Socrates notes

• Athens attracted brilliant thinker
• visitors from all over the world shared their knowledge
• this was often at odds with traditional teachings which centered around Greek gods
• Socrates was charged with two crimes, corruption of Athens youth, and impiety not believing in the gods of the state
• 279 people said Socrates was guilty and 221 said not guilty
• Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking poison hemlock
• Socrates had the opportunity to escape, but he refused to show his loyalty to Athenian democracy
• idiot in Athenian democracy was someone who is self-centered, only concerned about private affairs
• idiots were born, citizens were made through education
• declining to take part in public life was considered dishonorable