Socrates And Anytus

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From what I can tell Socrates was accused by Meletus, Anytus, and Lycon. Socrates believed that these three accused him of corrupting the youth due to the fact that he found them to be less wise than he. Socrates approached these three individuals in their respective fields as they were said to be the wisest, but Socrates questioned their wisdom. Due to their knowledge in their respective fields they carried ignorance into other pursuit when they truly knew nothing. The accusations of the crime came from the following: Meletus on behalf of the poets, Anytus on behalf of the craftsman & politicians, and Lycon on behalf of the orators. Socrates deposes Meletus and questions his accusations on what seems to be logic. One statement being, how

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