Socrates was convicted for corrupting the youth of the city and for innovation regarding religion. Meletus' justification for the indictment of Socrates represents piety as seen through the eyes of most people of the time. ... Through his teaching, Socrates was also charged with corrupting the youth of the city. ... The charges brought against Socrates result in a conversation with Euthyphro where he supports all of Socrates actions. ... Socrates showed immediate shock at the very idea that Euthyphro could be pressing a charge against his own father in court. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The models of justice, as they existed in Ancient Greece in the days of Socrates, evade Machiavelli's writings in a very methodical way. ... When thoughts of "justice" were pondered in Ancient Greece, early students of Socrates accepted actions that were to the benefit of friends and detriment of enemies as the standard definition of justice (Plato I.332b). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate