If I had been a judge at the trial of Socrates, given the time period, I would've probably voted against him. The impression of being wise and telling other 'wise men' that they aren't based on a quick test almost seems ignorant. However, he says that he doesn't believe himself to be knowledgeable and have pride in his work as a poet would have pride and knowledge in poetry and their own work. Even though that poet is a master of their own work, Socrates still manages to find a 'mistake' or 'flaw' in their actions. This seems to almost be contradictory because Socrates is not a poet and those poems are not his, therefore, who is he to judge?
I believe that Socrates judgement is flawed and contradicts his statements of not being ignorant of his own 'wise' work. It seems that he is being ignorant simply by his thoughts and actions towards the knowledgeable poet or those other wise men. It doesn't sit well with me how easy he is to judge others but raise himself up as a wise man for not being ignorant of his flaws. That alone, to me at least, does not make a wise man wise. He obviously didn't deserve death, but given the time, he seemed to be a threat for being different and making many enemies.
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