Socrates was accused of not believing in the Greek gods but instead in some other spiritual things. Having read “Apology”, “Euthyphro” and “Meno”, what conclusions can be made about this charge? Was Socrates guilty of not believing in the Greek gods? And if so, what were “the spiritual things” Socrates believed in and how is his theory of knowledge/learning (as presented in “Meno”) related to these “spiritual things”?
Socrates was accused of not believing in the Greek gods but instead in some other spiritual things. Having read “Apology”, “Euthyphro” and “Meno”, what conclusions can be made about this charge? Was Socrates guilty of not believing in the Greek gods? And if so, what were “the spiritual things” Socrates believed in and how is … Read more