2019-11-01
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So a long time ago on this podcast,
we told a story about a guy named Socrates who was sentenced to death in ancient Greece.
Classic story from the history of philosophy.
He was accused of corrupting the youth, denying the gods of the state.
He was found guilty, forced to drink hemlock, died in around 399 BC.
Now, one of the people who witnessed the trial of Socrates in first person, was his student Plato.
And Plato, famously, right after Socrates is put to death,
leaves the city of Athens for years and goes on a bit of a world tour.
Travels all over the place, maybe as far as North Africa, based on some people's accounts.
See, Plato had had enough at the time.
He was angry that Socrates had been put to death.
He had grown disillusioned with the political climate in Athens, something he thought the Athenians took foolish pride.
And when you consider the fact that his friend and mentor was put to death under what he thought were false premises,
you can start to understand why he felt this way.