanation for all of it. All of his ideas that made a lot more sense were just shut down by the other people because they refused to believe anything different, Since most of Athens did not agree with Socrates' opinions, he was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock, which is described to be like someone is drowning while still on land. He even had a chance to get out of it and just left Athens but after he got his sentence he stayed and took the penalty. 

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