Socrates' Trial: His Historic Defense in Today's Language

Welcome to a thought-provoking journey, exploring the profound words of Socrates, the legendary philosopher of ancient Greece. In this modernized rendition, we present his powerful speech in a slightly modernized and accessible style, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in his timeless wisdom without the need to decipher archaic language.
Join us as we delve into Socrates' insightful thoughts on self-examination, virtue, critical thinking, and the pursuit of truth. Discover the essence of his teachings as he challenges societal norms, encourages introspection, and provokes deep contemplation on the nature of life, knowledge, and human existence.
Experience the transformative power of Socrates' ideas as we unravel his philosophy in a relatable and engaging manner. Tune in and engage with his words, as we navigate through his impactful discourse, shedding light on the significance of questioning, intellectual curiosity, and the pursuit of wisdom in our modern lives.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene
01:46 Socrates Begins His Defense
11:12 Socrates Confronting his Accuser
27:21 Socrates' Comments on the Jury's Guilty Verdict
30:09 Socrates' Final Words
33:23 Outtro: Concluding Thoughts and Farewell
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[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

The context of the trial is almost always as important or more important than the person being tried or the decision that was rendered. However, this is absent from the Socratic discourse. Socrates' trial took place in 399 BC or 400 BC, so just a few years after the end of the Peloponnesian War (431 BC to 404 BC). Socrates survived the war and the epidemic that befell Athens, taking the life of its greatest political leader. When he was put on trial he could have said: "The rigors of the Peloponnesian war troubled the minds of my accusers, because they also lost their friends, relatives and political leaders. It turned them against me because I always criticized those people while they were alive. My accusers suffer because of an event that I did not cause. The war was not started by me and I was old to fight in it. Will their suffering be lessened if they make me suffer? No, because their friends, relatives and political leaders will remain dead. My accusers could have said that I spread the disease that killed so many people during the war. If that were the case I myself would already be dead like most people who got sick. Who among the survivors can accuse me of having survived without accusing himself?" And so on... Socrates however does not draw attention away from himself by using the context in which he was tried, something that would be admissible and would probably be done by any lawyer (believe me I am a lawyer and I know what I am talking about). No, he kept within the confines of the accusation, and at best examined the character of his accusers. This cannot be considered a good legal strategy either, because Socrates knew that he was unpopular and that flaunting his unpopularity would be an almost certain way to get a conviction. This is where things get more interesting: Socrates said that it was better to suffer an injustice than to act unfairly. And yet he practically forced his judges to convict him by refusing to use a defense strategy that could have led to his acquittal. So Socratic's defense speech may be considered an exceptionally ironic one: it was the philosopher's last sting at an unjust city condemned by him to pass another unjust judgment.

[@enriquelescure9202]

Another part of the context which is lacking: We do not know **how** Socrates engaged the issue of the Peloponnesian War. He may have been critical against the narrative of the war, and deconstructing Athenian war-time propaganda - thus being seen as contributing to Athens' defeat in the war. He also belonged to the social class - "the Hill Faction" - which was seen as harboring Pro-Spartan sympathies. The Athenians would very likely have regretted the trial a few decades later with hindsight, when the emotions would have been calmed. The equivalent would be if there was a respected author in a certain contemporary Eastern European country experiencing an invasion today, who previously had won Nobel prizes in literature, who either condemned his own war-time government or deconstructed its narrative, or even **refused** to outright comment on or condemn the invasion. That would be seen as very suspicious.

[@zhouwu]

I guess you could say that this whole trial was another real life Greek tragedy, where Socrates's mistrust of the outcome of the trial became, in itself, unfortunately, a self fulfilling prophecy. Having said that, I honestly wonder how many acquittals there had been in Athens, up to that point? In my study of the play: "The Wasps" by Aristophanes, it seemed like, at least during the days when Cleon was in power, the Cleon would persuade the jury to vote against the defendant using various incentives, for example, telling them Laches (a general who might have functioned more like an admiral by today's standards) had a lot of cash tucked away. He also gained popularity among the old and the retired by increasing the pay of the jurors by 50%. It wasn't actually a big amount for him to fund through his tanning business, but it definitely won over a lot of loyalty from the jurors. Anyway, my feeling about this whole thing is that Socrates basically had very little faith that the court will do the right thing. And that's sad, but realistic.

[@TeaParty1776]

Socrates' politics or associations are the court's rationalizations of their hatred of the independent mind.

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

@@zhouwu Yep. No doubt about it. Socrates himself had already been arrested and taken to the presence of the tyrant of Athens for saying that it was strange for someone to consider a good shepherd a person who reduced his flock (a clear and scathing reference to death sentences having become common). What you said only reinforces my impression that Socrates refused to use a legal strategy that might have seemed more plausible because the outcome was already set before the trial. This is also suggested by the surprise he shows that so many people voted to acquit him. In the face of tragedy, of a theatrical judgment, Socrates played a role that could grant him immortality by covering his accusers with infamy for eternity (something that actually happened).

[@zhouwu]

@@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 I get the chills, visualising the show trials of the former USSR many years later, and how men had their guts knocked out of them by comparison (metaphorically speaking, or, at least, I hope so.) Maybe at the time of the Soviet Union, only Christian Martyrs were willing to pay the price of their own blood, just to make a statement. And maybe, at the end of the day, that's what it comes down to: Life or communication/vindication?

[@austindonohue1308]

Thanks Matt and Shane for leading me to this gem

[@kylerwin]

Sup Dawg - same

[@Niceslowcosby]

It was recommended to me after the pod ...

[@austindonohue1308]

@@Niceslowcosby same, didn’t even have to look it up

[@bronotamrok3002]

Was wondering how many dawgs would be leaving comments in here.

[@jacksevert3099]

Socrates is a BLM LGBTQ ally like Matt and Shane! F*ck the conformists!

[@HandofOmega]

Back in college, a guy I knew thought it was "cool" and "edgy" to dismiss Socrates as basically being a "bum", based on his description as being shabbily dressed, having no actual job and just hanging out at the marketplace talking to random people all day. My response: Not only did that "bum" regularly attract the best educated, most successful and brightest minds of the city to have debates with him (which he pretty much always WON) but his impact on history was so profound that 2 and a half *thousand* years later---you still know his name. So put some *respect* on it. After all, do you really think people will remember YOU for even a fraction as long?

[@jasonzacharias2150]

🤟

[@derekkase7884]

Your describing my life style and appearance we the "thinkers" and "artist"

[@emptynester9241]

😂😂 Great comeback to that moron!

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

Thanks for sharing your memory. Yes, intellectual cowardice, egoism and disgraceful apathy on his part. He needs to read Plato more than anyone! It is all _too easy_ to dismiss something at the gut level. Keep in mind that for Plato, education means "turning around". The essential thing in learning is the _realization_ you don't know. Socrates may appear to be out of sync with his world view -- you have to have nice clothes or you're unworthy, no one in the market can possibly reveal the beauty of truth. But in the end, it's the _unwillingness_ that is the ultimate problem. And so he suffers, without even realizing it is so. Lastly, may I remind you that Jesus on his way _willingly_ to be put to death on a cross did ride upon a donkey (instead of a royal animal like a camel or elephant) -- the meaning of this action being _I am no earthly_ King. "The Christ in you inhabits not a body"

[@wpridgen4853]

I've heard that point of view on a few philosophy podcasts as well... It's mind blowing..

[@mattl8545]

“As I’ve said before, I’ve got a lot of haters” - Socrates Absolute gem I love this.

[@Dude0000]

I know scripture teaches us ‘judge not lest ye be judged’, but the more I here about this Meletus fella, I’m just gonna say it… …he’s a real jerk.

[@Anthony_Cika]

​@Dude0000 something in the range of 3000 years later and This guy's remembered as little more than a hater, while we are tought the fundamentals of the Socratic method in schools... There food for thought there I think :V

[@ImNotLuthien]

I think the worst part is the hypocrisy.@@Dude0000

[@Dude0000]

@@Anthony_Cika at the risk of coming across as a fella who doesn’t own a doghouse, I really do think Norm’s fans are smarter than average.

[@IsaiahINRI]

​@@ImNotLuthienI thought it was the killing

[@dimitrisliatifis6974]

In greece 8 years ago they recreated Socrates trial in an ancient roman agora using ancient greek. Next to us there was a screen with modern greek and english subtitles. I watched It 2 times. The aesthetic and the vibes while talking ancient greek... gives you goosebumps. It was epic ✌🏾

[@kompav5621]

Is there a recording of that? That sounds phenomenal.

[@dimitrisliatifis6974]

@@kompav5621 I cant find the hole trial. But the National Theater of Northern Greece published a 3min "sneak peak" video link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYa0noWMqNGGb68 The guy preforming Socrates actually speaks ancient greek !. Hope I helped you 🧐

[@sterlingtolman]

👌🏻

[@kompav5621]

@@dimitrisliatifis6974 That's excellent, thank you!

[@viperking6573]

he doesn't use classical pronunciation 🤔

[@matthewk7507]

"Wisest is he, who knows he does not know." -Socrates

[@skeetorkiftwon]

Joke's on you both, Plato made Socrates up as surely as the jews made up Jesus. And to the point, both your quotes now carry much more weight. Touché Plato you unstoppable subjective force of moral exploits in a finite world of tangible immovable objectivity! /Slams plucked chicken on table /finds the tangent to the circle /takes the Archimedes screw escalator out of the chat

[@TeaParty1776]

@@skeetorkiftwon This is stupid beyond belief. Maybe thats the point. >jews made up Jesus. Theres a certain sleazy skill in insulting both Jews and Christians in a short sentence. Do you have a point or are you merely a nihilist spewing out egalitarian hatred of all values? Plato is merely one of several ancients who discussed Socrates. And why would Plato avoid taking credit for his own ideas?!

[@skeetorkiftwon]

@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf Unless you have evidence of Socrates' own writings, instead of only testimonies to them...

[@skeetorkiftwon]

@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf Well now we're just getting into Gödel's incompleteness theorems. Did you notice in Guardians of the Galaxy 3 that Rocket put the cage keycard in his pocket and tested his gravity boots just before being knocked unconscious by Adam Warlock? Odd he'd prepare what he needed for a fight he might not survive to see. I guess Tony Stark isn't the only one cursed with knowledge. ^.~

[@skeetorkiftwon]

@@FredCarpenter-pm8bf The man who writes the Allegory of the Cave is definitely clever enough to create a philosophical Superman then eh? A thousand years from now, people will be quoting the legendary Peter Parker, from Book 1 of The Amazing Spider-Man kzbin.info/www/bejne/roargmWvl7mYoLc

[@MA4TU2]

Technology has advanced by light years but human nature has remained the same.

[@sublimnalphish7232]

Doesn't help that those in power will not reformat the educational systems to teach a better world. They have these fake movements that STILL support the social ills of the past, present and most likely future. It's sad really . They know a better way but better causes their power to deplete.

[@hokehinson5987]

A tragedy of the human comedy... Man the 3 brained humanoid walks asleep to his full potential. Man! Know thy self! And ye shall know the universe and the Gods.

[@jcvp2493]

Technology might have advanced but we all are running on the same software.

[@Malama_Ki]

Nothing new under the sun…. it seems we never learn as all great civilizations fall. 2023 watching laws benefit the lawless, mothers kill unborn children, useless politicians bankrupt a nation, and men pretending to be women. Where’s a giant comet when you need one?🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jcvp2493]

@ImplicateOrder there is not a blue pill or red pill, just morons who don't assume their responsibilities.

[@reecejobling206]

"You think by silencing me you're avoiding critique of your actions but I assure you more critics will arise & they'll be younger & even harsher. Remember eliminating your critics isn't the way to improvement or redemption, the best way forward is self improvement" Thank you for this, no doubt I'll be listening to it a few times over

[@OneAdam12Adam]

If Putin, Trump , Xiping and other n'e'r-do-wells could only heed this advice.

[@jacksevert3099]

Socrates was definitely a BLM LGBTQ Ally all the way. F*ck the conformists right?

[@Azihayya]

It seems very likely that Socrates was complicit in the Rule of the Thirty Tyrants, and that he was actually tried and killed as a traitor of Athens and of democracy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M Not for being "a hoity toity bad mouth philosopher".

[@keekaleikai]

​@@OneAdam12Adamit's Trump that is being persecuted. Open your eyes.

[@charlesco7413]

​@OneAdam12Adam yeah if only they were as good as Biden.

[@RaviGoel1]

In Indian philosophy he is very fondly remembered as the great philosopher & wise man - Sukrat.

[@tayloratkinsmusic]

I would absolutely love seeing this acted on a set in a film or on the stage! This deserves DRAMATIC voices! ❤️

[@goldilocks913]

@@saidthegadflyHe’d be cast as a black trans man unfortunately

[@kamlaarora5640]

Or attorney against present day Romans?

[@JimboeH120]

@@goldilocks913 Fortunately* FTFY Historically he is a little ambiguous and you could certainly call him white and we could all agree that he is, but race/sex/gender/etc. should carry little weight when dealing with timeless ideas and wisdom. Go off though

[@andrewdavidhunt9433]

Yes it does

[@TeaParty1776]

In the early 1970s, I took a Plato course which included a movie of Socrates' trial. Try searching.

[@alisterzarkar7163]

In the Iranian culture everyone knows of him as a great man of philosophy in history. We call him "Soghrat".

[@ace-pv4hy]

As an greek I want to thank you for your good words and must admit my admire for our countries common past, as our countries the foundation of our lives today and more ancient kingdoms who ruled before our countries I admire your culture from then to the current day ❤

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle are the three wise men.

[@GKinslayer]

@@ace-pv4hy The interaction of Greece and Persia likely extends back into the Bronze Age pre-1100 BC. Remember Xenophon and Herodotus both traveled in wrote about Peria. Heck I wish I could read some classical era takes from the Persian POV on the Greeks.

[@adolft_official]

There's nothing like iranian culture, its arabic culture only

[@alisterzarkar7163]

@@adolft_official کورش کبیر و فردوسی طوسی رهبران ما هستند و فارسی زبان ما ایرانیان. فرهنگ عربی برای عربها خوبی و بس. آخوندها هم شکست خواهند خورد و فرهنگ مهاجم عرب ظالم از ایران بیرون رانده خواهد شد. زن ، زندگی، آزادی.

[@Gh0stWhee1]

This was incredible, you did an excellent job conveying this in modern language. I appreciate you. Cheers!

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Wow, thank you so much, brother! I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@Gh0stWhee1]

​​@@TheLegendaryLore My pleasure, it's the least I can do. Thanks again brother.

[@guillotineenjoyer2496]

maybe I should let you remain in ignorance but now only was the script read by an AI voice and the background AI generated I'd also wager an AI simplified this language from a more verbose original translation.

[@Gh0stWhee1]

​@@guillotineenjoyer2496 Thank you for your concern and for providing that information. I am actually a software engineer and am well aware of the multitude of AI tools available presently. While you may be correct (to a greater or lesser degree) about what you have said, a human being still played a role in producing this end result. Though they may have used tools that facilitated automating various steps of the process, a person still needed to tie everything together in order to produce this content. I use AI models all the time in my line of work, they are a powerful tool, but like any tool, they require a competent user to wield it. I do appreciate you taking the time to inform me of something I may have known nothing about. TLDR: I enjoyed the content and wished to support the channel (person/people) that produced it, so I did.

[@Roughide]

I didn't see the part about the translation. After 3 minutes of listening, I was upright in bed. I thought it was maybe a prank video. But a part of me wanted to believe it really went down like that.

[@andrewewels3054]

Even after 2500 years still one of the greatest speechs of a man ,that defends not just one man but the right of every man to articulate his thoughts to well meaning words to convey an important message for humanity !

[@Azihayya]

Except he was likely spouting nonsense to obsfucate the fact that he was being tried as a traitor of Athens and of democracy in the wake of the Rule of the Thirty: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M

[@polybian_bicycle]

It's actually a pretty bad speech as speeches go. So bad in fact, that Socrates was executed for it. 😅

[@frjcde9392]

@@polybian_bicycleThat doesn’t prove it was a bad speech. Everyone knows he was executed for political/religious reasons. He basically called out their hypocrisy and stupidity, their degeneracy and false tongues. You can’t do that in the modern age, let alone thousands of years ago 😂

[@frjcde9392]

@@polybian_bicycle Btw, he was offered multiple chances to take exile or escape prison, he refused. Your weak ass would beg for your life like a sniveling wretch.

[@mrmdemeter1]

As one who read Socrates’ defence in Ancient Greek, I was skeptical at first when I heard that you were putting Socrates into modern parlance and vernacular. I was worried it would descend into gutter speak or sound vulgar… but by God you have brought the man’s spirit to life! Profound job, keeping the Gad Fly alive!

[@swank8508]

to be fair its really easy to make language sound fancy in english, just replace all vulgar words with latin,greek,french loanwords

[@swank8508]

theres probably something to be said as to why greek loanwords sound even fancier than latin

[@steriopticon2687]

By the Dog, he did do better than I expected, too.

[@mildridnesheim601]

​@@swank8508latin is the most vulgar of all - heathdweller

[@user-pg9zi1yk7r]

I expected this to become a sort of "GenZ-talk"-thing and became disappointed for a half a second that it wasn't until I realized: "I now get to hear something appraised in a manner that is digestable to non-scholars. Neat"

[@r.kellycoker9387]

"An unexamined life is a waste." A bit of wisdom I see in my self and others. Especially others!

[@Masuuruhiito]

This is absolutely phenomenal. As a Greek I studied Socrates in school back in the day. Only in the recent years I finally understood that Socrates was literally "cancelled" to death by his sycophants.

[@maggieattenborrow6725]

Socrates was the one who lead me down the path of Philosophy, the one who spoke to me in a way I understood and loved. I marvelled at his wisdom, and loved him for his honesty and courage. Many years have passed since we met, and my love for him is still above all others, is it his humanity? I think so. So now I have listened to his defence, and find it so moving, and I love him even more now. He is always the one I choose, above all others, to have at the top table at my very exclusive dinner party. Thank you.

[@Callisto_Arcas]

Beautiful. I was engaged throughout. Thank you for making his words more palatable & easy to absorb. Very inspiring!

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you, Trish!

[@TiagoSilveira]

It is impressive how much easier it is to follow his thoughts in this rendition. Fantastic job, thank you very much!

[@LordTankian0]

Ironically enough he outlived all of them since we still listen to him today. This trial brought him eternal life.

[@charlessoukup1111]

At 76 now myself, my journey is coming close to completion, and I feel mostly at peace. 4 kids, 2 each with two females, 20 years apart, (early 20's & early 40's I was for these two crops) so it was a busy life, worked throughout, fairly active, busy jobs, so all in all, felt like I did what was needed at most times. Retired ten years so far, saved money dwindling, a bit saddened by a concussion some years back that left me partially compromised on mobility, so now shuffling along a bit tentatively, feel like meaningful activity is behind me, so now just putting in the remaining time, is a bit dreary, but overall health is hanging on, so guess I will too until comes the next big hitch, then I'll be satisfied to move along before I should become completely incapacitated or no longer possess my mental cognition....then I'll be content to move on, accept the inevitable. What becomes of my consciousness, well, just have to face that as it comes as I accepted my life in the first place when I first gained self-awareness. Peace, out.

[@dro355]

my dad is in his 70's. I want to see him soon back in Australia. I have lived away from home for 7 years. My childhood was wonderful spending a lot of time in the outdoors, sports, school, with friends. It wasn't like he wasn't around, he was, and there was / is a wisdom about him - but he was preoccupied with his own projects and not the most attentive parent - and there were conflicts with my mum. There was noise in my childhood and my mum worked far too much. My brother and I were and are close though we are speaking a lot more about our parents as they age, especially dad who didnt look after his health the way he should have. I look forward 10 years and dad may not be around, I wonder how I will feel and what I will think about, be happy about, he sad about and so forth. At the end of the year back in Australia I want to spend a lot of time with him....this time scares me and excites me... Would you have any advice for a son in his 30's with a father in his 70's, like you? What might he be thinking and feeling...how can his sons make him happy when all is said and done? Thank you, Charles

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you for sharing! I see the same fighting spirit in you that I see in my dad who's 78. It's tough getting older, but you've also got experiences that are priceless for the next generations. Share them, and keep making a difference. Wishing you strength and many more fulfilling years. Stay strong, friend.

[@teaCupkk]

Ok boomer..

[@pontusschroder8361]

@@teaCupkkWhy are you being so disrespectful?

[@shanejohns7901]

I mean no disrespect, as I am not that far from you in terms of age, picking up the rear I suppose. I try to keep my executive responsibilities for my body clear by realizing that even though death invariably approaches, I could get killed the next time I take a poop (you'd maybe be surprised at how many people are found dead at the toilet from straining to poop), some gunman might kill me as I go shopping, or I could die in a car accident. Those potentialities help us to stay focused on the immediate, rather than the inevitable. Having said all that, though, I think the real question for you would be whether or not you would sacrifice whatever amount of time you have left if it gave you an enormous bump-up in terms of being remembered throughout history? Is being remembered for a couple thousand+ years important enough? And if it is, isn't that really just ego?

[@bertplank8011]

The remarkable thing is his words have survived over two thousand years through centuries of upheaval and change.

[@ThorOdinson1269]

That's because he was in fact very much like the greek heroes who died for the right thing instead of living in shame. Socrates listened to his inner voice of consciousness. He knew what was wrong to do and acted accordingly. Remember when Leonidas said: "Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time!"? It means that our bodies are temporary, but our actions will last as long as the human species exists. And if our actions are aligned with the highest possible good, maybe even our names and thoughts will be remembered tens of thousands years into the future.

[@Azihayya]

​@@ThorOdinson1269It seems very likely that Socrates was complicit in the Rule of the Thirty Tyrants, and that he was actually tried and killed as a traitor of Athens and of democracy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M Not for being "a hoity toity bad mouth philosopher".

[@jillfryer6699]

That makes sense. Some of what he says to these men in power certainly shows he'd been close to them for a long time.@@Azihayya

[@amazinggrace5692]

This was amazing. I’ve not heard his defense before. Thank you.

[@deucedecker4903]

I didn't expect this to be so wonderful and enlightening. Reading some ancient text like the writings of Cicero in a direct translation leaves one distracted by the style and diction and missing so much. I just learned this now, and I'm so grateful.

[@jillfryer6699]

Ah yes. Cicero's Letters to his son. Another old blowhard know all. Its a pity he kept copies of the letters. If I were his son I know what I would have done with them.

[@mrooz9065]

Socrates is the proof that with a tiny assistance of logic even without knowledge of subject you can dismiss most claims.

[@TeaParty1776]

all subjects are basically logical. The details are not. Logic is for knowledge, not nihilist ignorance

[@rockhardrockhounds9970]

@@aadd2935logic is an aid in the search for truth. When properly applied it helps you peel back the BS so only facts remain.

[@grimnir2922]

​@@aadd2935 Okay then assert your own stance then.

[@GabrielEddy]

As humans are given to fallacy, and that they generally prefer ignorance, naïveté and rumor over truth, your point prevails.

[@lubtv8792]

What is logic?

[@thetooginator153]

I never knew what “corrupting the youth of Athens” was until now. I think it means “young people are using annoying rhetoric to talk back to their parents, and these kids learned this rhetoric from Socrates”.

[@ismarril]

Corrupting the youth means being a bad influence to them on a public scale. For society to maintain cohesion, morals, beliefs, customs and practices must be passed on from parents to children. There may be bad things being passed on that need change, but in this context we're talking about all the good things that prevent people from degenerating into insaciable beasts and brutes. This is why it's important to promote the passing on of these values accross generations, and to be accused of corrupting the youth is equivalent of being public enemy #1, of promoting societal collapse. You're essentially betraying everyone you grew up with. The irony is that the true corruptors are Socrates' accusers. He's being killed by the very society he's trying to save. Check out memetic scapegoating. It's what's going on here.

[@TeaParty1776]

Mindless submission to authority is a vice.

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@ismarril You mean "mimetic" scapegoating?

[@ismarril]

@@nocturnaljoe9543 yes 😅

[@innosanto]

One thing it meant was a suspicion they would be pro-tyrrant. Socrates had two great supporters ans students Alcibiades and another who was one of 30 tyrrantd of Greece imposed by Sparta to Athens and stopping Athenian democracy which harmed athens. He did not deny any students and prtially was thought guilty by association. Also because he questioned everything so the two could make the image of someone who would lead to those students of his who harmed Athens.

[@ablebaker8664]

I really enjoyed this. It really brought Socrates to life for me.

[@GuideUsTitus]

Socrates has been my hero and hearing this warmed my soul. Thank you.

[@jillfryer6699]

I think he would've liked the look of you too.

[@MrDXRamirez]

A movie made of The Trial of Socrates would be timely and it would offer a role of a lifetime for an actor to play.

[@thisatticdancer731]

🎉🎉 Fantastic idea for any filmmakers out there

[@John117-ch7kz]

It should be Ian McKellen

[@MrDXRamirez]

@@John117-ch7kz Frankly I am tired of British speaking actors playing Romans, Vikings, Egyptians...etc., since childhood I always struggled with the incongruence between the sound of an actor’s natural language and the actor to the role.

[@genuineappeal3458]

Socrates today would be played from the feminist experience, most likely by a lesbian of color.

[@MrDXRamirez]

@@genuineappeal3458 If that happened it would not be a movie about the Trial or about Socrates, that would be adaptation.

[@Ginny202]

Very moving. 32:02 'Remember, eliminating your critics isn't the way to improvement or redemption. The best way forward is self improvement.''

[@Liam1304]

He must have been reading Jordan Peterson eh?

[@nathank619]

This was amazing. I've been looking for something just like this. Please make more!

[@akashsuresh1369]

Thank you for making this in modern language and simplified manner. Even for a teenager can understand. Am 31..i wish I learned about this speech earlier. I pray to God you and your family be blessed.

[@TheMrAwesomeNinja]

This is incredible. Not sure how long or difficult it was to create but it was worth it! Thank you for taking the time to make wisdom more accessible!

[@Jango1989]

Thank you very much for this. It is indeed very accessible and very well put together.

[@Veckoza]

My mother and I do not have a good relationship. She said to me about a month ago, the last time we spoke, "Why do you always have to talk about **virtue?** Why can't you talk about fun things?" But hearing Socrates say, "I believe the greatest good is to discuss virtue everyday," it feels weird that I can really connect with someone who lived over 2000 years ago. He was wise beyond hundreds of centuries.

[@harveytimms]

Very interesting. I feel like the view that death should not be feared and life should be lived as best as possible is one that resonates strongly with me. Thank you.

[@landunlocked2423]

Brilliant rendition my friend. What a blessing you are by conveying such wisdom in our vernacular

[@BalBadwal]

Absolutely Amazing Thank You 🙏

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you, brother!

[@adrianaslund8605]

Its amazing how well they were able to record this in writing.

[@TheLegendaryLore]

It really is. But to be fair, Plato probably wrote the 'Apology' a little while after Socrates' trial, probably drawing on his memory and maybe paraphrasing some parts.

[@Danaluni59]

@@TheLegendaryLorethat’s roit

[@Johnconno]

😂

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

Did you rewrite this yourself? Translate it? Is the autor and narrator the same person? It it possible to get this text in script? Or script in text? Whatever. However many or few you are, I'm impressed and delighted (see my other comment, not to be repeated here).

[@gregbors8364]

Plato wrote this and it may be entirely fictional

[@markedgood]

It’s heartbreaking that the majority voted for the death of that marvelous mind. The cowards. Thank you for modernizing Socrates words for my simple mind - this is a real treasure.

[@debbylou5729]

There’s a pattern. The weak minded can’t allow the intelligent to be heard. The contrast would reveal them. How often do we hear about Thomas Sowell?

[@get11net]

Oh how wonderful this was. Thank you ❤️

[@BKandtheUnderstanding]

I lived this translation. I hope teachers who cover Socrates as I did when I taught find and use this to assist younglings in understanding Socrates' trial.

[@AlexanderDuncann]

This was such a fantastic rewording. You can get a sense of Socrates' personality, and why he must have really annoyed those accusing him. I look forward to hearing more of these 'modernized' speeches from historical figures.

[@stillcantbesilencedevennow]

Agreed. He speaks in a really "light" manner. Like he borrowed the parlance of the children at the time occasionally. Lol like a 50 y/o using "fleek" or "yeet". 😂

[@lllPlatinumlll]

His reward was immortality, his name will be remembered forever.

[@jasoncherry3404]

This was a well constructed depiction of the trial of Socrates. It brakes my heart to know that the words of ignorant people have lead to the demise of so many wise individuals. While Socrates was a wise man and he brought about the idea of rational inquiry he was also a cautionary tale. If corruption goes unchecked and the public gives in to the easy way of blind obedience without the light of Socratic Inquiry to judge weather in idea is moral or not then history will continue to repeat itself and we will never truly be the best versions of ourselves.

[@robbychin-a-loi7292]

Thank you for this special gift today. It shines an extra light in my mind. It was a very illuminating modern version of the final argument of this source of wisdom.

[@richardsoult5678]

That was so completely awesome.Think i will check it out one more time.Thank you for bringing Socrates back to life for us.

[@dunexapa1016]

Well done. True to the original. Socrates last statements, especially very last, is pure brutal honesty. His last request turns the tables on those who sentenced him to death .... IMHO, he has the last laugh.

[@smhollanshead]

Socrates had perception and spoke the truth. Socrates could see the world truthfully. And, even more rare, Socrates could see himself truthfully. It’s difficult to have perception without truth. It’s equally difficult to see the truth when it’s painful to see. People tend to avoid pain. People would rather lie to themselves than accept a painful truth. A lie is easy. Accepting the truth, no matter how painful, is courageous, which is an uncommon virtue. Given these virtues, Socrates is a one in a hundred billion people.

[@jeffreydevon5665]

Thanks I just hit you by chance or maybe by divine intervention for I enjoyed this immensely and am inspired as I depart your work with a desire to live amore virtuous life ! Looking forward to the next enlighten video!😀

[@liammurtagh8122]

This is one of the most well articulated and courageous statements I’ve ever heard. Thank you for bringing this to us.

[@MahmoudJallow-rm1rs]

I'm deeply touch by how this history being explain .Legendary Lore you did a fantastic job, I praise you for that thank you Legendary Lore for taking your time for all this.

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

Dear Sir. I humbly thank you for this 'product'. I've often wondered if Socrates was something worth looking into, but being a scientist by training I never got around to it. These two videos however are absolutely amazing to me in ways the grandure of which I cannot yet set into words. And I am not just being pompous! Thought I'm not blind to the fact that my writing seems like a 17 th century sermon. This 'something greater' IS what I am feeling, right now. And even though non-English by both birth and citizenry, never have my English flowed with such ease - or even possible grandure. Being what I have previously considered a troupled spirit, I have a feeling of 'having come home' in the company of the Sokrates you bring to life before my inner eye. A possible sense of ease is coming over me, as I now have something, your videos, to show to people who do not seem to understand the life in persuit of honesty and higher truths, that I have been trying to live. Often even without my being consciously aware of it. I think I might be about to awaken from a nightmare, of living the frustrations of a possible 'truth seeker' perhaps not a million miles from Socrates himself, but awakening to find out that I no longer seem to be alone with this sort of life. Others, you, Socrates, have given it meaning, shown me a socialy accepted company, what I may very well belong to? And this fills me with gratitude and hope. I'll stop here with a simple 'Thanks', before I labour this point into a youtube still-birth treatice of a comment.

[@skydude7682]

Never underestimate the power of those willing to ask questions.

[@koroglurustem1722]

Interestingly in the beginning I got a bit annoyed by his "clever" ways of proving things, but later his speech teared my eyes in the face of his honesty and courage to speak truth to power.

[@jillfryer6699]

sucker punched

[@LsdGuy]

Matt McCusker Sent me here! Hope you get all the subscribers you deserve!

[@charwest5892]

Shamanism is all about breaking down ego barriers and giving your charges the tools to think critically . Give a man a fish, eat for a day, teach a man to fish... Socrates and Matt are one in the same. Anyone reading this from the cast, stay true to path and seek wisdom always.

[@anilbaboolal9389]

Made my evening listening to this. Grateful 🙏 Best wishes.

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you so much, friend!

[@psychee1]

I can only second that. I usually have a hard time staying focus but this was 30 minutes that went by in a flash.

[@mrbjj131]

Excellent, thank you for putting this together

[@Peter-er3cd]

Well modernised, clear and lucid. Thanks for such a useful video!

[@nikiindzhiev5369]

Your channel will grow to more than 100k if you continue this type of quality content! Nice vid!

[@kiancuratolo903]

I think this does an amazing job of showing the informality of his speech here, because all old words sound kinda fancy to us the index is often lost

[@Aioneko]

I have often been at odds with modern philosophy. The more I learn about it's birth, the more I understand that they are like many. A misunderstanding by those who did not understand. I hope the best for all to understand better in the future.

[@WyattRyeSway]

This was bloody brilliant! Great video!

[@adityganguly4021]

Very enlightening. Thank you Socrates for telling me what virtue is.

[@Azihayya]

This will be more enlightening if you think that Socrates was a virtuous man: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M

[@simoncollins6529]

This is an excellent concept for a KZbin channel (I've just subscribed). This makes the unaccessible..... accessible. The content creator is in and of himself very wise indeed not to have cheapened the experience with tacky adverts interrupting. Adverts would be disrespectful of Socrates. I'm going to share this channel with people I know who will appreciate it.

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you so much, brother!

[@thegreenman7]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing! Truly inspired!

[@manuelavendano3891]

What a time to be alive and have this type of content!

[@dalelerette206]

The Apostle Paul said, "Question all things. Hold on to that which is good." -- 1 Thessalonians 5:21

[@diassmaker]

Great content! The narrative is absolutely compelling and it has made me feel as if I myself was there in the trial! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@TheLegendaryLore]

@@-justnoah-5330 Thanks for your feedback, I do appreciate it. However, I do tend to speak fast when I'm having an exciting chat with friends. Plus, a lot of people don't want to sit through a slow-paced lecture on KZbin, so they end up speeding up the playback anyway. I think I've found a happy medium, but I am of course listening to feedback like yours.

[@wellingtonmarques6173]

muitíssimo obrigado, como um avido estudioso de filosofia, e um aluno tentando entrar na pós-graduação em filosofia, acredito que o modo que foi realizada essa "atualização" é deveras muito boa, guardando à mensagem de 2000 mil anos para nossos dias.

[@athenianheretic3395]

Excellent work and thank you for your effort in introducing to the public one of the greatest minds in human history. I was born and raised in Athens. During our high school years we studied Plato's Apology in order to learn the grammar and syntax of the Attic dialect spoken by the Athenians in Socrates era. Once I had a hard argument with the teacher that the process of analyzing the structure of the language to an unnecessary depth was in fact leading us away from the beautiful and profoundly useful contents of this epic speech. In response he called me an "Athenian heretic". I loved the name and kept it ever since. The original book from my high school years is still in my library in my house. It is the only one I kept. At the moment I am 63 years old and live in the Cayman Islands visiting my home and beloved Athens every year. Your channel deserves millions of subscriptions.

[@thomasjorge4734]

The Martyr of Wisdom and Truth.

[@theresahemminger1587]

Well done! I’m pretty persnickety when it comes to Socrates. It might be mentioned that they didn’t have prisons; death or banishment was the only choice.

[@stevemartinez1360]

It was called the desmoterion.

[@charlesdavis3802]

relevant to the Euthyphro what was E's father supposed to do with the bandits?

[@Azihayya]

Did you know that he was likely complicit in the Rule of the Thirty Tyrants? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M He was tried for being a traitor to Athens and a traitor to democracy; not for being "a hoity toity bad mouth philosopher".

[@alexharrel]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@spiritualherald]

Thanks for posting! This was awesome!

[@JohnDoe-zw8vx]

If my sons seem more concerned about wealth than virtue, if they pretend to be something they are not, correct them. Well said ❤👏👏

[@jillfryer6699]

Just a typical Soc sleazy way of cadging a handout.

[@ciskaverster6979]

This was inspiring! Thank you for making this

[@Pongjohnson]

The shaman guided me here. Converting this to 432 hz for optimum chakra dump #dawgz

[@smulktis]

Thank you so much for this. I’m kind’ve in awe at the gravity of this historical moment.

[@DarcyPerry]

This is truly outstanding. Thank you for sharing this, and showing just how far AI generated text and images have come in such a short time. Remarkable.

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you, Darcy!

[@reewowee2485]

@@jeffkitson9565 yös

[@silverlake973]

How do you know the text is AI? New to the channel so I'm probably missing something - can't see it mentioned in the description or anything.

[@-Monad-]

@@jeffkitson9565 the voice is 100% AI, almost no human alive can switch between a PERFECT English accent and a PERFECT American accent mid-sentence with zero transitional words. As far as the text, I can't be sure but there are some clear hallmarks of ChatGPT. The inclusion of phrases like "that's not really my scene" and other slang are too sporadic to be a intentional jokes and shouldn't appear at all if a human was writing this in genuine, serious earnest. It's exactly the kind of tonal mistake ChatGPT would make if you asked it to translate Socrates to modern vernacular. Lastly, the images are very obviously AI, likely produced by Stable Diffusion based on the style. I can't really articulate why, but anyone who has produced hundreds or thousands of images with Stable Diffusion will agree that these were not made by humans. All in all, you just learn to spot the nuanced giveaways that betray content as being made by AI. One day it will be indistinguishable, but luckily we're not there yet.

[@reptile2363]

@@jeffkitson9565 The voice reminds me of one I heard from eleven labs AI. I would guess the images, translation and voice were all done by AI, but could be wrong.

[@curiousponderings]

This was a fantastic piece of work. Really good job and I love how it connects well.

[@KevinMakins]

This is incredible. Like time travel. Also love the “leading you astray” edit. What a brilliant mind. Truly exploits our “chronological snobbery.”

[@hblegal8309]

So well done. Thank you!!

[@daspec]

Socrates was Plato's teacher, who was Aristotle's teacher, who was Alexander the Great's teacher. So Alexander got the best teaching a person could ever have

[@TeaParty1776]

Excerpt for Ayn Rand

[@brucecombs3108]

​@@TeaParty1776I sure hope you're joking.

[@TeaParty1776]

@@brucecombs3108 Thanks for sharing your emotions.

[@jillfryer6699]

And then he went off to conquer the world as far as he could get. Doubtless the dead and bereaved and ruined left by that expedition were eternally grateful for the teachings of old Soc.

[@patrickday4206]

He missed out on Pythagoras

[@timcent7199]

Wow. My mind craves narratives on this level. Wonderful production thank you. I viewed a youtube lecture today that raised questions of the whether Socrates was real or not. Whether real or not, what is written in his name is thought provoking.

[@zahrasabati]

What a voice you have brother. Thank you so so much for this. You enriched our lives❤❤

[@furrycow9263]

Could you really not tell that this was generated by AI? Listen for the odd inhaling sounds or the confused emphasis and pace.

[@furrycow9263]

@@user-kj2kq4es4h Trust me when I tell you that it’s already near impossible to tell the difference. And I’m not just talking about voice models. Entire user profile, entire websites, generated by AI and with no obvious flaws, only barely noticeable inconsistencies. And these models can manipulate search results.

[@shamsam4]

Nicely done! Matt and Shane brought me here.

[@davidtaylor747]

How TF have i not found this channel before. Outstanding work!

[@byron8657]

Eternal pursuit of knowledge and a life well lived! Socrates

[@pleasebeseatedforstandup]

This is great! Please make more! What about Alcabiades 1 perhaps? And as some comments already suggested, if you want to really give viewers the opportunity to wrestle with the depth of the dialogue, perhaps a little slower in speech would be great. Thanks for this again!

[@UNCIVILIZE]

I agree, slower

[@HiddenLemur]

I slowed it to 0.75x because it was too fast for me and I usually speed up YT to 1.2x or 1.5x. Slower would definitely be good. Having slowed the video, I realise you sometimes don't leave enough time between sentences or commas for us to take in the content. It's great content! Breathe. And thank you for the hard work putting this together, sorry for the criticism. Really appreciated listening to this and I'm glad it's out there 🤝

[@mato7773]

He was definetlly godsend, shame we didn't learn about this in school because this trial is real knowledge👌 Great stuff, thank you🙏🏻

[@graysonmichael8335]

thank you for bringing this wisdom into my life

[@chrisj3097]

This is great, but I would love to have a theatrical version with actors and such!

[@JustAnotherApeFromPlanetEarth]

Absolutely Sensational! Just made me realize how much energy I usually waste on just deciphering the text, instead of focusing on the true content. Would really love to hear Homers Illiad in a modernized version like this!! It’s claimed to be the main inspiration of Alexander III. But the way it’s written its just tedious to read ...

[@TheLegendaryLore]

Thank you friend! The Illiad is fairly long. It's absolutely on the list and a priority, but we have several somewhat shorter texts to do first.

[@jillfryer6699]

It certainly is tedious. This form makes the content much clearer, such as it is. Most of the audience seem infatuated, so that is success.

[@daryabaghdar4340]

It was exceptional, thanks for this dialogue.

[@-ChrisD]

Truly wonderful. Thank you!

[@susandelongis885]

Oh how I love this man. His death was one of humanity’s greatest tragedies, yet the way he faced it was the most profound and lasting proof of the truths he discovered and professed. How much today we need his love of the truth and the courage to defend it.

[@gregbors8364]

No one knows for sure if Socrates was a real person, or just a character created by Plato

[@Azihayya]

It seems very likely that Socrates was complicit in the Rule of the Thirty Tyrants, and that he was actually tried and killed as a traitor of Athens and of democracy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqO4q4WofLaNr6M

[@usertogo]

An important detail goes unresolved! I believe the manner how he was corrupting the youth was related to the participation in the Eleusian mysteries about it was forbidden under just that penalty of death to 'advertise' about! How did Socrates openly talk about the mysteries you ask? Think about the allegory of the cave as a description of part of the initiation at the Demeter temple- the initiates went down into the underground 'church' (compare to the Mitras and early Christians cults) and after participating jn the psychedelic eucharist (kykeon) they came out of the cave with the dimensional expansion active, eager to tell the uninitiated back in the Athenian cave Matrix (those that were never reborn in the spirit (Shamanic imperative John 3:7). Funny effectively in this case Socrates was yet another 'prototype ' for the prophet of the holy water we now may believe was one son of God or YesUs. The countless crucifixions and pharmacratic inquisitions have hidden truth well enough for some, but who God calls with Gnosis - rises to see!

[@charwest5892]

Shoutout to the dawgs - you know who you are #dawgpound

[@Pongjohnson]

I heard the dawgs howlin’ so I had to check this one out. #bringouthewholeocean

[@charwest5892]

@@Pongjohnson tell em' to bring out the whole ocean!

[@Pbav8tor]

This is fantastic! Thank you!

[@mydriasisintensifies6139]

This is absolutely beautiful, thankyou

[@mocurio]

Thank you so much for this great video! Socrates’ prophecy has come true - Jon Stewart, #GeorgeCarlin, #JerrySeinfeld, & many more! May we become as Socrates & rise up in this time! Engage!

[@dunexapa1016]

Jesus instructed his disciples to be wise as serpents and as harmless as a dove. Are you wise as a serpent? What do u b leeve is best future energy source? How does the Jedi mind trick work? Ask a family member how they would vote if on jury at Socrates trial. You might be surprised. Tell them what the charges were.