answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Socrates was arrested for corrupting youth and for being a so-called sophist. Practicing sophistry was contradictory to the society of Athens and the belief system that holds multiple gods control everything, including knowledge. Utilizing what would later become known as the "Socratic Method" of teaching, Socrates used a series of queiries or rhetorical learning where the learner acquires knowledge by being asked questions and uses critical thinking to answer them. This knowledge through self-reliance empowers people. Any empowerment of individuals robs power from a belief system that is reliant on omnipotent beings, gods.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did Socrates get arrested?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp